The legal battle between Ironmace Games and the publisher Nexon continues. However, the studio has managed to carry out an alpha test by distributing the controversial multiplayer game Dark and Darker via torrent.
After Nexon filed a lawsuit against Dark and Darker developer Ironmace, the studio found another way to distribute the game off steam.
The team made the unusual decision to share a torrent link to the latest alpha build and allow users around the world to test the project.
A torrent that is setting fire among gamers
Over on the game's Discord channel, Ironmace recently announced that 457,181 players participated in the April test.
39.23% of users came from the United Statesfollowed by Japan (7.67%), Canada (4.9%), China (4.22%), Germany (3.7%) and Russia (3.64%).
The studio also shared other statistics, such as data on the most popular character classes, the most played maps, and in-game items.
While the results of this "Alpha torrent" are impressive, it is clear that Ironmace will not be able to legally distribute and sell Dark and Dark unless you solve your problems with Nexon.
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