{"id":9636,"date":"2026-07-01T20:59:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/publisher-krafton-finally-agrees-to-pay-bonuses-to-every-subnautica-2-staffer-as-unknown-worlds-ceo-ted-gill-leaves-again\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:59:07","slug":"publisher-krafton-finally-agrees-to-pay-bonuses-to-every-subnautica-2-staffer-as-unknown-worlds-ceo-ted-gill-leaves-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/publisher-krafton-finally-agrees-to-pay-bonuses-to-every-subnautica-2-staffer-as-unknown-worlds-ceo-ted-gill-leaves-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Publisher Krafton finally agrees to pay bonuses to every Subnautica 2 staffer as Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill leaves again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>To most players, Subnautica 2 is one of 2026&#8217;s hottest survival games after over four million players jumped into its dangerous waters and found an iterative but engrossing sequel. If you&#8217;ve been keeping tabs on its long development, however, you know about the legal dispute between Krafton and Unknown Worlds&#8217; leadership. Now, the publisher has agreed to finally pay promised bonuses to all staffers.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg shared the news alongside the shocker that Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill is leaving the developer again. As a refresher, Krafton tried to avoid paying an earnout bonus to Unknown Worlds&#8217; leadership as well as those inside the studio during the 2021 acquisition by the publisher. In late May 2026, the giant was forced into paying the promised $250m bonus after the game instantly became a smash hit on PC and Xbox.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Manage cookie settings<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Subnautica 2 &#8211; Official Early Access Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube<\/p>\n<p>According to Bloomberg&#8217;s report, Gill&#8217;s second departure has been mutually agreed, as he believes &#8220;new leadership is the best way for the studio to move forward&#8221;. Though specifics weren&#8217;t shared, Gill also added the developers &#8220;will be &#8216;compensated significantly more&#8217; than called for under the original acquisition agreement and will receive &#8216;further incentives&#8217; as the game continues to be updated&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The new bonus agreement &#8211; probably shaped by the legal ruling against Krafton back in March that reinstated Gill and the rest of the leadership &#8211; ensures &#8220;everyone at the studio will receive a payout, even those who joined more recently&#8221; through annual instalments.<\/p>\n<p>Krafton acquired Unknown Worlds for $500m back in 2021. At the time of writing, Subnautica 2 might have crossed five million copies sold already in spite of also launching day one via Xbox and PC Game Pass. 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