Tag Archives: patents

Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 22:02 BST

PlayStation patent shows Dual Shock, Move and Eye interacting with TV ads

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A PlayStation patent filed by Sony for turning “television commercials into interactive network video games,” have been dug up by GameNMotion.

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Sun, Feb 19, 2012 | 21:40 GMT

Patents detail possibility of 3D, HD display for Wii U Controller

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Patents filed with the USPTO office by Nintendo show that at some point, the firm was – and still may be – looking to incorporate HD and glasses-free 3D into its tablet-like controller for Wii U.

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Wed, May 18, 2011 | 15:12 BST

Wednesday Shorts: Naughty Bear, TERA, Vindictus, PopCap Android, Black Ops

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Loads of little stuff happening for your Wednesday. More than your brain can handle, so, we’ll make it short and sort-of sweet for you.

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Sat, Jan 08, 2011 | 02:49 GMT

Zenimax trademark applications suggest possible names for upcoming New Vegas DLC

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NeoGAF has found three trademark applications from Zenimax, which has the net figuring the trademarks could indicate the names of possible DLC for Fallout: New Vegas.

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Wed, Apr 15, 2009 | 18:17 BST

Square Enix files trademark for Vanguard Storm

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Square Enix has trademarked Vanguard Storm, according to a Siliconera report.

There’s no details, but, says this 1UP piece, a new Square action game will be revealed in PlayStation: The Official Magazine in just a few weeks.

Is this it? We’ll know soon enough.

Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | 16:36 GMT

ActiBlizz applies for Sing Hero trademark

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If the US government’s Patent and Trademark office’s website is to be believed, Activision’s applied for a trademark for Sing Hero.

Surely it sounds like what it is–a competitor to Sony’s Singstar and Microsoft’s Lips.

Looks as though ActiBlizz bossman Bobby Kotick wasn’t lying during his company’s financial call last month, when he said that five more “Hero” games would be heading our way this year.

Great. More drunken karaoke is in our future.