🌊 Subnautica 2 delayed to 2026 — and studio heads fired

Bad news from the deep: Subnautica 2 won’t launch this year. Krafton pushed early access to 2026, which puts a massive $250M studio bonus at risk — it depended on releasing by end of 2025.
According to Bloomberg, there’s major drama: Krafton says the game’s not ready, while Unknown Worlds insisted it was good to go. Krafton's response? Fire all three studio leads and replace them with their own pick.

New head Steve Papoutsis told staff the delay was justified — and dodged every question about bonus payouts.
Silver lining? First gameplay teaser’s out. At least something surfaced.