In a new development in the Subnautica 2 legal saga between the co-founders of developer Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton, a judge has ruled that former CEO Ted Gill must be reinstated after being fired "without valid cause".
As reported by Kotaku, the judge wrote in a resolution today that Krafton breached its Equity Purchase Agreement (EPA) with Unknown Worlds by firing Gill "and by improperly seizing operational control of Unknown Worlds".
Because of this ruling, the resolution that saw Gill and his fellow co-founders of Unknown Worlds fired is now "ineffective to the extent it infringes on Gill's operational control right", with the judge subsequently ordering Krafton not to get in the way of Gill's "authority" over Subnautica 2's Early Access launch.
Additionally, the terms of a $250 million payout for employees upon reaching a certain revenue goal (which Subnautica 2 would likely have engendered) has been extended; Unknown Worlds is now eligible for said bonus until mid-September, and the date could be extended beyond that as well.
This saga began when Subnautica 2 was delayed beyond its original Early Access window of 2025, with publisher Krafton booting the co-founders of Unknown Worlds out just...
