Looked up some more info and found this article: https://news.mtn.co.kr/news-detail/2023072108151410144
It seems the developers learned about EOS the day it was announced. Shift up, the parent company, fired all of them, and those who want to stay in the company must go through the recruitment process again. This is apparently to cut costs ahead of its coming IPO.
Way to to pull the rug out from your employees Shift up, that 20% stake Tencent has sure does smell of rot right now.