Palworld Lawsuit, PlayStation Rumors, EA’s Weird AI Ambitions, + More!

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Nintendo and the Pokemon Company finally sue Palworld developer Pocketpair, but it’s for PATENT infringement

https://www.reuters.com/technology/nintendo-pokemon-sue-palworld-producer-patent-infringement-2024-09-19/

Nintendo statement

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2024/240919.html

Lawyer Richard Hoeg points out that “patents are for inventions, not art” https://x.com/HoegLaw/status/1836559790757019912

his “initial gut reaction” is that Nintendo is reaching https://x.com/HoegLaw/status/1836553535028367627

Pocketpair’s statement says they don’t know the specific details https://www.pocketpair.jp/news/news16

Analyst Serkan Toto says it doesn’t look good for Pocketpair https://www.gamesradar.com/games/survival/i-think-this-will-end-bad-for-pocketpair-analyst-says-nintendos-feared-legal-team-wouldnt-sue-palworld-unless-it-was-confident-of-victory/

Says Nintendo would only file the lawsuit if they were able to build a strong case and think they’re gonna win https://lmg.gg/g32iS (GamesRadar)

Last lawsuit like this was launched against Japanese mobile giant COLOPL in 2017, settled in 2021

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/08/five_years_later_nintendos_lawsuit_against_white_cat_project_has_finally_been_settled

Good thing Pocketpair made a BUNCH of money https://hothardware.com/news/palworld-makes-too-much-money

REMASTER OF PUPPETS

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for PC and PS5 leaked by ESRB

https://kotaku.com/horizon-zero-dawn-remastered-leak-esrb-rating-ps5-pc-1851651357

ESRB rating was up until this morning, but here’s a screenshot from a tweet https://x.com/Wario64/status/1836388454378123278

Jeff Grubb says it’s probably happening since we’ve heard about it for a while, also says he believes there will be a State of Play next week https://youtu.be/_KSS0zxxn3w?t=1120

Grubb says there’s also a “less exciting” remaster in the works https://youtu.be/_KSS0zxxn3w?t=1384

Other rumors suggest Resident Evil 9 will be at event https://gameranx.com/updates/id/509639/article/rumor-resident-evil-9-to-be-featured-at-state-of-play-event/

According to Brazilian threads account that said Sept 24th before Jeff Grubb did, and is a little upset that people don’t know that

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1fkmm5r/resident_evil_9_at_state_of_play/

EAI

EA says AI is “the very core” of its business https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-says-ai-is-the-very-core-of-its-business-what-does-that-mean

EA shows off AI tool to generate game worlds, like… a big pile of cardboard boxes

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/ea-shows-concept-video-of-user-generated-game-content-using-ai-tools-and-its-a-world-of-cardboard

“Imagination Creation” video https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1836129684351791337

“Make it more epic” request @1:44

EA is launching a social app for its sports games

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/17/24247276/ea-sports-social-mobile-app

EA says giving videogame characters 'life and persistence' outside of games with AI is a 'profound opportunity,'

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ea-says-giving-videogame-characters-life-and-persistence-outside-of-games-is-a-profound-opportunity-which-is-the-kind-of-talk-that-leads-to-dangerous-holodeck-malfunctions/

Actual good news: third Star Wars Jedi game in the works, but it will be final chapter https://wccftech.com/star-wars-jedi-series-to-get-final-chapter-of-the-trilogy/

QUICK BITS

SNITCHES GET SWITCHES

bunch of questionable Switch 2 leaked images

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1fjp352/photos_of_switch_2_factory_prototypes_have_leaked/

source was a Chinese 3D printing and “reverse design” enthusiast https://x.com/tomwarren/status/1836391172685644221

But the manager of a gaming accessories company says these are real on Weibo

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1fjx2uu/gaming_accessories_manufacturer_manager_says_the/

LO-FI DAWDLE

Krafton doesn’t think Hi-Fi Rush 2 will make money, buyout was creatively motivated

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-don-t-think-hi-fi-rush-2-is-going-to-make-us-money-krafton-ceo-says-tango-gameworks-acquisition-is-about-legacy

https://wccftech.com/we-dont-think-hi-fi-rush-2-is-going-to-make-us-money-says-krafton-ceo/

https://www.eurogamer.net/krafton-acquired-tango-gameworks-to-maintain-its-legacy-rather-than-cash-in

IT’S BEEN AN AGE

Dragon Age: The Veilguard seems to be getting rave impressions from game outlets

IGN praises the character creator https://www.ign.com/articles/dragon-age-the-veilguard-preview-bioware-finally-nails-the-character-creator-ive-always-wanted

Polygon feels reassured that the ten year gap was worth it https://www.polygon.com/impressions/452864/dragon-age-the-veilguard-preview-pc

Its now Sean Booker of CNET’s most anticipated game of the year (at least what remains of it) https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/playing-dragon-age-the-veilguard-made-it-my-most-anticipated-2024-release/

APPROPRIATE FANTASY 16

FF16 producers kindly asks modders not to make anything “offensive or inappropriate”

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/final-fantasy-16-director-naoki-yoshida-asks-that-modders-please-dont-run-amok-with-offensive-or-inappropriate-shenanigans-now-the-games-on-pc/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/17/24247242/final-fantasy-16-naoki-yoshida-pc-mods

This isn’t new for Japanese devs https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/no-offensive-or-inappropriate-final-fantasy-xvi-mods-producer-pleads/

LEAN MEME PLATFORMING MACHINE

The “This is fine” dog is getting a game, or rather a Kickstarter, also I learned the character’s name is “Question Hound”

https://www.vg247.com/you-know-that-this-is-fine-dog-meme-the-original-cartoonist-is-launching-a-kickstarter-to-fund-a-charming-platformer-based-on-it