Dark & Darker Mobile could be getting a name change from Krafton

Krafton Ends Agreement with Ironmace, Dark and Darker Mobile to be Renamed

The mobile version of the popular dungeon crawler, Dark and Darker, is facing a significant change. Krafton, the game's publisher, has announced it's terminating its agreement with developer Ironmace Studio, resulting in a name change for the mobile adaptation.

While Krafton claims the name change is unrelated to Ironmace's recent $6 million court loss to Nexon, the timing is undeniably suspicious. Nexon's lawsuit alleges Ironmace, founded by former Nexon employees, misappropriated trade secrets from a cancelled Nexon project (codenamed P3) to develop Dark and Darker.

Despite Krafton's denial, the termination of the licensing agreement effectively makes the mobile release a fully independent project. This means Dark and Darker Mobile (or its successor) will launch as a standalone title, separate from Ironmace's involvement.

The irony is not lost on observers: Ironmace initially sued Nexon for copyright infringement. Now, Krafton appears poised to continue development under a new name, seemingly unaffected by the legal fallout. This situation opens the door for similar genre releases.

Despite these developments, the planned global launch date for the mobile game remains unchanged, according to Krafton. However, we will provide updates should any further changes occur. We remain hopeful the final product retains the high quality we observed in our previous review.