Here's a thinking process:
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite the provided article as a FULL, in-depth forum post.
- **Constraints:**
- 1 to 3 PARAGRAPHS exactly.
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences forming a complete thought. Never less than 4, never more than 8.
- Write the ENTIRE story — include every detail, fact, insight. No summarizing/cutting short.
- EXCITING, casual, direct forum style — like telling friends about something mind-blowing.
- Add own commentary, opinions, reactions throughout.
- Use line breaks between paragraphs.
- Include ALL key info: who, what, when, where, why, how.
- Include specs, prices, dates, names — ALL of them.
- Reference additional source links naturally if provided (none explicitly provided beyond the original URL, but I'll stick to the original).
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- Do NOT write a headline or use markdown headers.
- NEVER write less than one full paragraph. A single sentence is NOT acceptable.
- **Article Content:**
- Messy Subnautica 2 saga ends with Unknown Worlds CEO departing again
- Krafton reached settlement with Unknown Worlds leadership
- Krafton pays bonuses to all studio staffers + Ted Gill leaves CEO post again
- "We mutually agreed to part ways," Gill told Bloomberg. "New leadership is the best way for the studio to move forward."
- New CEO will be external hire
- Krafton ousted Gill, co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire last summer
- Lawsuit: trio accused company of firing them and delaying Subnautica 2 to 2026 to avoid $250M bonus payout if revenue thresholds met last year
- Judge ordered Krafton to rehire Gill as CEO in March
- Subnautica 2 released in Early Access in May
- Game sold well: >4 million copies, triggering bonus payout stipulated in 2021 acquisition agreement
- Development team to be "compensated significantly more" than initial deal, plus "further incentives" from future success
- Bloomberg: all Unknown Worlds staff (not just those at acquisition time) get bonuses, paid in three annual installments
- Krafton statement: mutual settlement, dismissed all pending legal proceedings, focused on supporting Subnautica 2 Early Access to 1.0 release, Unknown Worlds continues leading development with Krafton support
- By Kris Holt, July 1, 2026
- URL: https://www.engadget.com/2206022/messy-subnautica-2-saga-ends-with-unknown-worlds-ceo-departing-again/
2. **Check Constraints:**
- Paragraphs: 1-3 exactly.
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences.
- Entire story covered.
- Tone: Exciting, casual, forum style, personal commentary.
- Line breaks between paragraphs.
- All names, dates, figures included.
- End with Source line.
- No headline/markdown headers.
3. **Draft Construction (Mental Refinement):**
I need to pack the whole story into 1-3 paragraphs, each with 4-8 sentences. Let's aim for 2 paragraphs to comfortably fit everything without hitting the 8-sentence limit per paragraph.
*Paragraph 1: The saga, the lawsuit, the judge's order, the game's release & sales*
- Krafton and Unknown Worlds' leadership just settled their messy legal war, and honestly, it's been a wild ride since last summer when Krafton fired Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire.
- The trio sued, claiming they were pushed out and that Subnautica 2 was deliberately delayed to 2026 just to dodge a massive $250 million bonus payout tied to last year's revenue thresholds.
- Well, a judge stepped in back in March and ordered Krafton to rehire Gill as CEO, and right after that, the Early Access launch dropped in May and absolutely blew up.
- We're talking over 4 million copies sold already, which officially triggered that exact bonus payout from the 2021 acquisition deal.
- I can't believe the development team is actually going to be compensated significantly more than the original contract stipulated, plus they're getting further incentives tied to the game's future success!
1. **Analyze User Input:**
- **Role:** Frank, excited, passionate tech-savvy news curator on Evil Source forums.
- **Task:** Rewrite the provided article as a FULL, in-depth forum post.
- **Constraints:**
- 1 to 3 PARAGRAPHS exactly.
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences forming a complete thought. Never less than 4, never more than 8.
- Write the ENTIRE story — include every detail, fact, insight. No summarizing/cutting short.
- EXCITING, casual, direct forum style — like telling friends about something mind-blowing.
- Add own commentary, opinions, reactions throughout.
- Use line breaks between paragraphs.
- Include ALL key info: who, what, when, where, why, how.
- Include specs, prices, dates, names — ALL of them.
- Reference additional source links naturally if provided (none explicitly provided beyond the original URL, but I'll stick to the original).
- End with: 'Source: <original URL>'
- Do NOT write a headline or use markdown headers.
- NEVER write less than one full paragraph. A single sentence is NOT acceptable.
- **Article Content:**
- Messy Subnautica 2 saga ends with Unknown Worlds CEO departing again
- Krafton reached settlement with Unknown Worlds leadership
- Krafton pays bonuses to all studio staffers + Ted Gill leaves CEO post again
- "We mutually agreed to part ways," Gill told Bloomberg. "New leadership is the best way for the studio to move forward."
- New CEO will be external hire
- Krafton ousted Gill, co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire last summer
- Lawsuit: trio accused company of firing them and delaying Subnautica 2 to 2026 to avoid $250M bonus payout if revenue thresholds met last year
- Judge ordered Krafton to rehire Gill as CEO in March
- Subnautica 2 released in Early Access in May
- Game sold well: >4 million copies, triggering bonus payout stipulated in 2021 acquisition agreement
- Development team to be "compensated significantly more" than initial deal, plus "further incentives" from future success
- Bloomberg: all Unknown Worlds staff (not just those at acquisition time) get bonuses, paid in three annual installments
- Krafton statement: mutual settlement, dismissed all pending legal proceedings, focused on supporting Subnautica 2 Early Access to 1.0 release, Unknown Worlds continues leading development with Krafton support
- By Kris Holt, July 1, 2026
- URL: https://www.engadget.com/2206022/messy-subnautica-2-saga-ends-with-unknown-worlds-ceo-departing-again/
2. **Check Constraints:**
- Paragraphs: 1-3 exactly.
- Each paragraph: 4-8 sentences.
- Entire story covered.
- Tone: Exciting, casual, forum style, personal commentary.
- Line breaks between paragraphs.
- All names, dates, figures included.
- End with Source line.
- No headline/markdown headers.
3. **Draft Construction (Mental Refinement):**
I need to pack the whole story into 1-3 paragraphs, each with 4-8 sentences. Let's aim for 2 paragraphs to comfortably fit everything without hitting the 8-sentence limit per paragraph.
*Paragraph 1: The saga, the lawsuit, the judge's order, the game's release & sales*
- Krafton and Unknown Worlds' leadership just settled their messy legal war, and honestly, it's been a wild ride since last summer when Krafton fired Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire.
- The trio sued, claiming they were pushed out and that Subnautica 2 was deliberately delayed to 2026 just to dodge a massive $250 million bonus payout tied to last year's revenue thresholds.
- Well, a judge stepped in back in March and ordered Krafton to rehire Gill as CEO, and right after that, the Early Access launch dropped in May and absolutely blew up.
- We're talking over 4 million copies sold already, which officially triggered that exact bonus payout from the 2021 acquisition deal.
- I can't believe the development team is actually going to be compensated significantly more than the original contract stipulated, plus they're getting further incentives tied to the game's future success!