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Krafton's ready to take on Subnautica's creators in court

Summary by Eurogamer.net
Krafton said it "look[s] forward to defending itself in court" after Unknown Worlds' former leadership confirmed they would be suing the publisher after they were suddenly ousted and replaced earlier this month.
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NewsGaming.net Subnautica 2: Krafton responds to the lawsuit of the former leaders of Unknown Worlds and says he is ready to go to the court Subnautica 2 has not yet come out but he offers us a judicial soap opera as exciting as strange to follow. The former trio at the head of Unknown Worlds wants to sue the project publisher, Krafton, who would have voluntarily delayed the release of the game in order to avoid paying a considerable bonus, prom…

The bisbilles between the South Korean publisher Krafton and three former executives of the studio Unknown Worlds, the developer of Subnautica 2, are taking a legal turn. Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, fired by Krafton earlier this year, are now pursuing the publisher in court. According to their complaint, Krafton would have ... Read more Like KultureGeek on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our free iAdd…

In a new wrinkle between Krafton and Subnautica Developer Unknown Worlds, the latter's new CEO, Steve Ls article The new CEO of Subnautica 2 Studio expresses himself against the trial by the co-founders appeared first on Fun Academy.

If you haven't followed, in the last few weeks, Krafton has fired the three executives of Unknown Worlds, and then postponed Subnautica 2 to 2026. The concern is that a bonus of $250 million had to be paid (of which 90% for the executives) in case of good financial results before the end of 2025. So everything suggested that the postponement had been forced by the publisher to avoid paying. For more details, take a look at the two previous news …

We've certainly noticed that Krafton and Unknown World are currently busy. Three founding members of the studio, currently working on Subnautica 2, have been dismissed. It's specifically about designer and director Charlie Cleveland, CEO Ted Gill and co-founder Max McGuire. Just a few days ago, the three ex-employees filed a lawsuit against Krafton and accused the publisher of a "a month-long campaign" that aimed to postpone the game in order to…

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Eurogamer.net broke the news in on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
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