The feud between ZA/UM, the studio behind Disco Elysium, and their former employees is seemingly slowly coming to an end. Kaur Kender responded to court orders for payment related to the lawsuit he filed, which was withdrawn in December.
It seems that the complicated affair surrounding the ZA/UM studio and its former employees is slowly settling. The case of the lawsuit filed last year by Kaura Kender can be considered finally closed –Disco Elysium’s executive producer has paid the company’s CEO, Ilmar Kompus, the costs of the lawsuit he filed (via GamesIndustry.biz). According to ZA/UM, the man has “paid all his debts”. However, as Kender said:
“I am grateful for all the years of cooperation with the team, thanks to which Disco Elysium turned out to be such a successful project. After leaving the workshop I took legal action, but realized it was a mistake..”
Recall that Kender withdrew his lawsuit against ZA/UM in December. The indictment concerned Kompus’ company, Tütreke, which was allegedly a front for buying concept sketches for the Disco Elysium sequel. According to the game’s executive producer, Ilmar stole it just like that for a million euros.
With curiosity, second ZA/UM complaints They were also reportedly pulled by Robert Kurvitz, the game’s creative director, due to a lack of evidence in the case.. Could this also be the reason why Kender considered his trial to be a mistake? Unfortunately, there is no unequivocal answer.
Even though the court cases are winding down, ZA/UM says it still faces allegedly baseless accusations from former employees – It is important to mention that Besides Kender and Kurvitz, Helen Hindpere (editor) and Alexander Rostov (art director), among others, are said to have left the team “involuntarily”. However, these scandals may soon dissolve as well.
- Disco Elysium – game guide
- ZA/UM – official website