Kefke_Wren posted...When I heard about the lawsuit and the recall, though, I decided to but it just to stick it to Epic, who I totally hold at fault. They may have won in court, but trying to kill SK has lost me as a customer.
Silicon Knights sued Epic, not the other way around because the engine Silicon Knights refused to pay to use didn't match their standards. If Silicon Knights hadn't tried to sue Epic, odds are Epic never would have bothered. If Epic even noticed, Silicon Knights didn't have enough money for them to be worth suing and Epic really wouldn't have had a cut and dry case without access to the source code. Silicon Knights forced Epic into dealing with the lawsuit, which put the source code on the table for Epic.
You can't really blame Epic for Silicon Knights being stupid. Defending against lawsuits costs money and Silicon Knights gave a rather major justification for a counter-suit.