Nintendo Patents Video Games - GameLinked August 10, 2023

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NINTENDO LAWYERS EXHAUSTED, MISS THEIR FAMILIES

Nintendo files 32 patents, 31 related to TotK

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxwpz/nintendo-files-patents-for-links-abilities-in-tears-of-the-kingdom

First reported by Automaton includes specific character abilities and also loading screens https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20230808-20590/

Patented physics https://twitter.com/eigenbom/status/1689383235388665856

Not out of character, patented looking at interesting things https://twitter.com/eigenbom/status/1689402111119728640

 

 

HEARTS CAPTURED BY HORNY GAME

Baldur’s Gate surpasses TotK as 2023’s highest rated game on Metacritic

https://kotaku.com/baldurs-gate-3-bg3-reviews-metacritic-score-zelda-totk-1850724398

Devs had to fix game-breaking bug caused by the game’s scale https://www.eurogamer.net/baldurs-gate-3-update-fixes-game-breaking-bug-because-theres-too-much-to-do

Hotfix notes https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940/view/6199820457237465522

Horny game https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldurs-gate-3-is-a-relentlessly-horny-video-game

 

PRIDE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT ACTUALLY ACHIEVED

Modern Warfare III will carry over your arsenal from MW2, including cosmetics

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-a-call-of-duty-first-modern-warfare-3-will-share-its-arsenal-with-modern-warfare-2

Announcement https://www.callofduty.com/blog/2023/08/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-II-to-modern-warfare-III-carry-forward

Caveats: https://lmg.gg/Q9DOb (Sports Illustrated)

Feelings of “MWIII is an expansion of MWII” https://lmg.gg/262qS (Insider Gaming)

Blog states “impressive amount” of MWIII-specific content https://lmg.gg/MY5IE (CoD blog)

 

QUICK BITS

 

EA KILLING WAITSTAFF, NO REPURCUSSIONS

EA shuttering servers for older titles

https://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-is-closing-the-servers-for-even-more-old-games-including-dead-space-2-crysis-3-and-mirrors-edge-catalyst/

Also Dante’s Inferno https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/08/ea-is-closing-the-servers-for-three-more-xbox-360-titles-this-year

 no word from EA if titles will still be available on digital storefronts https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-to-shut-down-online-servers-for-three-more-titles

They removed several Battefield games https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/battlefield/legacy-sunset

 

GRAND THEFT OF YOUR WALLET

Take-Two Interactive Software earnings call

https://venturebeat.com/games/take-two-reports-june-quarter-bookings-of-1-2b-up-20/

Hint at GTA 6 launch “significant inflection point in fiscal 2025” https://insider-gaming.com/gta-6-2024-release-date-2/

Asked about RDR for Switch price, says it’s “commercially accurate” https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-ceo-says-red-dead-redemption-port-pricing-is-commercially-accurate

 

WE TRIED TO PLAYTEST BUT COULDN’T SEE ANYTHING

Dark and Darker early access launch

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dark-and-darker-launches-today-just-not-on-steam/1100-6516632/

Fan backlash over them selling character classes in a “Buy to Play game” https://www.pcgamer.com/in-the-face-of-player-backlash-dark-and-darker-developers-say-they-may-stop-selling-character-classes/

Devs have said the game “realistically” had to add microtransactions https://www.pcgamesn.com/dark-and-darker/microtransactions

 

BIG SAD: THE MUSICAL

Stray Gods release

RE: it changing its release date https://www.pcgamer.com/stray-gods-has-changed-its-release-date-to-avoid-baldurs-gate-3-which-changed-its-release-date-to-avoid-starfield/

Some giving high reviews https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/stray-gods-a-roleplaying-musical-review-worthy-of-an-encore/1900-6418099/

Others criticize runtime and minimal story variations https://www.inverse.com/gaming/stray-gods-roleplaying-musical-review-pc

 

 

DENUV-NO

Tekken 8 director says no Denuvo

https://wccftech.com/tekken-8-director-confirms-the-game-wont-feature-denuvo-on-pc/

Harada previously accused Denuvo of harming Tekken 7 performance

https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/984791954872569857

Denuvo in Tekken 8’s EULA, Harada cleared the air in the most Harada way:“ stop your tedious allergic reactions to every single thing & sit quietly (sit the hell down)“ https://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/1688677772116504576