

Dungeon & Fighter is one of the most popular free-to-play online PC games in China. Nexon is also the developer of Dungeon & Fighter, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Neople. The game was localized for Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, North America, Europe, Brazil, and Vietnam. In 2003, Wizet developed MapleStory in Korea, which later became one of its most successful titles and has been serviced for more than a decade. Numerous other games followed such as Dark Ages: Online Roleplaying, Elemental Saga, QuizQuiz, KartRider, Elancia, and Shattered Galaxy some of which are maintained by a company spun off of Nexon, Kru Interactive. It developed and published its first title, Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, in 1996, which the company continues to service. Nexon (originally Korean: 주식회사 넥슨) was established in Seoul, South Korea on December 26, 1994. The company's largest shareholder is the investment firm NXC, also founded by Jung-ju. In 2005, the company moved its headquarters to Tokyo, Japan. Nexon was founded in Seoul, South Korea in 1994 by Kim Jung-ju and Jake Song. Headquartered in Japan, the company has offices located in South Korea, the United States, Taiwan and Thailand. It publishes titles including MapleStory, Dungeon & Fighter, Sudden Attack, and KartRider. And as for its progress on reaching a resolution with Nexon, it merely added, "Rest assured that we are working around the clock to safeguard the continuance of Dark and Darker."ĭark and Darker's current playtest will run from today, 14th April to Wednesday, 19th April.Nexon Co., Ltd. With no obvious end in sight for its legal issues, Ironmace says "all future patches will be distributed in this manner". "Do not get the torrent from any other sources," it warns, "as we cannot guarantee the integrity of any other links". More specifically, players wishing to get in on the playtest will need to download the latest Dark and Darker game client using a torrent link provided by the developer. In order for us to keep our promise to our fans we've had to go old school this time." Its legal troubles don't appear to have dissuaded Ironmace from continuing its work, however, and the studio has now released its fifth Dark and Darker playtest - which was previously expected to be one of the final playtests before the game went into Steam Early Access proper - albeit through rather unconventional means.Īs Ironmace announced on its Dark and Darker Discord channel, "Due to the complexities of our situation, especially across international lines, it is taking time to resolve the Steam situation.

Watch on YouTube Dark and Darker alpha playtest teaser trailer.
