Studio Behind NFT Battle Royale Game Accused Of Not Paying Staff For Months

Studio Behind NFT Battle Royale Game Accused Of Not Paying Staff For Months

Gunzilla, the studio behind Off The Grid and owner of Game Informer, have allegedly not been paying some employees

District 9 director's studio Gunzilla accused by former staff of not paying employees "for many months"

Gunzilla Games, the studio co-founded by District 9 director Neill Blomkamp and developers of NFT-infected battle royale game Off The Grid, have been accused by a number of former employees of failing to pay staff for months on end. One former animator at the studio has also accused them of attempting to "silence" workers attempting to get the money they claim to be owed.

NFT game studio boss says not paying staff 'works for company cash flow'

Gunzilla Games, the developer behind NFT-incorporating battle royale game Off The Grid, has allegedly stopped paying staff as the shooter struggles to maintain its player base. As reported by Insider Gaming, a number of Gunzilla employees have taken to LinkedIn to detail the state of affairs at the company.  The firm’s Talent Acquisition Lead, Anna Savina, claimed that employees had gone months without receiving their salary, and alleged that Gu…

Gunzilla Games, the NFT Studio Backed by Neil Blomkamp, Has Been Accused of Not Paying Its Workers "For Many Months"

Gunzilla Games is the studio behind Off the Grid, an NFT battle royale title that arrived in early access back in October 2024. It's also the studio backed by District 9 and Gran Turismo film director Neil Blomkamp (who is listed as its chief creative officer), and last year it also became known as the studio that 'saved' long-running publication Game Informer after it was unceremoniously shuttered by GameStop. Now, however, the studio has been …

Off The Grid developer Gunzilla accused of failing to pay staff

One worker who claimed to be impacted described the issue as 'systemic' and said Gunzilla leadership were aware of the problem but failed to act.

Neill Blomkamp’s blockchain studio Gunzilla Games hasn’t paid some staff ‘for many months’, employees allege

“I have personally not been paid since October 2025”, one former animator claims…