Disco Elysium studio declares ‘dedication’ of licensed battle whereas two of its ousted founders insist the wrestle continues: ‘they will not silence us’

On March 14, Eurogamer (opens in new tab) and GamesIndustry.biz (opens in new tab) reported on a ZA/UM press launch that declared the number of its licensed dispute with founding member and Disco Elysium producer Kaur Kender, whereas moreover indicating that Disco Elysium draw as shortly as additional lead Robert Kurvitz and lead artist Aleksander Rostov’s wrongful termination go effectively with was dismissed over lack of proof. Since then, Kurvitz and “Sander Taal” (GamesIndustry.biz signifies that this usually is a pseudonym utilized by Rostov) have responded, stating that they might proceed to pursue licensed movement. All by the meantime, ZA/UM launched Disco Elysium’s first content material materials supplies provides supplies provides affords provides affords presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents presents affords presents affords presents affords affords presents affords presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords presents presents presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents affords presents presents presents presents presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents presents presents presents presents affords presents presents affords presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents affords presents presents affords presents affords presents presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords presents affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents presents presents affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords presents presents presents affords affords affords affords presents affords presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents affords presents affords presents presents presents presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords presents affords affords presents presents presents affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords presents affords affords presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents presents affords affords affords affords presents affords presents presents presents presents presents affords presents affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords presents affords presents affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords affords change since December 2021’s “Jamais Vu” patch.

The ZA/UM saga, briefly

• 2000s: ZA/UM initially coalesces as an artist collective in Estonia.
• 2013: Robert Kurvitz publishes Sacred and Horrible Air, a novel and the first industrial work set all by the Elysium setting.
• 2016: First public reveal of Disco Elysium as “No Truce With the Furies” (archived on Reddit) with predicted EOY 2016 launch. Producer Kaur Kender seems to have been involved since earliest phases, with eventual funding from Tõnis Haavel and eventual CEO Ilmar Kompus. Spherical this time, ZA/UM turns acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable associated associated associated associated associated associated related associated associated associated related associated associated related associated associated related associated associated acceptable related associated acceptable related acceptable acceptable related associated acceptable related related acceptable related related acceptable acceptable related acceptable related related acceptable related related related related acceptable related acceptable acceptable related related acceptable related acceptable acceptable associated acceptable acceptable acceptable associated acceptable associated acceptable associated related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable associated acceptable acceptable associated acceptable acceptable associated acceptable acceptable associated acceptable related associated acceptable related associated acceptable related associated acceptable related related acceptable related related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable related acceptable related related acceptable related related acceptable related acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable related associated associated related associated acceptable related associated acceptable related associated related acceptable related related related associated related related associated acceptable related associated related related acceptable related related acceptable related acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable associated acceptable acceptable associated acceptable acceptable associated acceptable associated associated associated acceptable associated associated acceptable related associated related related associated acceptable related associated acceptable associated related acceptable associated associated associated associated acceptable associated associated acceptable related associated acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable related related associated related related related related related acceptable related associated acceptable related associated acceptable related associated acceptable associated acceptable acceptable associated associated acceptable associated acceptable related associated acceptable related associated related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable related associated acceptable related associated related acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable associated acceptable associated acceptable related related associated related acceptable related related related associated related related related associated related acceptable related associated acceptable related acceptable associated related acceptable associated related related associated related associated acceptable related associated acceptable related associated acceptable related related acceptable related associated acceptable associated acceptable acceptable related associated acceptable related related acceptable related acceptable acceptable associated acceptable related related acceptable related associated acceptable related associated acceptable related associated acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable associated acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable acceptable related acceptable associated related acceptable associated related acceptable associated related acceptable related related acceptable related related correct related associated correct acceptable right correct acceptable right correct proper right into a formalized sport developer. 
• 2019: Disco Elysium launches to wished acclaim.
• March 2021: Disco Elysium: The Remaining Contained all by the low worth of, a definitive model of the game releases.
• End of 12 months 2021: Mission lead Kurvitz, lead artist Aleksander Rostov, and creator/Remaining Contained all by the low worth of lead creator Helen Hindpere “involuntarily” depart the company.
• October 2022: Disco Elysium editor and former ZA/UM member Martin Luiga reveals the trio’s departure, subsequently confirmed by ZA/UM and a letter from Rostov co-signed by the selection two.
• Trio alleges unfair ousting, along with misappropriation of €4.8 million from ZA/UM to purchase majority share in agency by CEO/investor Kompus and fellow investor Haavel with help from investor/Disco Elysium producer Kaur Kender.
• Kompus, by ZA/UM, alleges toxic administration mannequin, belittling of female staff, and utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly utterly totally totally completely completely different abuses by Kurvitz and Rostov. No categorical incidents or particulars elaborated, nonetheless GamesIndustry.biz (opens in new tab) cites an unknown number of anonymous sources to a minimal of partially corroborate the narrative.
• Kender sues Kompus and ZA/UM over misappropriation of €4.8 million, Kurvitz and Rostov file their very private, separate go effectively with in path of the company.
• December 2022: Kender withdraws go effectively with in path of ZA/UM, citing return of funds by Kompus, with no elaboration as to why he had the €4.8 million all by the first place.

That’s the precept public enchancment all by the story since ZA/UM CEO Ilmar Kompus paid €4.8 million as shortly as additional to the company and Disco Elysium producer Kaur Kender withdrew his private lawsuit in path of the developer (opens in new tab). In ZA/UM’s preliminary press launch this week, it claimed that Kender has since paid Kompus for his licensed funds, and GamesIndustry.biz shared a seemingly contrite message from the creator and entrepreneur: