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The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform

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The tabletop gaming industry has exploded over the last few years as millions discovered or rediscovered its joys, but it too is evolving — and The Last Gameboard hopes to be the venue for that evolution. The digital tabletop platform has progressed from crowdfunding to $4M seed round, and having partnered with some of the biggest names in the industry, plans to ship by the end of the year. As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard

Sony Patents Way for Struggling PlayStation Gamers to Connect with ‘Experts’

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A Sony patent for a PlayStation help system has been discovered. The system would allow gamers to have quick access to assistance from experts to get past difficult parts. I would actually like to see what this looks like in progress. The full text of the patent describes the system thus: “The player is then connected to a more experienced player (e.g., the expert) over a communication session, wherein the expert provides gaming assistance (e.g., the expert can help the player get unstuck). Experts can mark themselves“available” at any time,

Sony Patents Ability to Add Trophies to Old, Emulated Games

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A new Sony patent would allow it to add trophies to games that predate the system. | PHILIP FONG/Getty ImagesSony has filed a patent for the ability to add trophies to older, emulated games. This would allow it to retroactively add trophies to games that pre-date the trophy system entirely.The technology described in the patent (spotted by Reddit user u/Bartman013) works "by comparing a memory value of the emulated game to a predetermined value and assigning the one or more trophies to the user based on the detected trophy trigger."The

New Joy-Con Patent Points To Potential Redesign Or Switch Pro Version

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Time Stamp: March 23, 2021 8:28 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Could they really be bringing back the circle pad? By now, you’ve no doubt heard the many swirling rumors about a revision for the Switch, which many have dubbed online as the ‘Switch Pro.’ We’ve been hearing lots and lots of different reports about what the system will be like. Now we also have something that could point to some redesigns for the system’s default controllers, the joy-cons. YouTuber Mike Perez on his Nintendo Academy channel discovered a new patent for the joy-cons. You can see the full video as

Sony Tech For Banana Controllers Discovered

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Credit: Sony In what might be the most unusual news we hear from the gaming industry this week, Sony is apparently trying to patent a way to use bananas as controllers. Well, that’s a bit of a simplistic way to put it: What Sony’s actually done is patent a way to use items players might have around their house as peripheral controllers. We’re still not sure why, but it’s as if there always needs to be a why, anyway. The patent application was originally discovered by GamesIndustry.biz, which showed off

GTA 6 Could Use Rockstar’s New NPC AI Patent in Very Interesting Ways

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World dynamism and immersion might receive significant boosts in the next GTA. One of the most important things about open-world games, and what makes them believable is the various behaviors of NPCs. It’s one of those things that, if everything goes off without a hitch and works perfectly, it’s not really noticed or celebrated all that much. Good NPC behavior is rarely given the praise or adulation it deserves. The opposite, however, is just as true for bad NPC behavior, or NPCs with irrational movements, odd gesturing, or inhuman appearances.

Positron launches Intellectual Property License Program for its VR…

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Time Stamp: September 19, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Positron XR Cinema "Positron is excited to license its technology to accelerate the launch of new XR cinemas. As a result, VR content creators will benefit from more distribution outlets" — Jeffrey Travis, CEO LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) September 20, 2020 Positron, a leading provider of XR Cinema systems, known for its acclaimed Voyager® VR motion chair, announced today the launch of a global intellectual licensing program. The Positron IP Licensing program will make available the patents, designs and software suite of Positron’s award-winning VR chair for partner companies to manufacture