🍂 A 2-Week Hiatus for Unboxing!
UNBOXING is on hiatus for the next two weeks while we get those fall syllabi in order and soak up the last rays of summer. But don’t worry—we’ll be back the first week of September with back-to-school energy.
In the meantime, here’s some of what we’re chewing on:
🧒 Louisiana sues Roblox, citing child safety concerns
AP News
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing Roblox, accusing the platform of exposing minors to harmful content and inappropriate interactions. The suit taps into moral panic over online safety, but pretty obviously distracts from more urgent threats to kids’ well-being in the state, from poverty to pollution.
🌊 Trouble in the Deep: Subnautica Devs and Krafton Go to Court
PC Gamer | The Verge
What happens when the creators of a hit survival game want to swim away from their parent company? A very public corporate divorce. Krafton (yes, the PUBG people) is fighting back against Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds, who recently sued three former execs over what they claim was a secret plan to spin out the company. Krafton’s counter? That Subnautica 2 was spiraling into “irreversible harm,” citing comparisons to Kerbal Space Program 2’s much-memed development woes.
So far, the filings read like a mix of IP drama, cultural clash, and franchise protectionism—and no one’s come out looking squeaky clean.
See you when the school bell rings!