Krafton accuses former Subnautica 2 directors of jumping ship

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Krafton accuses former Subnautica 2 directors of jumping ship

There's a lot going on around Subnautica 2 this week. Early access has been pushed back to next year, and the three founders of Unknown World have left the company.

Now, the three former executives Charlie Cleveland, Max McGuire and Ted Gill have been accused of having "abandoned their responsibilities" by Krafton. The South Korean publisher sent an email to Insider Gaming to explain the situation.

"Subnautica 2 was originally planned for an Early Access launch in early 2024, but the timeline has since been significantly delayed,” the Korean-based publisher said. “KRAFTON made multiple requests to Charlie and Max to resume their roles as Game Director and Technical Director, respectively, but both declined to do so."

In particular, following the failure of Moonbreaker, KRAFTON asked Charlie to devote himself to the development of Subnautica 2. However, instead of participating in the game development, he chose to focus on a personal film project."

"[...] The absence of core leadership has resulted in repeated confusion in direction and significant delays in the overall project schedule."

Source: insider-gaming.com

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