Players boycott "Deep Sea Trek 2" The new CEO of the studio expressed regret

2025-07-23 23:08:31|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

As Deep Sea Trek 2 players boycott the game due to recent changes in Unknown Worlds Studios, the studio's new CEO responded, calling the situation "disappointing."

In early July, reports said the original team of Deep Trek (Ted Jill, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire) had been forced to leave Unknown Worlds, replaced by Steve Papuzisis, CEO of Striking Distance Studios.This week, the decision may have raised legal issues – further reports suggest Krafton (parent company) allegedly fired the co-founders in an attempt to stop a potential $250 million bonus.

The delay in Deep Sea Trek 2 comes months ago when Krafton is about to pay a $250 million bonus to the studio.According to the agreement when Krafton acquired the studio in 2021, the bonus will be cashed if Unknown Worlds can reach a specific revenue target by the end of 2025.This incident made players extremely dissatisfied with the studio's decision, and some people even planned to boycott the sequel. In the forum community, the title of the top post was "Don't buy "Deep Sea Trek 2".In the face of an imminent boycott, Unknown Worlds CEO Steve Papticis responded.

Despite the turmoil in Deep Sea Trek 2, Steve Papticis, the new CEO of Unknown Worlds, remains firmly in favor of Krafton's decision."It's out of love that people have put in a lot of effort to make these games. In the years I've been involved in the game production, there's always change. There's always someone coming, and there's always someone going to go," said Papuzisis. When he mentioned the co-founder's departure, he said that his initial reaction was "it's disappointing."

In this controversy, Krafton even downplayed the co-founder's participation in the sequel, saying that "Charlie and Max were very little involved in the development of Deep Sea Trek 2, and could be said to be not involved. The development team of Deep Sea Trek 2 remains intact and is actively advancing the work." Papuziss concluded his response and stated that Deep Sea Trek 2 aims to provide a "meaningful player experience" and respect the existing community.

Although this goal seems noble, as more details about the forced resignation of the former co-founder, recent changes and storms seem to make the community's interest in the game weaker and weaker.

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