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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

game mechanics aren't patentable?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They aren't supposed to be but if you have enough money anything can be patentable, copyrightable, or trademarkable.

[–] ICastFist 1 points 1 month ago

Some douche had (still has?) all the trademarks on anything Edge related to games

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Load screen minigames was patented for quite a few years, it's the reason we couldn't have fun while waiting for the game to load. The patent has run out tho I think, but nowadays it doesn't matter cause SSDs

[–] ICastFist 3 points 1 month ago

Just wait a few more years and SSDs won't matter, loading screens will take forever again

[–] Charzard4261 2 points 1 month ago

They have been for the longest time, and it's as ridiculous as it sounds.