Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner.
Patti was threatened with a lawsuit earlier this year after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an “unauthorized” picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen and discussed some of Limbo’s development. Patti said Jensen demanded a little over $73,000 in “suitable compensation and reimbursement,” adding that he had “repeatedly” had such letters over the last nine years.
Patti left Playdead in 2016. In 2017, some of the details behind the acrimonious split between Playdead’s management emerged after a Danish newspaper reported on a rift that had developed between him and creative director Arnt Jensen. Then, earlier this year, Patti claimed Limbo’s credits had been patched and changed, deleting his contribution originally described as “director of development” to “executive producer.”
In an interview with Arkaden, Patti claimed the letter said: “We want to repeat and caution that your continued use of Playdead’s assets and any disclosure and exploitation of inside knowledge about Playdead for commercial purposes is infringing and constitutes breach of confidentiality clauses.
“By providing recipients with core insights to the process of developing Limbo, you are falsely giving the impression that you played a significant role, including a creative role, in the development of the game,” it added, as transcribed by VGC.
Patti hopes the lawsuit will include evidence that exonerates him from Jensen’s claims.
“The cool thing is that journalists like [Arkaden] can request access to everything that happens,” he said. “And I won’t hold anything back – I’ll basically be legally required to release all the images and materials showing what’s gone on.”