Silicon Knights Law Suit Against Epic Games

[slipsius]

So, apparently this has been in the works for a while. But, apparently this is a new strategy. When your game fails, sue the people that provided you with the engine, saying the engine was crap and it's their fault.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/170718/Silicon_Knights_only_entitled_to_1_in_damages_in_s uit_against_Epic_Games.php

Silicon Knights, which used the engine to develop Too Human, claimed that Epic was using and licensing the Unreal Engine to benefit the launch of Gears of War, while "sabotaging efforts by Silicon Knights and others to develop their own video games."

[ambershee]

FYI, this is really, really old news - thread here:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48883

The fact that SK aren't being awarded any real damages despite 'winning' is pretty funny though. No idea how that could possibly come about.

[glottis8]

never mind... just a dollar? maybe all that money did go to all the legal procedures and personal, haha