"Unknown Worlds' cofounders were fired out of the blue earlier this year and have been suing publisher Krafton ever since claiming it wrongly terminated them to avoid paying a $250 million bonus if Subnautica 2 hit certain sales milestones. The studio's cofounders now claim in new filings based on discovery during the legal process that Krafton engineered a takeover only after it failed re-negotiate lower bonuses. The publisher's CEO allegedly even consulted ChatGPT to try and get out of the massive payout."
""Krafton terminated the Founders and seized control of Unknown Worlds in order to avoid the earnout," reads the group's latest filing. "Smoking gun documents show that Krafton was looking for ways to "cancel the earn-out" and that its secret "Project X" was designed to either make a "Deal" on the earnout or execute a "Take over." When the Founders would not agree to Krafton's demands related to the earnout, Krafton decided a "take over" would be the "easier" route.""
Unknown Worlds' cofounders were fired earlier this year and are suing publisher Krafton for wrongful termination to avoid a $250 million earnout tied to Subnautica 2 sales milestones. The cofounders allege Krafton engineered a takeover after failed attempts to renegotiate lower bonuses and that Krafton's CEO allegedly consulted ChatGPT about avoiding the payout. Disclosed evidence indicates Krafton knew the founders' ongoing roles, that the founders were not directly leading Subnautica 2 development, and that concerns about delaying the highly wishlisted Steam title emerged only after Krafton feared the earnout payment. Internal communications reference "Project X" to cancel or force a deal, and a takeover was considered the easier option when the founders refused demands.
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