Since the report, Krafton has released a testy statement on the Subnautica 2 ordeal. “We are deeply disappointed by the former leadership’s conduct, and above all, we feel a profound sense of betrayal by their failure to honor the trust placed in them by our fans,” a Krafton representative told Polygon.

Reports indicate that Krafton, the South Korean parent of PUBG, recently restructured the management of Subnautica 2's dev team to avoid a hefty payout.

The publisher fired back at reporting that suggested it delayed Subnautica 2 to avoid paying out employee bonuses.

The founders of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, along with former CEO Ted Gill, are filing a lawsuit against parent company Krafton amid an increasingly bitter row over a $250 million bonus.

Unknown Worlds co-founder Charlie Cleveland claims he is suing parent company Krafton amid recent developments at the studio.

Krafton accuses former Unknown Worlds leadership of abandoning Subnautica 2, escalating a bitter dispute over bonuses, delays, and trust.

The fallout of Subnautica 2's delay has led to the ousted founders of Unknown Worlds taking Krafton to court.

Subnautica 2's former leadership team has filed a lawsuit against Krafton. The news comes as the South Korean publisher of Subnautica 2 recently issued a statement against the plaintiffs, accusing game director Charlie Cleveland and fellow Unknown Worlds co-founder Max McGuire of nonfeasance.

South Korean video-game publisher Krafton Inc. is delaying the release of the highly anticipated survival game Subnautica 2 just months before it was due to pay a $250 million bonus to the development team.

The game's developers were reportedly in line for a $250 million bonus if they had met certain revenue goals this year.

The fallout from Krafton's firing of Unknown Worlds founders and execs last week and the delay of Subnautica 2 has already been pretty wild and messy, but