Epic's Motion to Dismiss SK Suit Denied

The ongoing saga of the suit/counter-suit battle between Epic Systems and Silicon Knights continues, with Epic's motion to dismiss dismissed. GameDaily reports: "GameDaily BIZ briefly spoke with SK's attorney on the case, Christopher T. Holland, an Equity Partner at Krieg, Keller, Sloan, Reilley & Roman, LLP. Holland confirmed to us that all of SK's initial claims will not be thrown out and 'remain in play for the trial.' An exact date for the trial has yet to be set. 'We're a long way from a verdict in this case, but certainly as a plaintiff we're pleased that the court has recognized the merit in our claims and we're happy that we can now proceed as planned with all the claims we brought for discovery and trial,' Holland said."

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Re:A spinning we will go

[HandsOnFire]

I have a few friends that are in the know at SK.

From what I've been told, (this could be wrong, or a lie, I'm not sure) is that Epic didn't give them a working engine. It was so bad that it would be impossible to make a game from it. I could see why this would result in delays from them and other companies.

I'd say more, but I promised this person/these people I woldn't. :p

Re:A spinning we will go

[AcidLacedPenguiN]

sorry I was wrong, on closer inspection I count 11 games that are either out now or out within 3 weeks, and you are wrong about Vegas.
Bioshock
Blacksite: Area 51
Fatal Inertia
Hour of Victory
Mass Effect
Monster Madness
Stranglehold
Vegas
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Fury
and Unreal Tournament 3

then there are also a few XBLA games that use UE3.

if there was a problem on epic's end wouldn't you think at least one other dev team would have taken issue?