Epic Games vinder retssag

Epic Games har en række nævneværdige succeser under bæltet, navnlig Gears of War og ikke mindst Unreal Engine 3, men det er imidlertid ikke alt hos Epic Games, der har været omgivet af positiv energi. Tilbage i 2007 blev de såmænd sagsøgt af spiludvikleren, Silicon Knights, som senest er kendt for blandt andet X-Men: Destiny og Too Human.

Silicon Knights sagsøgte Epic Games under påstanden om, at Epic Games leverede en fejlfyldt Unreal Engine 3 til udviklingen af Too Human, og at Epic Games skulle have brugt licensgebyrerne til at skabe og finpudse sin egen franchise, Gears of War, og ikke til at vedligeholde motoren. Nu har en jury omsider hamret den endelige dom fast: Epic Games vinder retssagen og får nu $4.45 millioner i erstatning. "We are delighted with the jury's verdict and all of the hard work done by the Hunton & Williams legal team." siger en glad Jay Andrews fra Epic Games, nu da det endelig er forbi. Her ønsker vi blot Epic Games tillykke med sejren, og vi håber på at se mere Gears of War!


English version:

Epic Games has had notable success during the last couple of years with their Gears of War and Unreal Engine 3, but it's not everything at Epic Games that has been of a positive nature. The developers at Silicon Knights, most known for X-Men: Destiny and Too Human, actually filed a lawsuit against Epic Games back in 2007.

Silicon Knights claimed that Epic Games delivered a faulty engine when Too Human was being developed, and that Epic Games spent licensee fees to create their own franchise, Gears of War, and not on maintaining their engine. A jury has finally put the hammer down on this matter: Epic Games wins the trial and is awarded with $4.45 million. "We are delighted with the jury's verdict and all of the hard work done by the Hunton & Williams legal team," says a happy Jay Andrews from Epic Games now that it's over. We, here at Game Wardens, give our congratulations to Epic Games, and we hope to see more of Gears of War!