Subnautica 2 has become one of the year's most talked-about games, albeit for reasons I don't think anybody wanted. A big legal brouhaha has developed in the wake of publisher Krafton abruptly dismissing the entire leadership team of Subnautica 2's developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

Those former leaders, including co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, subsequently filed a lawsuit, claiming Krafton wanted to push Subnautica 2's launch out of 2025 to avoid a big financial payout . Krafton responded by claiming Subnautica 2 wasn't ready for an early access launch , and that Cleveland and McGuire " abandoned their roles as studio-wide game director and technical director to focus on their personal projects".

It's all very messy and unpleasant, with Unknown Worlds caught in the

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