Gunzilla Games faces salary allegations as staff claim months of unpaid wages

Gunzilla Games came under sharp internal scrutiny after current and former staff alleged the company had gone months without paying salaries, turning a payroll dispute into a wider test of the studio’s stability and management. The claims land at a sensitive moment for the company, which is trying to support Off the Grid in early access while also rebuilding Game Informer after buying the brand from GameStop.

Several workers said the delays were not isolated. One former artist said he had not been paid for work completed in August and September 2025, while another former employee described the same pattern. A Canadian contractor said he had not been paid since October 2025 even though he kept working on the assumption the money would eventually arrive. Ukrainian staff reportedly said they had gone without pay for around six months, with some owed four or five months of salary.

The allegations extended beyond wages into benefits. Staff said pension deductions were showing up on payslips even when the corresponding pension pots were not being funded, and some UK employees said they had also faced late salary payments and pension contribution problems. Gunzilla said the issue was being caused by its payroll provider and said it was trying to fix the problem aggressively. CEO Vlad Korolev publicly denied that full-time salaries had been delayed by more than a week and, in the same dispute, dismissed some critics as “haters.”

The corporate backdrop makes the claims harder to ignore. Gunzilla’s UK company changed its name from Gunzilla UK Ltd to Geofvision Ltd on April 6, 2026, according to Companies House. The entity remains active, was incorporated on 12 July 2021, and is listed under SIC 58210, publishing of computer games. That detail matters because the company is not just a game studio. It also owns Game Informer, which GameStop shut down in August 2024 before Gunzilla acquired it in March 2025 and brought back with its original editorial team.

Gunzilla has also spent heavily to build its position. The company announced a combined $30 million funding round in March 2024, following an earlier $46 million raise tied to Off the Grid and the GUNZ blockchain platform. For a business selling live-service ambition, blockchain infrastructure, and a revived media brand, even short payroll failures can quickly become a broader question of trust, retention, and whether the company can keep its public-facing projects on solid ground.