This is what the dismissed leaders of Unknown Worlds claim.
Subnautica 2
Former Subnautica developers Charlie Cleveland, Ted Gill, and Max McGuire have provided the court with documents detailing their conflict with KRAFTON. They revealed that the CEO of the South Korean company, Changhan Kim, was personally interested in not paying them the promised $250 million.
According to those dismissed, Kim feared that after the payments, KRAFTON would be in a disadvantageous financial position, and he himself would be perceived as a "pushover." They claim that the top manager's reputation would suffer due to a deal he made that harmed the company. This was further compounded by the fact that Kim's contract was ending, and such a scenario could cost him his job.
If the developers are to be believed, KRAFTON initially tried to convince them to delay the release of Subnautica 2, but to no avail. Subsequently, the company created a secret task force called "Project X," which included Kim along with several other managers. Allegedly, they discussed ways to significantly reduce the payment amounts and even considered whether it would be easier to seize control of Unknown Worlds.
At one point, as stated in the court documents, Kim sought advice from ChatGPT, but it explained that avoiding the payments would be very difficult.
Representatives of KRAFTON, in a statement to the media, denied the claims of the dismissed leaders of Unknown Worlds.
Update from November 20: During his court testimony, Kim confirmed that he did indeed use ChatGPT to discuss the situation with the payments. He stated that he wanted "to obtain answers more quickly and find out what rights we [KRAFTON] have."