Krafton Considering Name Change for Dark & Darker Mobile

It appears that Dark and Darker Mobile, the eagerly awaited smartphone adaptation of the hack 'n slash extraction dungeon crawler, may be undergoing a significant transformation. Recent reports suggest that Krafton is not only considering a name change for the game but is also ending its partnership with Ironmace Studio.

This development comes at an unfortunate time for Ironmace, who have recently been mandated to pay $6 million in damages to Nexon due to an ongoing lawsuit. The lawsuit centers around Nexon's allegations that Ironmace, founded by former Nexon employees, utilized trade secrets to develop Dark and Darker, based on a cancelled project known as P3.

Despite Krafton's assertion that the name change is unrelated to the lawsuit 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 will be, is set to become a fully standalone release.

The ethics of this entire situation aside, it's somewhat ironic that Ironmace initially filed a lawsuit against Nexon for copyright infringement. Even after ending their partnership, it seems Krafton is prepared to proceed with the project under a new identity. This suggests that the floodgates for this genre of games may now be wide open.

For those eagerly anticipating Dark and Darker Mobile, this isn't necessarily negative news. Krafton has indicated that they will stick to the previously announced global release schedule. However, should there be any changes or further developments, we will keep you informed.

We hope that the full launch of Dark and Darker Mobile will uphold the high standards we praised in our review.