Jernej ViragNov 10, 2022
Megan Fox

Ah dang this is awful. Studio ZA/UM (the Disco Elysium people) got bought out, right? Which messed up their sequel plans, the actual creators got fired, whole mess.

Turns out the buy-out was likely via fraud, and now they're entering legal proceedings. https://medium.com/@artofrostov/to-fans-of-disco-elysium-concerning-the-situation-at-za-um-3e6bc46ea9c

TO FANS OF DISCO ELYSIUM, CONCERNING THE SITUATION AT ZA/UM

A press release from Robert Kurvitz and Aleksander Rostov, creators behind Disco Elysium, an award winning RPG from ZA/UM Studio.

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Show threadDamNov 9, 2022
@glassbottommeg This is why we can't have nice things. 😞
Show threadEebie Abby ObieNov 9, 2022
@glassbottommeg Whoa... that's wild. And this is on the heels of Mick Gordon's revelation. I'm rooting for them!
Show threadalphaomega325Nov 9, 2022

@EebieAbbyObie @glassbottommeg

To those who are not in the loop can you link us the mick gordon article please?

Show threadalex.Nov 9, 2022
@glassbottommeg that's just sad. I honestly hope that all the people ZA/UM hired just this year are well. I know some from the birdsite and some quit their jobs or moved to the UK to work there. This sucks...
Show threadEdward "Words" NewtonNov 9, 2022
@glassbottommeg
Show threadmylesNov 9, 2022
@glassbottommeg I almost bought this on a Steam sale the other night and ended up reading into all of this. What a mess.
Show threadMartin K.Nov 9, 2022
@glassbottommeg wow, what a mess. When Kurvitz and Rostov got fired, it broke my heart.
ZA/UM felt like that sort of studio that's on track to become a stable in creative and high quality output, like Supergiant and others. Disco Elysium broke into my all-time top 5 like no questions asked.
If there's any chance for a rollback of last months' developments - that would make me very happy. Fingers crossed.
Show threadStealcaseNov 9, 2022

@glassbottommeg Oh wow.

Just straight up shuffling money around to steal ownership of a company.

Really hope the creators can win this, and not spend 3 years in legal battles. 

Show threadMariusNov 9, 2022
@glassbottommeg Really hope they can get their IP back, this sounds like an awful situation all-around
Show threadSylvhemNov 10, 2022
@glassbottommeg I’m at least glad to finally have a clear explanation of what’s happening. I hope they’ll be able to get the company back.