Gunzilla Games President Vlad Korolev Responds to Critics by Defending OTG Performance and Addressing Financial Operations and Contractor Payment Processes
Gunzilla Games has initiated a response to industry critics who have evaluated their business practices through the lens of their operational methods used in OTG work. The company president Vlad Korolev presented an extensive defense which demonstrated how the game had reached its performance targets while explaining ongoing doubts about staff payment processes and developer employment status. The company claims successful transition from a niche web3 project to a mainstream contender who now operates on major console platforms despite ongoing doubt from industry experts.
While people who have never played OTG and have never built a business sit and spread FUD to farm a few views — targeting the biggest web3 game ever created, a game that represents not only itself but the entire web3 gaming industry in front of traditional gaming — we will keep…
— Vlad Korolev (@VladK133) April 9, 2026
Korolev characterizes the ongoing scrutiny as an attempt to undermine the studio's standing within the traditional gaming sector. He points to the game’s 2026 recognition as an innovative force in gaming specifically through its revitalization of the Game Informer brand as evidence of operational maturity. The studio claims to have achieved the highest levels of daily retention in the industry which began to increase from its lowest point in late 2024. The company now claims its player base has surpassed the prior capacity limits established by early critics who evaluated its ranked and solo competitive mode expansion.
Gunzilla Games reports that it currently works to enhance its financial system operations while it addresses upcoming funding issues brought by contractor payment delays and cost cutting decisions. Korolev presents these product changes as vital steps which will sustain the company throughout its future business operations within an unstable technological environment. The company maintains payment scheduling for external contractors has been adjusted to current cash flow needs while it continues to prioritize full time employee and player related commitments. The studio continues to reject the idea that operational changes indicate future financial failures while it works to meet all of its financial commitments.
The studio holds to its six year development timeline which proves that the project received its initial funding from founder contributions before they pursued outside financial support. The leadership team at OTG plans to continue seasonal narrative updates despite ongoing market doubt about their business model. Gunzilla Games uses its public facing deliverables and infrastructure growth to break away from the "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" FUD cycle which has dominated its public communication since the project began.
