Krafton Considering Name Change for Dark & Darker Mobile

It appears that Dark and Darker Mobile, the eagerly awaited smartphone version of the hack 'n slash extraction dungeon crawler, may undergo a name change. Reports indicate that Krafton is not only planning to rebrand the game but also to terminate its agreement with Ironmace Studio.

This development comes at a challenging time for Ironmace, which has recently been mandated to pay $6 million in damages to Nexon following a lawsuit. The lawsuit stems from Nexon's allegations that Ironmace, founded by former Nexon employees, utilized trade secrets from a cancelled project codenamed P3 to develop Dark and Darker.

Despite Krafton's claim that the name change is unrelated to the lawsuit's ruling, they have also announced the termination of their global licensing agreement with Ironmace. This means that Dark and Darker Mobile, or whatever its new name may be, will proceed as a fully standalone release.

The ethical implications of this lawsuit are complex, especially considering Ironmace's initial suit against Nexon for copyright infringement. It's somewhat ironic that even after ending their partnership, Krafton seems poised to rebrand and continue with the project independently. This could signal the opening of the floodgates for similar genre releases.

For fans eagerly awaiting Dark and Darker Mobile, there's a silver lining: Krafton plans to stick to the scheduled global release. However, any changes to this timeline or further developments will be closely monitored and reported.

We hope that Dark and Darker Mobile's full launch will uphold the high standards we commended in our review.