do you understand what just happened with Subnautica 2..
the game launched TODAY in Early Access after one of the most insane corporate dramas in gaming history:
- Krafton (the publisher) FIRED the original founders months before launch
- why? to avoid paying them a $250M bonus tied to the EA release
- they literally used ChatGPT to plan the firing strategy (this came out in court)
- a judge said "absolutely not" and reinstated the CEO
then someone leaked an unfinished build days before launch
the developer responded on Discord:
"Thanks for pirating a game that I've spent years working on. I hope you rethink your life choices"
and then the game dropped anyway and hit 453,000 concurrent players on Steam within ONE HOUR
one of the biggest Early Access launches in Steam history
these devs fought a $250M lawsuit, survived a corporate takeover, had their game leaked and still delivered
genuinely one of the most unhinged W stories in gaming