Gunzilla Video games, the blockchain recreation growth studio co-founded by Neill Blomkamp, hasn’t paid employees for “many months”, it’s been alleged.
Gunzilla Video games is the creator of NFT battle royale recreation Off The Grid, and blockchain platform Gunz. The studio has the backing of Hollywood director Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie), who’s credited as co-founder and Chief Artistic Officer on the firm’s web site.
Paul Creamer, a VFX, cinematic and gameplay animator who joined Gunzilla in March 2025 and left a yr later, has posted a message on his LinkedIn web page claiming that he hasn’t paid by the corporate for months and isn’t the one one this has occurred to.
“Gunzilla Video games has not paid its staff for a lot of months however nonetheless expects them to work,” he alleged. “I’ve personally not been paid since October 2025. Some have had their pay delayed even longer.
“I foolishly labored for 3 further months (October, November and December) with assurances that delays in fee can be resolved. Higher administration promised that these delays have been short-term and rising pains tied to being a brand new firm with a brand new recreation.
“In December the CEO himself (Vlad Korolev) had a name with my division the place he promised us that invoices can be paid as quickly as doable, that the corporate was worthwhile and that we have been all doing the proper factor by preserving quiet and persevering with to work.
“He was not being truthful and now the corporate ignores our questions and removes our posts about what’s occurring making an attempt to silence us. Silence is what they’re hoping for, wishing that we’ll simply quietly go away.”
He added: “I do know I’ll by no means get better these misplaced wages, the injury is completed. Gunzilla will get away with this with out repercussion. This may occur repeatedly with out finish. Artists will proceed to be taken benefit of, our passions can be regularly exploited. In any case, we’re fortunate to do what we love aren’t we?
“The remainder of the trade ought to know what has occurred and what’s going to proceed to occur except you set up and lock out these predatory leaders who search solely to complement themselves and see you face down within the mud.”
Creamer’s submit obtained plenty of replies, together with from different Gunzilla employees who claimed the identical had occurred to them.
“That is horrible, I really feel you man,” replied gameplay animator Rayan Tiraghan, who joined Gunzilla in July 2024 and left in February 2026. “In addition they owe me some cash.”
“That is a lot larger than you possibly can probably consider, there are dozens of individuals with pending salaries from them,” added UI programmer Riccardo Galdieri, who labored for Gunzilla between March and July 2025. “I made a submit some time again they usually tried to silence me as effectively, however I obtained a lawyer concerned and obtained what it was owed to me. Don’t lose hope.”
“I wasn’t paid for August – September 2025 both,” idea artist and illustrator Sergei Kochurkin alleged. “They proceed utilizing the character designs I created with out paying for them. I ponder how many individuals have been affected by the non-payment.”
VGC has contacted Gunzilla Video games and requested a touch upon the allegations.
