However, all attempts were unsuccessful because Kurvitz had the right to block any deal related to the Disco Elysium IP.This potential deal could be worth tens of millions of euros, not to mention that Amazon was interested in making a TV series based on the game. Kompus wanted to quickly sell ZA/UM to a big publisher like Tencent or Microsoft.So they demanded answers and documents, but were kicked out of the company and deprived of their work shortly after. The Disco Elysium masterminds were demoted to ordinary artists and writers.The realization came only five months after Kompus acquired the majority stake in the studio. Being mostly focused on game development and other creative stuff, Kurvitz and Rostov knew nothing about it.So Kompus basically pulled money from the studio to take over the same studio. Tütreke allegedly paid only one pound sterling for them and then eventually sold these sketches back to ZA/UM for €4.8 million.They were made for the Disco Elysium sequel codenamed Pioneer One. To get the money, Kompus-owned firm Tütreke bought a short story draft and four sketches depicting a man in a spacesuit. But things get really twisted when looking at how this deal was made.
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