"Given the absence of any colorable copyright buy Dark And Darker Gold infringement claim, Nexon’s Takedown Notice contains knowing and material misrepresentations that Dark and Darker infringed Nexon’s copyright interests in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 512(f)," the letter states. "We respectfully implore Valve not to give in to Nexon’s threats and to instead respect the creative ingenuity of a young gaming studio that has put out a product that is already loved by hundreds of thousands of fans eager to see the next chapter in the Dark and Darker saga."

The issuing of a DMCA counter notice begins a process that could either see Dark and Darker return to Steam fairly soon, or possibly more likely, bring the courts into it.

"After receiving a counter notice, the service provider is obligated to forward that counter notice to the person who sent the original takedown notice," according to Copyright Alliance. "Once the service provider has received a valid DMCA counter notice they must wait 10-14 days. If the copyright owner sues the alleged infringer in that time frame Dark And Darker Gold Coins the material will remain down, but if no suit is filed then the service provider must re-activate or allow access to the alleged infringing activity."