Oct 17 2017
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A patent granted to Activision outlines a new matchmaking system that would pair players together in order to…
Jul 21 2016
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With just under three weeks before the launch of No Man’s Sky—which I personally delayed back in May—a new potential…
Jan 13 2015
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Remember Ridge Racer's amazing Galaga mini-game on PS1? Bandai Namco patented the concept of mini-games in loading screens, but video game lawyer David Hoppe noticed Bandai Namco's patent is about to expire. The patent was filed November 27, 1995, which means developers can build their own on November 27, 2015.
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Jan 9 2014
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The company that sued Nintendo three years ago has just had their then-disputed patents snatched up by the House…
Jan 5 2014
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It's the kind of run Nintendo's been on lately, that even the company's one piece of good news - the growing success…
Jun 6 2013
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Superannuation
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After listening to this week's episode of This American Life on software patents, I was curious to investigate…
Nov 3 2012
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A Texas intellectual property firm has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Wizards of the Coast-but,…
Oct 12 2012
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OK. My mind is blown. Sony published a patent this week for a video game controller that heats up or cools down as…
Apr 10 2012
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The British rock band Rocksmith aren't the only ones suing Ubisoft over the French publisher's guitar game Rocksmith.…
Mar 23 2012
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Patent applications let people dream big. Someone out there's got a killer idea for the Litter Box of the Future or…
Jan 3 2012
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Xbox 3, Xbox 720, NextBox… whatever you call it, lots of rumors are being floated about Microsoft's next home…
Aug 12 2011
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Back in 2010, Nintendo filed a patent application for something called a "massively single-playing online game,"…
Mar 23 2010
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Last year, a patent was uncovered for a Wii football. It had been designed by Nintendo, and yet, it was stupid.…
Mar 5 2010
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Sony has patented a new form of trial or demo for video games that, rather than presenting us with a small piece of…
Dec 30 2009
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Google applied for a patent earlier this year called "Web-Based System for Generation of Interactive Games Based on…
Dec 7 2009
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A newly published patent from Sony Computer Entertainment, which looks a lot like the company's PlayStation 3 motion…
Nov 3 2009
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Your PlayStation 3 may become a reasonably priced, earthbound Satellite of Love, if Sony Computer Entertainment…
Jul 20 2009
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Last week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office assigned the maker of the Xbox 360 and publisher of Gears…
Jun 30 2009
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The last time we unearthed a big new Nintendo patent, we found hints of a video game paradigm shift. This time,…
Jun 29 2009
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My single biggest problem with the PS3? The loss of backwards compatibility. It's a gaping hole in the system's…