CrunchyFrog
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I said damn. Another dev bites the dust.
I said damn. Another dev bites the dust.
So they were just predicting the end of Silicon Knights? Man, it'd have been more awesome if they just got Eternal Darkness 2 out that day or something.So they have till Dec 21st to comply? The MAYANS KNEW!!!!
Fitting, given the games Epic develops. Though Silicon Knights ran right into this situation, so it's harder to feel sorry than for many other developers. Well, harder to feel sorry for Dyack anyway, it's possible to feel MORE sorry for all the employees that got screwed by their boss like that.Unfortunately it's in the form of a curb stomping.
Fitting, given the games Epic develops. Though Silicon Knights ran right into this situation, so it's harder to feel sorry than for many other developers. Well, harder to feel sorry for Dyack anyway, it's possible to feel MORE sorry for all the employees that got screwed by their boss like that.
This is the opportunity for Nintendo to grab the Eternal Darkness IP!
GameStop still lists it for me. Maybe I should buzz by later just to see if I can pick it up for $6.I feel sorry for all of SK's employees. Too Human never had a chance thanks to DD's leadership.
edit: Gamestop is no longer selling Too Human new. I went with amazon for it and the Xmen.
Who was their lawyer? Lionel Hutz?
Well I guess Epic should sue Disney now. Turok runs on a heavily modified Unreal Engine 3.... #oop
The ultimate backfire. Dyack ruining SK purely by his own hubris is impressive in its own right. At least the undoing of 38 Studios was by Schilling's sheer ignorance of the industry.
I dunno, it wasn't so much sueing them that was the problem, it was doing so with poor reasoning, and spending the best part of 10 years getting evidence together.Pro-tip:
DO NOT SUE EPIC GAMES
... Uhh... they're a licensed developer, unlike Silicon Knights which abandoned the license and apparently kept some of the code in their own engine.Well I guess Epic should sue Disney now. Turok runs on a heavily modified Unreal Engine 3.... #oop
Epic countersued.
AFAIK they already have itThis is the opportunity for Nintendo to grab the Eternal Darkness IP!
Yeah but they won. Precedent has been set. Apparently using modified code of an engine you've licensed means you forfeit everything associated with what you've created with that modified engine.
They could go for Bioshock and a slew of other games now too.
... Uhh... they're a licensed developer, unlike Silicon Knights which abandoned the license and apparently kept some of the code in their own engine.
CVG said:
Yeah but they won. Precedent has been set. Apparently using modified code of an engine you've licensed means you forfeit everything associated with what you've created with that modified engine.
They could go for Bioshock and a slew of other games now too.
Man, I was kinda hoping he was joking, or at least would've instantly gotten it. No, this is basically like wondering why someone managed to walk out with an electronic when another guy got arrested, ignoring the other person paid for it while the guy being arrested tried to sneak it out with other goods or in his jacket. It's a complete non-issue for the likes of Bioshock unless someone was insane and decided to use the engine without paying first, heavily modified or not.Precisely the reason for the counterclaim:
They paid for the license... SK didn't, they just stole the code to make their 'own' engine. Epic Games makes money by selling that engine and letting people modify it.Apparently using modified code of an engine you've licensed means you forfeit everything associated with what you've created with that modified engine.
Wow...
Free Radical<<Factor 5<Silicone Knights<Rare
Fear the Nintendo curse. Fear it I say!
Better yet, just fear shitty business decisions and lousy management...
Should Retro get scared??? Platinum Games???
So does that mean that Too Human and X-men Destiny will be collector's items now?
Yeah but they won. Precedent has been set. Apparently using modified code of an engine you've licensed means you forfeit everything associated with what you've created with that modified engine.
They could go for Bioshock and a slew of other games now too.
They look with their eyes. Unreal games have a very distinct look to them.I'm curious. How is Epic able to prove that SK was still using their engine after supposedly abandoning it? Epic is not allowed to inspect the source code, right? So how do they know and prove that it's still their engine?
They look with their eyes. Unreal games have a very distinct look to them.
The texture pop-inI'm curious. How is Epic able to prove that SK was still using their engine after supposedly abandoning it? Epic is not allowed to inspect the source code, right? So how do they know and prove that it's still their engine?
"Your honour, you will notice that the main protagonist looks kind of plastic, and that his armour is just a big blurry mess. Wait, wait, just hang on a sec, there it is!"I imagined that's how they know that it's their engine. But is that how they prove it to the law?