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Nintendo's legal fight with Palworld suffers a reversal as the USPTO reject their patent on character-summoning battle mechanics
Nintendo’s efforts to patent the idea of summoning a videogame character and letting it fight another character have suffered a significant reversal in the USA, even as the Mario makers continue a copyright infringement lawsuit against Palworld developers Pocketpair in Japan. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has now revoked the character-summoning patent in question, though their decision is “non-final”. Nintendo have two months to respond and argue their case. Nintendo have been fighting a legal battle against Pocketpair and Palworld since September 2024, when they filed suit for infringement of patent rights in the Tokyo District Court. If…
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This guide will give you a complete overview of all new video game release dates planned for April 2026 and beyond. Bookmark it, and save up for your favorites!2026 is off to a strong start, with Resident Evil Requiem, Nioh 3, and more arriving in February, followed by the likes of Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia, and Monster Hunter Stories 3 in March.April looks set to be another packed game release month, with Saros, Pragmata, Pokémon Champions, and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream set to hit the shelves.Looking ahead, the year still has plenty of new games worth looking forward to, not…
Arc Raiders boss promoted to Nexon chief backs AI push for "redesigning game development" after building a hit "at a fraction of the cost you'd expect for a AAA game"
A newly released capital markets briefing from publisher Nexon features extensive comments from Patrick Söderlund, CEO of Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios and newly appointed Nexon executive chairman. Söderlund discusses a renewed focus on efficiency, applying Embark’s production lessons to the Nexon collective where possible, and, in his own words, “a topic you’ve heard about from every company this year: AI.”Beneath a slide titled, “Redesigning Game Development,” remarks from Söderlund insist that “every company has a plan” for AI but “most will get it wrong.””They’re committing big investments in tools – but tools won’t help because they’ve misread the challenge,”…
If you love dinosaurs as much as we do, we reckon you’ll love Project Universe, a PvP and PvE Roblox game that allows you to become a huge dinosaur! If you need some assistance in-game because you’re getting beaten up by other dinos, we’ve got all the latest Project Universe codes to redeem, because there’s no need to struggle when the developer is offering help. Codes offer free g-cells, a currency in-game, which you can use to buy more powerful dinosaurs. Take down your enemies – and surroundings – with more ease than ever before. Here are all the new…
You’ll have a bunch of friends, followers, and even alternate characters before you finish Crimson Desert, but one of the most important additions to your team is your dog.During The Greymane’s New Fangs, a quest you’ll undertake after speaking to Naira at camp, you’ll be told about a homeless brown dog that Naira desperately wants to take in.You can conclude this quest by taking in the dog after raising its trust in you, but the game doesn’t do a great job of explaining exactly how that works. For all the details you need to complete The Greymane’s New Fangs quest…
School’s back in session for MTG Secrets of Strixhaven, but don’t expect to be attending math or science classes. This is a magic college, teaching young spellcasters all they need to know about sorcery and dominating one of the best card games in the process.I went along to a digital press briefing for MTG Secrets of Strixhaven last week, and of all the Magic sets we’ve had over the past year, this feels like it’s the most jam-packed with changes. A host of significant new mechanics are entering the academic year arm in arm with the most stacked product lineup…
Teamfight Tactics has had some ridiculously potent loss streak traits over the years. Gizmos and Gadgets’ Mercenaries stashed away delicious loot with each L taken, while managing my Crystal Gambit cashout in K.O. Coliseum led to many-a-firsts. Though I haven’t run into many griefers during my time with Riot Games’ auto chess game, it’s miserable when someone decides to forfeit mid-round, completely derailing your game. New set Space Gods has just landed on PBE, and lead designer Stephen ‘Mortdog’ Mortimer has finally revealed a long-awaited change to how surrendering works. As Mort confirms on X, “now when you surrender, it…
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for April.This time there will be just three games to claim, all of which will be available from April 7 until May 4 for members of all three PlayStation Plus tiers – Essential, Extra and Premium.As previously leaked, April’s PlayStation Plus Essential games include Lords of the Fallen, the 2023 successor to the 2014 game of the same name.Released in October 2023 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, Lords of the Fallen was a reboot of the dark fantasy action-RPG of the same name…
"Players shouldn't feel fully safe" in Arc Raiders even in friendly lobbies, production director says, and after Flashpoint I definitely do not feel safe
Arc Raiders has never been more dangerous. Embark Studios dropped its big Flashpoint update right at the end of March, and it has hit players like four surprise plates added to their squat barbell. Arc Raiders is hard now – or hard again, really, with Flashpoint escalating a game that had teeth in the early days but has long felt solved. In its difficulty and quality-of-life changes, Flashpoint is a major step forward, and it’s right in line with Embark’s goal of keeping players on their toes.After his GDC talk about Arc Raiders’ messy production pivots, production director Caio Braga…