patents
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Gaming Secrets: These Patents Video Game Publishers Own May Surprise You
After listening to this week’s episode of This American Life on software patents, I was curious to investigate patents within the gaming sphere. Although we routinely hear about console manufacturers’ patents, patents from publishers are a less frequent source for headlines.
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Did Nintendo Plan To Call The DS ‘City Boy’?
People scratched their heads at “Wii” but ultimately everyone accepted it. Not many are really warming up to “Wii U” but I suspect as some point that’ll be spoken like it was always a part of the language, too.
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Guitar Apprentice Makers Sue Ubisoft Over Rocksmith Patent-Infringement
The British rock band Rocksmith aren’t the only ones suing Ubisoft over the French publisher’s guitar game Rocksmith. Now, the folks who make the instructional guitar game Guitar Apprentice have filed claimed patent infringement against Ubisoft over tech similarities to their own game.
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Nintendo Seeks To Patent The Massively Singleplayer Online Game
Back in 2010, Nintendo filed a patent application for something called a “massively single-playing online game”, something whose interactions don’t take place in real time and what sounds a little Animal Crossing-ish (above).