Back in 2010, Nintendo filed a patent application for something called a "massively single-playing online game,"…
The Nintendo 3DS uses glasses-free 3D technology that infringes on a patent held by a former Sony engineer,…
While the Blu-ray patent infringement lawsuit between electronics manufacturer LG and Sony rages on, a court…
Several thousand more PlayStation 3s were seized by Dutch customs officials on the eve of Sony's courtoom showdown…
Tens of thousands of PS3s were seized by customs officers last week in the Netherlands as part of an ongoing…

Having to enter letters and numbers via a control pad sucks, as anyone typing out credit card numbers or download…
As nice as Sony's PlayStation Move is, we can't help but look at this old patent for the device and think one of its…
Still trying to sell the DS to people who don't typically play games, Nintendo has plans for an application linking…
A patent application filed by Nintendo mentions a Wii Vitality Sensor game in which players control the flight of a…
Sony has patented a means whereby you can play PS2 games on a PS3. And they're some kooky means.
A couple of patent applications published recently show that Sony's looking at stereoscopic video for more than just…
A newly published patent application lends additional credence to what Nikkei reported last month, that Nintendo's…
A recent patent application describes a process in which an Xbox Live gamer, invited to a multiplayer session, but…
Siliconera found a patent application from Nintendo that is one of either two things - a new cartridge for existing…
Rumors of a new DS make this kind of news a little juicier: Nintendo at the end of last month filed an addendum to a…
A pair of attachments would turn two Wiimotes into a set of sticks, presumably for an air-drumming game, according…
Microsoft's filed a patent that would make avatars more realistic and less idealized, with the point of getting your…
I'm just about at my breaking point with these wacky controller patents, but this one's so wacky - a football you…
Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a patent a couple months back, for a system using coffee mugs to play a…
Read that headline one more time. Then look at this picture. And prepare yourself for the eventuality that no, this…