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Subnautica 2 Studio Founders Go To War With Krafton Over Controversial Delay And Firings In New Lawsuit [Update]
Weeks after their sudden and mysterious dismissal from Unknown Worlds by parent-publisher Krafton, the Subnautica 2 studio’s cofounders have filed a lawsuit for breach of contract. At the center of the complaint are allegations that Krafton tried to sabotage the Early Access release for one of Steam’s most wishlisted games in order to avoid having to pay a $250 million bonus.
Fired Subnautica 2 Founders Slam Krafton With Lawsuit, Alleges Publisher “Demands” Breach Contract
After being fired this month, Krafton studio founders have filed a suit alleging Krafton has breached contract in the name of profit to delay Subnautica 2.
Krafton says Subnautica 2 delay aimed at protecting fans, franchise reputation
Krafton clarified its recent decisions on Subnautica 2's development were aimed at protecting fan interests amid a legal dispute with former Unknown Worlds leaders.
Krafton responds to Subnautica 2 lawsuit & accusations of sabotage
The company maintains that it did not sabotage Subnautica 2's early access launch to avoid a huge payout as Unknown Worlds' former founders have alleged.
Subnautica 2 lawsuit alleges ousted leader was working on a Subnautica movie, despite Krafton's claims he "chose to focus on a personal film project"
Ousted Subnautica 2 studio head Charlie Cleveland has hit back at claims made by former employer Krafton in a newly unsealed court document.

What the hell is going on with Subnautica 2?

The relationship between Subnautica series developer Unknown Worlds and its parent company, Krafton, is in shreds. At the ...

New Unknown Worlds CEO reacts to fans planning Subnautica 2 boycott: "Wow ... That's very disappointing"

New Unknown Worlds CEO Steve Papoutsis says the recent calls to boycott Subnautica 2 over the studio's recent leadership ...

Krafton slams ex-Subnautica 2 execs — who now say they’re suing

On July 2nd, Krafton announced that Steve Papoutsis, CEO of The Callisto Protocol developer Striking Distance Studios would ...

Krafton confirms Subnautica 2 leak showing that the publisher wanted more content for the early access launch, leading to delay and leadership ouster

The delay of Subnautica 2 has been the primary driver of the dispute between former Unknown Worlds senior leadership Charlie ...
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Subnautica 2 studio will get their bonus, says Krafton, but it's not the $250 million promised

Krafton have told workers at Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds they would still get a promised bonus if they ship enough of ...

Subnautica 2’s creators sue their publisher for ‘severely’ damaging the game’s release

And did so allegedly with the express purpose of avoiding a $250 million bonus payout.

‘Subnautica 2’ Leaders Say Krafton Sabotaged Game Over Payout

In a newly unsealed complaint, the ousted leadership group accused the South Korean video-game publisher of firing them ...
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Paying the Subnautica 2 team their promised bonus would be "embarrassing", Krafton's CEO allegedly told the game's chief over lunch

Unknown Worlds co-founder Charlie Cleveland went to lunch with Krafton CEO, Kim Chang-han, who allegedly said having to pay ...
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Subnautica 2 Leak Is Real, Krafton Confirms

Krafton confirms that a leaked development assessment of Subnautica 2 is authentic amid the ongoing conflict with Unknown ...