I thought about this too earlier, once I found out Silicon Knights is suing Epic for the engine. The relationship between Midway and Epic might help MK8 not to have the same issues as SK had with Too Human. Also Epic are fans of MK, remember Raiden was an actual in game fully utilized character in Unreal Championship 2 for the Xbox. So that said, I think they'll help the franchise their truly fans of.

Put that aside, look at Stranglehold, another game from Midway but not the MK team itself. The game looks visually stunning, perhaps not on par with Gears, but that's just a design issue. Every little detail in Stranglehold looks amazing, all the characters look great. The physics and the shadowing are right up there too.

To sum it up, I don't think and I hope that there will not be any issues of the Unreal Engine 3 effecting MK8's design and gameplay. We're just going to have to wait and see.

forgive my absence of knowlage of this. but why are they in persuit of a law suit?

The Engine was incomplete, or broken, or whatever. (Note: Gears of War was only on the 360, and Unreal Tounament 3 was multiplatformed. Thing is, Epic Games produced both those games...but they're the creators of the engine so, we'd expect them to know their program better than anyone else through and through...) Silicon Knights leased the engine, but couldn't finish the game as a consequence, so they're suing to recoup the losses(something like 750 thousand bucks) and they were just gonna build their own engine to make the game.

Problem is, there's a counter suit from Epic. Essentially saying: "We wanna make sure you're not using any parts of our engine since you've had a good look at it by now....so let's take a look at your newly built engine". Silicon Knights says: "Fuc U" ....loosely stated of course.

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How could all this effect MK8?

Well, they may also, not be able to finish their game. Hindering them from releasing, let alone multiplatform. Hence, we haven't heard a peep from the MKteam...Hence, a Nov'08 release wouldn't happen for MK8. (All just speculation on my part of though)

BUT, Epic and Midway thus far, have a very good relationship. So this might not effect MK...or any other game that leases parts of the UrEngine3..

If you also watch attack of the show(I actually saw this episode today) one of the designers explains it won't have too much of an effect on game development but there might be a little delay

silicon knights is actually located down the street from me, st.paul down town st.catharines.

just knowing that its going on makes me get all excited every time i go by the building.

i hope mk7 isnt affected

You mean MK8 ^



Anywho, I don't think it'll be a problem.

yes sir, i was typing in the dark

Ha, ha no prob dude it happens