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Former Striking Distance CEO, Steve Papoutsis, is joining Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds as CEO amid the shock announcement that the previous leadership team — Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland, and Max McGuire — have been replaced “effective immediately.”
Unknown Worlds owner Krafton, which is behind PUBG, failed to expand on why the leadership team had been gutted, but said while it “sought to keep the Unknown Worlds’ co-founders and original creators of the Subnautica series involved in the game’s development,” it “wishes them well on their next endeavors.”
Krafton insisted Papoutsis will “prioritize development momentum and delivering best possible fan experience” and “will bring renewed energy and momentum.” It is unclear what the change means for the launch window of the game.
Cleveland and Mcguire founded the 24-year-old company, while Gill joined almost seven years ago as president before his promotion to CEO in August 2024. At the time of writing, all still list themselves as working at Unknown Worlds on LinkedIn, suggesting the change came suddenly and with little warning.
“There is nothing more important than the gamer experience. Given the anticipation around Subnautica 2, we owe our players nothing less than the best possible game, as soon
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