A South Korean court has ruled that Dark and Darker developer Ironmace did not commit copyright infringement against Nexon, according to a Korea Times report. But Ironmace is going to have to fork over some bucks anyway,

A court found Ironmace did not infringe on Nexon's copyrights, but did illegally utilize trade secrets from the publisher.

A South Korean court has ruled partially in favor of Nexon in its trade secrets lawsuit against Ironmace over the game Dark and Darker, ordering the smaller studio to pay 8.5 billion won ($6.4 million) in damages.

Nexon and Ironmace's long term case has finally reached a verdict. Dark and Darker isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Just like Palworld.

Dark and Darker developer Ironmace has been ordered to pay Nexon around $6 million for infringing on the studio's trade secrets.

Nexon claimed that Ironmace created 'Dark and Darker' by illegally using internal data from 'Project P3' under development, but the court did not recognize copyright infringement. However, it sided with Nexon on trade secret infringement, ordering Ironmace to pay 8.5 billion won in damages.

A Seoul court on Thursday turned down game studio Nexon’s claim that the popular PC game Dark and Darker infringed the copyright of its project. However, the court also ordered Ironmace, the game’s developer,

The long legal battle between Korean megapublisher Nexon and Dark and Dark studio Ironmace appears to have come to a conclusion today. A South Korean court has ruled that Ironmace must pay Nexon 8.5 billion won - around $5.