Krafton, Unknown Worlds settle legal dispute over bonuses

Krafton said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the company and the lead developers behind the globally popular Subnautica video game franchise decided to drop their court fight over controversial earn out bonuses. The Korean game company and executives from Unknown Worlds Entertainment officially settled the dispute and decided to withdraw all pending lawsuits as of Tuesday, the filing read. Krafton acquired the U.S. game studio in October 2021 in a deal aimed at diversifying its portfolio beyond its flagship shooter PUBG: Battlegrounds. At the time, the company highlighted the studio's strong intellectual properties and reputation for globally appealing, community-driven gameplay experiences, such as the hit underwater survival game Subnautica. Last year, the Korean game company removed the co-founders and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ted Gill from their positions, citing what it described as a lack of leadership and delays in the development of Subnautica 2, an underwater survival game. In response, the former Unknown Worlds leaders filed a lawsuit against Krafton with the DelawareWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times