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EA’s Patent Pledge will give competitors free access to accessibility technology

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 24, 2021
4 min

Electronic Arts is announcing a Patent Pledge where it will give competitors and developers free access to its accessibility-related patents and technology. That means...

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Sony patents a VR controller that feels a lot like Valve’s Index

Posted byby Jason Wilson
February 24, 2020
2 min

A recently published patent from Sony Interactive Entertainment suggests that the company is working on a new VR motion controller, similar to those for...

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Sony patent may hint at features of rumored PSVR 2

Posted byby Jason Wilson
October 12, 2019
2 min

A seemingly uninteresting patent recently granted to Sony may reveal some features of the hotly rumored new PSVR 2. Let’s Go Digital first spotted the patent...

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Apple seeks VR patent to bring zombie attacks and talk shows into self-driving cars

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 30, 2018
2 min

In recent weeks, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published Apple patent applications for several fascinating virtual reality concepts, but the latest one...

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New Nintendo patent reveals scroll wheel shoulder buttons

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2015
1 min

A new Nintendo patent published today on Free Patents Online could be giving us a first glimpse into the company’s NX plans. The patent is for...

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Obama says we need more gamers. Who are we to argue?

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 14, 2013
3 min

During his first "Fireside Hangout" on YouTube, President Barack Obama called for education, immigration, and patent reform to support the tech scene, not to mention the American economy.

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A Disney game console? Patent application hints at yes

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 4, 2013
2 min

The house of mouse's next big splash into gaming could be in producing its own video game console.

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Zynga gets slapped with patent lawsuit over credits-based gaming

Posted byby GamesBeat
August 17, 2011
1 min

Game maker Zynga is being taken to court over patents that cover some fundamental aspects of social gaming: credits and prize redemption. Agincourt Gaming,...

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Who invented cloud gaming? T5 Labs tangles with OnLive (exclusive)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
February 15, 2011
3 min

Cloud gaming service OnLive recently announced that it had a fundamental patent on its business of instantly providing sophisticated video games to users over...

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Gaikai isn’t concerned about OnLive’s fundamental patent on cloud gaming

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
December 15, 2010
2 min

OnLive announced yesterday that it had received a fundamental patent on cloud gaming, where users can play high-end games on low-end computers by utilizing...

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