Mintrocket who developed Dave the Diver was tired hearing about the game not being indie, so they became indie:
[단독] 넥슨 '민트로켓' 결국 독립한다…투자로 지원 계속
넥슨이 ‘데이브 더 다이브’ 제작 스튜디오인 민트로켓을 독립시키는 쪽으로 방침을 세웠다. 물적분할로 분리하는 방식이 아니라 넥슨에서 퇴사하게 될 민트로켓 개발자들이 세울 독립 법인에 넥슨이 투자하는 형태다. 민트로켓n.news.naver.com
Nexon establishes Dave the Diver developer Mintrocket as a new wholly owned subsidiary corporation
Nexon has established Dave the Diver developer Mintrocket as a new wholly owned subsidiary corporation. Nexon says the …
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They turned the internal team into a company. its still Nexon funded/staffed/owned.
But as long as they keep making good paid games thats fine.