Subnautica 2 legal battle ends with reinstated CEO stepping down, as Krafton and Unknown Worlds founders agree settlement
… If there aren't any more twists in your tail, I'll kinda miss you, Subnautica 2 legal dispute. …
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Nintendo's legal fight with Palworld suffers a reversal as the USPTO reject their patent on character-summoning battle mechanics
… Nintendo's accompanying applications for patents on mechanics used by Pokémon have legal ramifications for many existing games and forthcoming projects, besides Palworld. …
Krafton have reportedly agreed to pay Subnautica 2's devs that $250 million bonus, following strong early sales
… Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill was reinstated as a result of the ensuing legal action, paving the way for Sub 2's early access launch this month. …
Amidst ongoing legal proceedings, Rockstar devs have publicly formed a union with the IWGB
… Following this, the UK's IWGB filed legal claims against the studio due to them supposedly refusing to negotiate over firings, a case which continues on to this day. …
Krafton are no longer listed as Subnautica 2's publishers on Steam and the Epic store, following a quiet switch
… The legal wranglings between the two sides erupted when Krafton fired the trio last year, accusing them of abandoning their duties on the game. …
This week in PC games: Subnautica 2 early access, a Battlestar Galactica roguelite, and Directive 8020 disproving the old saying about space and screaming
… Roguelite strategiser Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes has you managing a stricken fleet under threat from the Cylons. …
New York's case that Steam lootboxes are "gambling" is a free speech violation that "will have an impermissible chilling effect on protected videogame design", argue Valve
… Another part of Valve's case concerns the technicalities of the New York legal system. …
Disney yank a bunch of games from Steam, including bonafide classics Star Wars: Dark Forces, Outlaws and High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
… Legal wranglings around liscencing would be the usual culprit to point to as a likely candidate, but it was also recently reported that Epic have a Disney extraction shooter in the works. …
ShatterRush is obviously an indie take on Titanfall, but considering the lack of threequel, I'm sure you won't mind
… What I do like to hear is that there's split-screen multiplayer "even when playing global online multiplayer!" , something that should be legally mandated for every shooter ever. …
"Unofficial builds of Subnautica 2 are currently circulating online," Unknown Worlds confirm, just days before the ocean survival game's early access release
… Subnautica 2 getting pirated a few days before launch is yet another blow for a game engulfed in a complicated legal battle between publishers Krafton and certain former/now reinstated Unknown Worlds executives. …