{"id":196440,"date":"2026-03-16T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:50:13","slug":"judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/16\/judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge rules that Krafton must rehire fired Subnautica director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director-184702823.html\">Judge rules that Krafton must rehire fired Subnautica director<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director-184702823.html\">https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/judge-rules-that-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-director-184702823.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-16 14:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.engadget.com\">www.engadget.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an unordered list summarizing the key points of the article:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Judge Ruling<\/strong>: A judge has mandated that Krafton must reinstate Ted Gill as the CEO of Unknown Worlds Entertainment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firing Detail<\/strong>: Krafton fired Gill and two other co-founders last year in a management shakeup related to the development of the game Subnautica 2.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contract Breach<\/strong>: The Delaware judge ruled that Krafton violated the contract terms with Unknown Worlds Entertainment when terminating the executives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reinstatement Order<\/strong>: Judge Lori W. 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