not adequately summarize key points of its contents . please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article . please discuss this issue on the article s talk page . may 2013 silicon knights former type video game developer industry video game industry founded 1992 defunct 2014 headquarters st. catharines ontario canada key people denis dyack michael mays products video games number of employees 97 july 2011 1 5 october 2012 2 3 website siliconknights.com silicon knights was a canadian video game developer . founded in 1992 by denis dyack the company was headquartered in st. catharines ontario . in 2012 following the loss of a court case against epic games dyack left silicon knights to form a new game studio precursor games . 4 the case then led silicon knights to multiple lawsuits and eventually to bankruptcy on may 16 2014 . 5 contents 1 games 1.1 released 1.2 canceled 2 founding of eight 3 silicon knights vs. epic games 4 government funding 4.1 provincial 4.2 federal 4.3 provincial 5 filing for bankruptcy 6 references 7 external links games edit released edit silicon knights first games were real time strategy action hybrids for the computers . silicon knights last pc game blood omen legacy of kain was published in 1996 . since that time silicon knights moved from creating pc games to console titles . in 2000 silicon knights was signed by nintendo to create games exclusively for its consoles during which time it produced eternal darkness sanity s requiem . together with nintendo silicon knights worked with konami to create metal gear solid the twin snakes . in 2004 the company ended exclusivity with nintendo . in 2005 it partnered with publisher microsoft game studios for the too human trilogy though nintendo still owned stock in the company . in 2008 the company released too human which was published by microsoft for the xbox 360 . the final game developed by the company x men destiny was released in september 2011 for multiple console platforms . year game platform s 1992 cyber empires amiga atari st dos 1993 fantasy empires dos 1994 dark legions 1996 blood omen legacy of kain dos playstation 2002 eternal darkness sanity s requiem gamecube 2004 metal gear solid the twin snakes 2008 too human xbox 360 2011 x men destiny nintendo ds playstation 3 xbox 360 wii canceled edit canceled games included the original too human an entirely different game that was being developed first for the playstation and then for the gamecube silent hill the box later known as just the box and the ritualyst too human 2 too human rise of the giants too human 3 eternal darkness 2 and the little known projects siren in the maelstrom the sandman and king s quest . 6 7 8 founding of eight edit silicon knights was a strong proponent of collaboration with academia and was a key player in the formation of eight . 9 eight the hamilton institute for interactive digital media is a collaboration between silicon knights mcmaster university the art gallery of hamilton agh and mohawk college to create a novel academic and research model around interactive digital media and will help pioneer and shape cutting edge advances in the interactive entertainment arena . citation needed silicon knights vs. epic games edit in 2007 silicon knights sued epic games for failure to provide a working game engine causing the ontario based game developer to experience considerable losses . silicon knights suit alleged that epic was sabotaging unreal engine 3 licensees . epic s licensing document stated that a working version of the engine would be available within six months of the xbox 360 developer kits being released . silicon knights claimed that epic not only missed this deadline but that when a working version of the engine was eventually released the documentation was insufficient . they also claimed epic had withheld vital improvements to the game engine claiming they were game specific while also using licensing fees to fund development of their own titles rather than the engine itself . 10 on august 9 2007 epic games counter sued silicon knights claiming that they were using its engine without paying royalties . 11 on may 30 2012 epic games defeated silicon knights lawsuit and won its counter suit for 4.45 million on grounds of copyright infringement misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract . 12 consistent with epic s counterclaims the presiding judge stated that silicon knights had deliberately and repeatedly copied thousands of lines of epic games copyrighted code and then attempted to conceal its wrongdoing by removing epic games copyright notices and by disguising epic games copyrighted code as silicon knights own . 13 as a result on november 7 2012 silicon knights was directed by the court to destroy all game code derived from unreal engine 3 all information from licensee restricted areas of epic s unreal engine documentation website and to permit epic games access to the company s servers and other devices to ensure these items have been removed . in addition they were instructed to recall and destroy all unsold retail copies of games built with unreal engine 3 code including too human x men destiny the sandman the box ritualyst and siren in the maelstrom the latter three titles were projects never released or even officially announced . 14 government funding edit provincial edit in february 2008 silicon knights was granted 500 000 by the ontario media development corporation omdc through its video game prototype initiative . using this funding they were to create a prototype for a third person action psychological thriller . 15 federal edit in april 2010 it was announced that the company would receive nearly 4 million through the canadian government s community adjustment fund . the purpose of the loan was to allow the hiring of 65 new staff members who would be working on a new game targeting multiple platforms . the game was estimated to take two to five years to complete . 16 provincial edit in july 2011 silicon knights was awarded 2.5 million to be distributed over five years in provincial funding to improve its technology create new products and become a self publishing company . the investment would supposedly have allowed the company to improve its technology hire 80 new people while keeping 97 current jobs and allow the company to become self sustaining . as of november 2011 silicon knights never received any of this funding . 1 filing for bankruptcy edit on may 16 2014 following the loss of the court case silicon knights was sued until it filed for bankruptcy and a certificate of appointment was issued by the office of the superintendent of bankruptcy with collins barrow toronto limited being appointed as trustee in bankruptcy . 17 references edit a b jeff bolichowski . no grant cash yet embattled game designer says . st. catharines standard . silicon knights staff now fewer than 5 report gamesindustry international . gamesindustry.biz . 2012 10 26 . retrieved 2012 11 19 . what went wrong with silicon knights x men destiny . kotaku.com . 2012 10 26 . retrieved 2012 11 19 . crecente brian 9 may 2013 . silicon knights unloads property closes office continues battle with epic games . polygon . vox media . retrieved 10 may 2013 . certificate of appoinment silicon knights inc pdf . news cancelled silicon knights games detailed computerandvideogames.com silicon knights cancelled games laid bare news eurogamer.net epic wins advantage in too human lawsuit . escapist magazine . 2011 12 27 . retrieved 2011 12 31 . hamilton poised to become leader in interactive digital media . mcmaster daily news . breaking silicon knights files lawsuit against epic . andy chalk . the escapist news epic launches counterclaim against silicon knights . escapistmagazine.com . retrieved 2012 11 19 . stephen totilo . epic says epic has won lawsuit battle with silicon knights update epic awarded 4.45 million . kotaku . epic judgment doubled silicon knights ordered to pay over 9 million . silicon knights were ordered to pay 4.45 million in damages to epic games . . silicon knights inc. v. epic games inc. filing 862 . omdc news release welland tribune silicon knights get 4 million boost collins barrow trustee in bankruptcy of silicon knights inc. external links edit silicon knights official site silicon knights official blog silicon knights profile on mobygames silicon knights profile on ign v t e silicon knights games cyber empires 1992 fantasy empires 1993 dark legions 1994 blood omen legacy of kain 1996 eternal darkness sanity s requiem 2002 metal gear solid the twin snakes 2004 too human 2008 x men destiny 2011 related articles denis dyack v t e legacy of kain games blood omen soul reaver soul reaver 2 blood omen 2 defiance related dead sun nosgoth characters kain raziel retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title silicon knights & oldid 741970159 categories companies based in 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