Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42352606

TLDR:

Crytek, maker of the CryEngine game engine, is suing the team behind Star Citizen for breach of contract. The lawsuit says CIG and RSI improperly removed the CryEngine logo when the game boots up, and that the teams failed to properly disclose modifications to CryEngine 3 as part of their licensing agreement.

CIG and RSI is selling two games, Squadron 42 and the Star Citizen Persistent Universe. Crytek says that since both use the same code, that constitutes using the engine twice and represents a further breach of contract.

Well, this will surely disrupt development of the games that is already more than five years in development.

Amazon bought it from........ . . . . . .   .  .     .    .      . Crytek. Dun dun dunnnnnnn

https://kotaku.com/sources-amazon-spent-big-bucks-on-cryteks-engine-1696008878

Fcuk crytek, greedy shits

Crytek has had years to converse with the Star Citizen developers and has failed to do so.

They are being a-typical of a company that is going backwards financially, where they resort to litigation to make a few bucks.

Hopefully if they are a successful they won't "forget" to pay their employees for weeks/months and close/sell a heap of studio's. But I doubt it, they seem to be keen on pandering to small markets like VR which simply isn't bringing in the revenue they need.

Well, not suprised they've become trolls in the end, given how Yerlis were always full of shit - they made one outstanding game (FarCry 1) and fairly good engine...and that's it.

A last Cry for help before their inevitable doom. Wouldn't be the first Germans who dreamed a bit too big.

As a programmer myself (although not game development), I can say that this probably doesn't affect development at all. The programming can't do anything about it and just do as before. This is for the legal department to sort out. And it doesn't sound that bad, as that the managers stop development or take away resources. Why should they? Crytek want money, not to stop development. They will fight about this in court. And while that happens development runs behind the scenes.

You gotta get your brother some help.  Seriously.  Spending that kind of money in-game may be indicative of some sort of mental health problem (unless he is very wealthy).  

Does anyone remember the Too Human Engine dispute? It ended with Silicon Knights not being able to sell the game.

"Silicon Knights has been forced to recall and destroy all unsold copies of their Unreal Engine games"

I would be laughing so hard if that happens here.

Well, joke's on them. Can't burn copies of a game that doesn't exist.