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A judge ruled yesterday that Krafton improperly fired Gill in 2025, and ordered that he be restored as CEO of Unknown Worlds.
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Just one day after taking a very hard L at the hands of the once and future leadership of Unknown Worlds, Krafton says Subnautica 2 will launch into early access in May. The release target was revealed in a statement shared with IGN that also appears to indicate that Krafton will not challenge the order that former Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill be restored to the role.
"We want to take a moment to sincerely thank every member of the Unknown Worlds team and our partners," current Unknown Worlds chief Steve Papoutsis wrote in a message to studio employees. "Over the past nine months, you have worked incredibly hard to bring Subnautica 2 to the finish line. That effort has resulted in a game we are truly proud of, one that each of us and our partners at Krafton unanimously determined is ready for Early Access release in May.
"Thanks to your dedication and talent, we've added more story chapters, built new creatures, and created new biomes along with many other features. With this significant progress, we have passed Krafton's milestone review last week and are now ready to start our open development journey alongside our community. We have full confidence that we have reached a point where we can deliver an experience our players will love."
Krafton confirmed with PC Gamer that the internal statement attributed to Papoutsis, and the early access release target, are accurate.
"The team has made meaningful progress following the milestone review approved earlier this month, and has been working toward an early access release in May," Krafton said.
"While we respectfully disagree with this week's court ruling and intend to explore all legal avenues, our goal is to minimize disruption to the team and to the release plan. We remain committed to an open development approach, working closely with the community as development continues, and are focused on delivering the best possible experience to players."
There's no missing the not-exactly-subtle suggestion that Krafton was right all along, and it was only through the tireless efforts of Unknown Worlds developers that Subnautica 2 is finally, just now, almost ready for early access release. And that may well be the case—but there's also no denying that Gill, Unknown World...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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Just one day after taking a very hard L at the hands of the once and future leadership of Unknown Worlds, Krafton says Subnautica 2 will launch into early access in May. The release target was revealed in a statement shared with IGN that also appears to indicate that Krafton will not challenge the order that former Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill be restored to the role.
"We want to take a moment to sincerely thank every member of the Unknown Worlds team and our partners," current Unknown Worlds chief Steve Papoutsis wrote in a message to studio employees. "Over the past nine months, you have worked incredibly hard to bring Subnautica 2 to the finish line. That effort has resulted in a game we are truly proud of, one that each of us and our partners at Krafton unanimously determined is ready for Early Access release in May.
"Thanks to your dedication and talent, we've added more story chapters, built new creatures, and created new biomes along with many other features. With this significant progress, we have passed Krafton's milestone review last week and are now ready to start our open development journey alongside our community. We have full confidence that we have reached a point where we can deliver an experience our players will love."
Krafton confirmed with PC Gamer that the internal statement attributed to Papoutsis, and the early access release target, are accurate.
"The team has made meaningful progress following the milestone review approved earlier this month, and has been working toward an early access release in May," Krafton said.
"While we respectfully disagree with this week's court ruling and intend to explore all legal avenues, our goal is to minimize disruption to the team and to the release plan. We remain committed to an open development approach, working closely with the community as development continues, and are focused on delivering the best possible experience to players."
There's no missing the not-exactly-subtle suggestion that Krafton was right all along, and it was only through the tireless efforts of Unknown Worlds developers that Subnautica 2 is finally, just now, almost ready for early access release. And that may well be the case—but there's also no denying that Gill, Unknown World...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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