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Subnautica 2 Dispute Moves On After Executives Withdraw Sanctions Request

The retraction shifts focus to a second court phase that could unlock a $250 million earnout.

Overview

  • Ted Gill, Mac McGuire, and Charlie Cleveland asked the Delaware court to drop their contempt motion over Krafton’s May early access message and to cancel the planned evidentiary hearing.
  • The court previously reinstated Gill as CEO and split the case, with control issues largely decided and a pending phase to decide possible harm to the earnout.
  • Krafton said the May timing came from an internal note by outgoing interim leader Steve Papoutsis and reflected his view, and the executives no longer claim that message broke the court’s order.
  • Steam now lists Unknown Worlds as the Subnautica 2 publisher, with Krafton removed from the main publisher field though it still appears under the series label.
  • The next decisions could set damages and clarify who directs the early access rollout, which shapes how revenue is handled and how the community learns about the launch.