1. 📰 Nintendo’s Monster Capturing Patent Got Rejected by Japan’s Patent Office Due to Lack of Originality (direct link) (👍569 👎2)

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Nintendo’s Monster Capturing Patent Got Rejected by Japan’s Patent Office Due to Lack of Originality

In a surprising, or rather not so surprising, twist, Nintendo’s patent for its monster capturing mechanic in Pokémon got rejected by Japan’s Patent Office. However, the Japan Patent Office rejected the application, citing that the patent lacked originality as similar mechanics already existed in prior games. How Nintendo’s Patent Application Could Go ForwardKnowing how persistent Nintendo’s legal team is means that the lawsuit isn’t going anywhere. For starters, it can amend its patent application to address the JPO’s objections or appeal the decision through Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court. The JPO’s findings support that defense, showing that similar mechanics existed across multiple franchises well before Nintendo’s patent filing. 🖊️️🤖

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2. 📰 Steam Deck - Display-Off Downloads - Steam News (direct link) (👍262 👎0)

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Display-Off Downloads

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3. 🖼️ Attached a powerbank that hooks up to the 3DS XL WITH CLOTHES BUTTONS (direct link) (👍46 👎3)

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Pretty cool mod, had the idea for a while but im really happy with the execution!

Posted by Ajzak

4. 📰 US government uses Halo images in a call to ‘destroy’ immigration, Microsoft declines to comment (direct link) (👍22 👎1)

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US government uses Halo images in a call to ‘destroy’ immigration, Microsoft declines to comment

The post continues a pattern by the Trump administration of co-opting copyrighted material without permission for use as propaganda. Several hours after the White House post, the Department of Homeland Security put up its own Halo image with the message “Destroy the Flood,” and a link to the ICE recruitment page. (Image credit: Homeland Security (Twitter))Where the Trump-as-Master Chief post is merely cringeworthy, the Homeland Security message is flat-out dangerous. GameStop, apparently comfortable spreading the US government’s anti-immigrant propaganda, retweeted the White House tweet with another image of Trump dressed as Master Chief, with the fat-faced JD Vance meme in the background as Cortana. I can’t even begin to guess at this point—I can only force you to look at it, as I had to 🖊️️🤖

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5. 📰 OutRun: Amiga Edition by reassembler (direct link) (👍21 👎0)

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OutRun: Amiga Edition by reassembler

An optimized port of SEGA’s 1986 arcade game OutRun, utilizing the original 68000 assembly code, to mid-spec Commodore Amiga computers. Whilst small compromises have been made to accommodate differences between the arcade hardware and the Amiga - this looks and plays almost identical to the original.

InstallationFull instructions are provided in the bundled readme.txt, but the arcade ROMs (not included) must be converted to a format suitable for the Amiga with the supplied Python script. The folder structure, should then be transferred to a folder on your Amiga. You’ll need a small amount of familiarity with the Amiga to get this running. 🖊️️🤖

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6. 🖼️ [Official Art] Broken Bridge - the Last of Us (direct link) (👍14 👎0)

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7. 📰 PT is on C64 now (direct link) (👍14 👎0)

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P.T. (C64) by Haplo

is on C64 now! (Playable Teaser) is one of the most discussed games ever made. It was a 2014 interactive teaser for the video game Silent Hills, a cancelled instalment in the Silent Hill series. You have woken up in room that leads to a strange corridor, which continuously loops and changes itself. The C64 version of P.T. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by mischk

8. 📰 Nintendo just F*CKED up REAL bad with Palworld (direct link) (👍19 👎6)

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- YouTube

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9. 📰 PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November: Stray, EA Sports WRC 24, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (direct link) (👍12 👎0)

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PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November: Stray, EA Sports WRC 24, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Stray, EA Sports WRC 24, and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator will be available to PlayStation Plus members from Tuesday November 4 until Monday December 1. View and download imageDownload the image close CloseStray | PS4, PS5Lost, injured and alone, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city. View and download imageDownload the image close CloseEA Sports WRC 24 | PS5From the team that developed the award-winning Dirt Rally series comes the brand-new official game of the FIA World Rally Championship. View and download imageDownload the image close CloseTotally Accurate Battle Simulator | PS4, PS5Be the leader of red and blue wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places and fantasy worlds. View and download imageDownload the image close CloseLast chance to add PlayStation Plus Games for October to your libraryPlayStation Plus members have until Monday November 3 to add Alan Wake 2, Goat Simulator 3 and Cocoon to their game library. 🖊️️🤖

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10. 📰 ‘Points, clicks, and misery’ - Civvie11 plays I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (direct link) (👍12 👎0)

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11. 📰 Green Beret C16 by Arlasoft (direct link) (👍6 👎0)

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Green Beret C16 by Arlasoft

Drawing the map, getting the sprites on screen, moving them about with animation - the hard work’s already been done! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MemoryEventually with all that working correctly I now had about 7kb of RAM left to actually implement all the gameplay, sound, title screen, game over, disk routines etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Disk LoadingHaving put all the map data in the 2,048 bytes at $0200-09FF I hit a snag when trying to load map data from disk for levels 2-4. It cost perhaps 100 bytes but was well worth it to have the map data safely tucked away in an area of memory that is not normally used. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The C16 version of CharPad was invaluable, here is the character set and part of the map for Level 1. 🖊️️🤖

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12. 📰 Family Computing Interviews Jack Tramiel after Atari Purchase (1985) (direct link) (👍2 👎0)

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Family Computing Interviews Jack Tramiel after Atari Purchase (1985)

Earlier this winter, Tramiel invited FAMILY COMPUTING to his office for a private talk, in which he outlined his four-pronged approach to the computer market. He expects to keep the Atari videogame business going, and says he’ll keep selling and improving the Atari 800XL line. So, I didn’t have it in mind to buy Atari, but just to start a new computer business, which in my opinion the world needs. Tramiel: I want to have an Atari computer in every single home. This Atari computer is not a business computer, which you use for receivables or inventory. 🖊️️🤖

Posted by monica_b1998

Inactive communities 👻

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• Steam Deck
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• PlayStation | PS5
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• Nintendo Switch
  • Community for stuff around the Nintendo Switch
• SBC Gaming
  • SBC Gaming is for Single Board Computer aimed to play video-games, also called Retro Handhelds
• DOS Gaming
  • This community covers DOS gaming from all angles - reviews, tips and tricks, new releases, troubleshooting, organizing multiplayer events and, of course, good ole nostalgia posts.
• iOSGaming
  • iOS Gaming News, Discussion and Recommendations.

Here is a popular post from one of the inactive communities. 🪦♻️

💬 Can someone smarter than me please help with a ssd question? (direct link), posted in PlayStation | PS5 (👍8 👎0)

Got a PS5! Need a faster storage drive (m.2 SSD) that isn’t too expensive (under $400). I don’t know anything about these, so any simple suggestions for brands or where to buy are welcome!

Translation: (Not needed, text is in English) 🖍🤖

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