They were previously ordered to pay Epic $9.2 million
If you haven’t been following theSilicon Knights vs. Epic Games Saga, it hasn’t been pretty. A North Carolina court ordered Silicon Knights to pay Epic Games millions ($4.5m in damages, and $4.7 in court fees), after a failed lawsuit by SK and a successful counterclaim by Epic. The counterclaim alleged that Silicon Knights was in breach of their licensing agreement, and the court seemed to agree.
Midway through 2013, we learned that Silicon Knightswas still alive and fighting the claim, but it appears as if the tale may be at an end, asa January 6th appeal judgmenthas ruled in favor of Epic. The only real remnants of SK that we can really track out in the open is Denis Dyack, who jumped ship to Precursor Games and helped head up a Kickstarter thatfailedmultipletimes.
As someone who grew up withBlood Omen: Legacy of Kain,Eternal Darkness, andTwin Snakes— it’s pretty depressing to see a once great studio go out like this.
No. 12-2489[United States Court of Appeals For the Fourth Circuit viaGamasutra]
