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Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton is accusing Unknown Worlds founders Charlie Cleveland, Max McGuire, and CEO Ted Gill of “resort[ing] to litigation to demand a multimillion-dollar payday they haven’t earned,” according to the company’s response to the former executive’s lawsuit. That lawsuit, filed in July, accused Krafton of intentionally obstructing development of Subnautica 2. Now, Krafton says the founders took the …

Subnautica 2 publishers Krafton have issued their response to the lawsuit filed against them by the game’s former lead developers. If you’re wondering whether things have cooled off a bit between the two parties now we’re in Saul Goodmanville, think again, because the second paragraph of the response sees Krafton accuse the leads of having “resorted to litigation to demand …

Krafton has fired another shot in its legal battle with former executives of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, who filed a lawsuit last month, claiming the South Korean publisher undermined the game’s release to avoid paying them a bonus. In its response, Krafton claims that the three plaintiffs, Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire, had “lost interest in developing …

‘Subnautica 2’ Leaders Say Krafton Sabotaged Game Over Payout  Bloomberg Unknown Worlds founders’ lawsuit accuses Krafton of a ‘months-long campaign to delay Subnautica 2’ so it wouldn’t have to pay $250M earnout  PC Gamer Krafton, Inc. vs the former Subnautica 2 lead developers: a timeline of events so far  GamesIndustry.biz Subnautica 2 studio will get their bonus, says Krafton, but it’s not the …

Krafton Extends ‘Subnautica 2’ Bonus Period, Is Sued by Founders  Bloomberg.com Krafton, Inc. vs the former Subnautica 2 lead developers: a timeline of events so far  GamesIndustry.biz The Subnautica 2 Saga Just Keeps Getting Messier As Founders Sue And Publisher Confirms Leaks  Kotaku Ousted Subnautica 2 Leadership ‘Files Lawsuit’ Against Parent Company Krafton as Row Over $250M Bonus Gets Personal  IGN Subnautica 2 studio …

Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds’ parent company, Krafton, has issued another statement, this time confirming that an internal milestone document leaked online is authentic. As Matt explained for us last week, Subnautica 2 became the unexpected focus of industry drama last week when Krafton announced it was ‘replacing’ three key members of Unknown Worlds’ leadership team – including studio founder and …

Subnautica 2’s development changes have taken another dramatic twist, as former developers claim they’re launching legal action against publisher Krafton, which has now accused them of “abandoning” the project. Last week, Krafton shared the surprising news that Unknown Worlds’s leadership had left the company, including CEO Ted Gill, co-founder and creative director Charlie Cleveland, and co-founder and technical director Max …

Subnautica 2 publishers Krafton have accused three recently ousted leads of “abandoning” their duties on the game, suggesting that this is to blame for it being delayed. That statement was almost immediately followed by one of the former Unknown Worlds bosses, co-founder Charlie Cleveland, writing in a Reddit post that a lawsuit’s been filed by the trio against the company. …

The surrounding the significantly delayed release of Subnautica 2 continues with Charlie Cleveland, co-founder and of Unknown Worlds Entertainment, announcing that he and unnamed others have filed a lawsuit against , the studio’s parent company since 2021. Cleveland, along with Ted Gill and Max McGuire, were at Unknown Worlds last week by Krafton.  that they had been effectively “pushed out.” …

Krafton has issued a statement regarding leadership changes at Unknown Worlds implemented last week, claiming the developer’s former executives “abandoned the responsibilities entrusted to them”. Posted on Krafton’s homepage, the publisher said “the absence of core leadership resulted in repeated confusion in direction” leading to the decision to delay the release of Subnautica 2 to 2026. “Subnautica 2 was originally …