{"id":127,"date":"2026-03-17T09:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainmentnews.site\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:30:39","slug":"judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainmentnews.site\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules that Krafton must rehire fired Subnautica director"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Meanwhile, we are still waiting on that long-anticipated sequel.<\/h2>\n<p>Lawrence BonkContributing ReporterMon, March 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM UTCAdd Engadget on Google<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a4edd61276c2e1be5cf1b581fb5eab79.png\" alt=\"Judge rules that Krafton must rehire fired Subnautica director\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">A judge has ruled that publisher Krafton must reinstate Ted Gill as CEO of Unknown Worlds Entertainment, according to a report by <em>Bloomberg<\/em>. The company fired Gill and two other co-founders last year as part of a shakeup involving the long-anticipated sequel <em>Subnautica 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The Delaware judge said Krafton had violated the terms of its contract with Unknown Worlds when it fired the executives. &#8220;To remedy these breaches, Gill is reinstated as CEO of Unknown Worlds with full operational authority over the studio,&#8221; wrote judge Lori W. Will.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">A Krafton spokesperson said in a statement that &#8220;we respectfully disagree with today&#8217;s ruling&#8221; and that &#8220;we are evaluating our options as we determine our path forward.&#8221; Further litigation over potential damages is still pending.<\/p>\n<p>AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">This legal battle has been brewing for a while. Krafton bought Unknown Worlds back in 2021 and the contract stipulated that executives and staff would get to share in a $250 million bonus if they hit certain revenue targets by 2025. Those targets were not reached, and could not be reached, because Krafton delayed <em>Subnautica 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">According to the pre-trial brief, Krafton CEO Changham Kim allegedly nixed the payout because it would be a &#8220;professional embarrassment&#8221; and make him look like a &#8220;pushover.&#8221; He reportedly consulted ChatGPT to ask about ways to avoid paying the bonus and, oddly, seemed to consider a hostile takeover by a newly-formed entity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Judge Will dinged the CEO on both counts, saying that Kim regretted committing to the payout and &#8220;consulted an artificial intelligence chatbot to contrive a corporate &#8216;takeover&#8217; strategy.&#8221; Engadget reached out to Krafton and the company re-emphasized it was displeased with the ruling but said that it doesn&#8217;t resolve the ongoing litigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">As for the game, Krafton says <em>Subnautica 2<\/em> is coming sooner rather than later. 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