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

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

The Seoul Central District Court ordered Ironmace to pay Nexon 8.5 billion won ($5.86 million) for leaking trade secrets.

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.