The highly-anticipated underwater survival game, Subnautica 2, will officially be entering early-access on May 14th, but the announcement comes at the tail-end of a lengthy legal battle that may have left the CEO without a proper chance to review the game.
In July 2025, CEO of Unknown Worlds, Ted Gill, was fired by Krafton, along with Executives Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, prompting them to file a lawsuit against Krafton, claiming they were attempting to avoid their obligation to pay a $250 million dollar bonus.
Subnautica 2 Early Access Officially Begins on May 14th
After almost a year, Ted Gill has been reinstated as the CEO of Unknown Worlds, but it appears Krafton may have begun circulating Subnautica 2's early-access announcement before Gill was able to properly assess the state of the game.
Last month, it was announced that Subnautica 2 would enter early access sometime in May, but according to reports, Gill wasn't fully a part of this decision.
Game File Reporter, Stephen Totilo, reported that Gill's lawyers filed a motion to the court on March 19th, claiming the announcement of the early-access release window was made improperly and is, "damaging the...
