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Subnautica 2 lawsuit alleges ousted leader was working on a Subnautica movie, despite Krafton's claims he "chose to focus on a personal film project"

Ousted Subnautica 2 studio head Charlie Cleveland has hit back at claims made by former employer Krafton in a newly unsealed court document.

Watch on YouTube However, as reported by Bloomberg, a lawsuit against Krafton, filed for breach of contract by Unknown Worlds' former leadership team, claims that Cleveland was, in fact, working on a Subnautica movie the publisher is said to have specifically asked the studio to develop. It's around this time Krafton head Changhan Kim is alleged to have written to Cleveland, Gill, and McGuire describing Subnautica 2's progress as "slow and underwhelming", and accusing them of "failing to fulfil [their] responsibilities". This is despite the complaint's claim that pre-release tests for Subnautica 2 "drew high marks and confirmed that the game was ready to meet... lofty expectations."

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