Released founders of the Subnautica 2 Break Silence studio in the new lawsuit

Weeks later Their sudden and mysterious release from unknown worlds by Krafton’s parents, Subnautica 2 Co -founders of the Studio filed a lawsuit for a violation of the contract. In the center of the complaint there are allegations that Krafton tried to sabotage the version of early access to one of the most Steam wishes to avoid paying the premiere of $ 250 million. “In the name of his lower line, Krafton threw his promises out of the window and detached the game of both its creators and the community,” says the lawsuit.

These and other allegations are concluded in a new 58-page lawsuitThe public version, which was submitted to the Delaware Chancery Court on July 16 on behalf of Ousted Unknown Worlds, Charles Cleveland, Adam “Max” McGuire and Edward “Ted” Gill (delivered legal team of the group. My city with a copy). Describes in detail the alleged increase in Krafton’s efforts to delay Subanutica 2The 2025 issue was planned to avoid the provisions related to the triggering from the sale of the studio from October 2021, which would lead to the payment of a bonus of $ 250 million, if certain sales goals were achieved at the beginning of 2026.

In accordance with the claim, the terms of this contract forbade Krafton to release any of the founders without a reason or disruption in the studio’s activities in any way that may affect this payment. Unknown worlds “would maintain operational control for group companies in every respect, including (both for existing and new products), road map, launch, planning, partnership, budgeting and employees’ affairs,” as long as at least one of the co -founders was employed there.

The founders say that business relations began to go south, only at the beginning of this year, when the forecasts for Subnautica 2Sales were divided from Krafton Management, one of which showed that they achieve the goals required for a payment of $ 250 million. “In the first week of April 2025, unknown Worlds’ Publishing Cooperations at the El Segundo office in Krafton, California went to Korea to finalize the marketing and advertising strategy for Subnautica 2“Starting”, we read in the lawsuit. “After returning, the El Segundo team – Krafton employees – was reported to Gill that Krafton’s leadership did not focus on a successful premiere, but instead of how he could convince unknown worlds to delay the game.”

Things occurred in the review of the Milowy Stone of May 2025, Portions that leaked online last weekin which Krafton argued that the game needs more content and development time in relation to the recommendation of the founders. From there, the founders claimed that Krafton began to sabotage the premiere, closing all publishing resources, without responding to e-mails with third parties’ partners and demanding control over the final decision of the date of release.

“One of the employees of the El Segundo publishing house in Krafton reported a gill that the headquarters of the Kraftton told all teams of Krafton to stop all creative tasks related to Subnautica 2“We read in the lawsuit.” The employee’s supervisor even demanded that he and his team completely stop communication with unknown worlds. “

Then, in June, according to the claim, Krafton tried to force Cleveland, McGuire and Gill to lower withdrawals, while claiming that the founders fail from contractual obligations to the company. “On June 25, 2025, the head of the corporate development of Krafton told Gill that Krafton’s plan was to remove the management of the unknown world and dismissal of the founders,” we read in the lawsuit.

“He warned the gill that” lawyers are ready for the way. ” They were released about a week later, with letters with a notice from the striker General Studios Studios, Steve Papoutis, who since then took over the unknown worlds, blaming the founders “the founders of” the intention of premature release of premature release of premature release. Subnautica 2. “According to the claim,” for no reason “was burned, and Krafton even went to offer them” payments after completion and benefits “for ending” for no reason “.

The lawsuit ends:

In short, Krafton grossly violated both the letter and the spirit of promises in the very basis of the contract for the purchase of unknown worlds. He promised to leave creative and operational control in the hands of the founders. A broken promise. He promised to consult the founders before taking any actions that could harm the elevation. A broken promise. He promised not to take any action with the main business goal of the frustration. A broken promise. And he promised not to finish the founders for no reason. A broken promise.

He asked for a comment on the allegations, Krafton spokesman gave the following statement:

Krafton’s decisions were made to ensure that Subnautica 2 is the best possible game and meets the expectations of fans. Premature release of the game with insufficient content, No what fans expect in the continuationThey would both disappoint players – who are in the center of everything that Krafton does – and destroyed the reputation of both Subnautica and unknown brands of worlds. Although we are disappointed that Charlie, Max and Ted have filed for a huge payment, we are waiting for defense in court. In the meantime, Krafton focuses on what is important: providing the best possible game as soon as possible SubnauticaFans

The site of the founders of history appears after weeks of unclear statements about Reddit and the misleading press releases of Krafton, who argued that the founders were released for them Subnautica 2 Ready for a successful edition of early access. In particular, the leaking review of milestone indicates the fears that the lack of biomes and the content of the story would cause that the game will not meet the player’s expectations in relation to the continuation. He denies that a potential payment, of which 10 percent was caused by about 100 programmers of unknown worlds, had something to do with management shock.

Inside, people working on the game are caught, who still have to deliver it in one way or another. WITH Subnautica 2 Coming now in 2026, Krafton promised employees that he would extend the bonus withdrawal window to compensate for the delay, as well as overtake the money from next year’s profit division pool, Bloomberg Reported. It is not clear what damage, if at all, were caused to the prospects of the game among fans, trying to understand who to believe and whom to support. . Subnautica Subreddit He was a ride on the mountain queue of players who are arguing about a boycott versus patience, waiting for all the facts, and for the final release of the game that hopefully, he will succeed.

Update 17/16/2025 16:09 ET: Answer krafton and link to the lawsuit provided by Charlie Cleveland.

Update 18/18/2025 8:09 ET: A new Kraftton comment was added.

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