《深海迷航2》或将于五月开启抢先体验。

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《深海迷航2》或于五月开启抢先体验,系列续作历经风波终定档
备受期待的深海生存游戏续作《深海迷航2》在经历内部动荡与法律纠纷后,终于确定了新的发行时间表。据IGN报道,该游戏计划于今年5月在PC和Xbox平台开启抢先体验,具体日期尚未公布。
这一消息的发布,紧随其开发商Unknown Worlds Entertainment前首席执行官泰德·吉尔被法院裁定复职的决定。此次人事风波源于该工作室与母公司Krafton之间的一场法律纠纷。2021年,Krafton收购Unknown Worlds时曾约定,若团队在2025年底前达成特定业绩目标,将可能获得总额高达2.5亿美元的额外付款。然而,去年7月,Krafton解雇了包括吉尔在内的数名工作室负责人,并随后推迟了《深海迷航2》的抢先体验计划,双方因此对簿公堂。外界普遍认为,这场诉讼的核心争议在于巨额绩效支付条款的履行问题。
随着法院判决前CEO复职,Krafton方面表示正在“评估选项,以确定前进道路”。目前尚不清楚这一决定以及仍在进行的其他相关诉讼,会否对刚刚公布的五月抢先体验计划造成进一步影响。
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《深海迷航2》或将于五月开启抢先体验
在工作室前CEO被裁定复职次日,官方公布了这一新时间表。
《深海迷航2》已挺过风波并重新规划了抢先体验发布时间。据IGN今日报道,这部水下生存游戏的续作将于五月在PC和Xbox平台开启抢先体验,但具体日期尚未公布。
此消息发布的前一天,法院裁定前Unknown Worlds Entertainment首席执行官泰德·吉尔应获游戏工作室复职。这项判决为《深海迷航》开发团队戏剧性的一年画上句号——该团队于2021年被Krafton收购。工作室与其新东家随后陷入法律纠纷,因为收购协议中包含一项条款:若团队在2025年底前达成特定业绩目标,Krafton需支付最高2.5亿美元奖金。然而去年七月,Krafton解雇了数名工作室负责人,并推迟了续作的抢先体验发布。这场诉讼引发了外界质疑:究竟哪一方试图确保或逃避这笔巨额支付。
针对昨日的裁决,Krafton代表表示“我们正在评估后续方案以确定前进方向”。目前尚不清楚该决策,或围绕该项目仍在进行的其他诉讼,是否会导致既定抢先体验日期进一步延后。
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Subnautica 2 might finally be entering early access in May
The new timeline was announced a day after the studio's former CEO was ordered reinstated.
Subnautica 2 has weathered the storm and has rescheduled its early access release. IGN reported today that the sequel to the underwater survival game will begin early access on PC and Xbox in May, although a more specific date was not provided.
The news comes a day after a judge ruled that former Unknown Worlds Entertainment CEO Ted Gill should be rehired at the game studio. That decision capped off a dramatic year for the team behind Subnautica, which was acquired by Krafton in 2021. The studio and its new owners entered a legal battle because the purchase of Unknown Worlds included a promise of an up to $250 million payout from Krafton if the team met certain performance goals by the end of 2025. In July of that year, however, Krafton fired several studio leaders and then delayed the sequel's early access launch. The court case has raised questions about which side was trying to either secure or avoid making that multi-million payment.
With yesterday's ruling, a rep from Krafton said that "we are evaluating our options as we determine our path forward." It's unclear if that path, or the other litigation still underway over the project, will create further delays to the planned early access date.