Last month Red 5 filed for arbitration against Webzen, seeking to terminate its publishing contract with them in Asia. Red 5 sought to recover $5 million in unspent money accusing Webzen of failing to properly market their upcoming MMOFPS FireFall.
Webzen countered stating they have spent $25 million on FireFall while waiting for Red 5 to complete developement, stating there have been “numerous delays” in the past 5 years.
Webzen is now suing Red 5’s Korean branch for breach of contract. Webzen is also arguing that Red 5 has released press releases and game announcements without their permission.
The firm says it negotiated an offline test for the game, but that Red 5 Korea requested a delay and then announced the testing without Webzen’s permission.
It also accuses Red 5 Korea of distributing a press release regarding Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card’s work on FireFall‘s script, again without Webzen’s permission. The publisher says it was preparing to release its own press release for the announcement.
This does not bode well for fans of FireFall as this suit will most likely mean even more delays.
Source: Gamasutra