Editing Silicon Knights (section)

{{Short description|Defunct Canadian video game developer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox company
| name = Silicon Knights
| logo = Silicon Knights logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| type = 
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| foundation = 1992
| defunct = 2014
| founder = 
| location_city = [[St. Catharines]], [[Ontario]]
| location_country = Canada
| area_served = 
| key_people = [[Denis Dyack]]<br />Michael Mays
| products =
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| owner = 
| num_employees = 97 (July 2011)<ref name=grant /><br />5 (October 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-26-silicon-knights-staff-now-fewer-than-5-report |title=Silicon Knights staff now fewer than 5 – Report &#124; GamesIndustry International |publisher=Gamesindustry.biz |date=October 26, 2012 |access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5955223/what-went-wrong-with-silicon-knights-x+men-destiny |title=What Went Wrong With Silicon Knights' X-Men: Destiny? |publisher=Kotaku.com |date=October 26, 2012 |access-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref>
| parent = 
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140211220537/http://www.siliconknights.com/ siliconknights.com (archived)]
}}

'''Silicon Knights''' was a Canadian [[video game developer]]. Founded in 1992 by [[Denis Dyack]], the company was headquartered in [[St. Catharines]], [[Ontario]]. They started developing for computers such as the [[Atari ST]] and [[IBM PC compatibles]]. After 1996, they moved to console titles.

Dyack left Silicon Knights to form a new game studio, Precursor Games, after the loss of a court case against [[Epic Games]] over the game engine [[Unreal Engine 3]].<ref name="polygon">{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/9/4316936/silicon-knights-epic-games-precursor-games|title=Silicon Knights unloads property, closes office, continues battle with Epic Games|last=Crecente|first=Brian|date=May 9, 2013|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> Epic Games won the case and a counter-suit for $4.45 million on grounds of copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract.<ref name="Totilo">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5914326/epic-says-epic-wins-lawsuit-battle-with-silicon-knights |title=Epic Says Epic Has Won Lawsuit Battle With Silicon Knights [UPDATE: Epic Awarded $4.45 Million] |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |date=May 30, 2012 |website=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |access-date=August 24, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824092208/http://kotaku.com/5914326/epic-says-epic-wins-lawsuit-battle-with-silicon-knights |archive-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref> Following the case, Silicon Knights filed for bankruptcy on May 16, 2014.<ref name="CollinsBarrow">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bakertilly.ca/en/btc|title=Baker Tilly Canada &#124; Chartered Professional Accountants|website=www.bakertilly.ca}}</ref>