Palworld developer reports Nintendo has sued over 3 Pokémon patents for just $66,000 in damages, but a video game IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean ‘burning millions of dollars’

Palworld developer reports Nintendo has sued over 3 Pokémon patents for just ,000 in damages, but a video game IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean ‘burning millions of dollars’

Today, Palworld developer Pocketpair published a report detailing the terms of the intellectual property lawsuit Nintendo filed against the studio in September. When Nintendo announced its lawsuit, it claimed that Palworld “infringes multiple patent rights” but did not specify which patents were being claimed, leaving us to speculate whether Nintendo would bring its legal guns … Read more

Early adopters of YouTube Music Premium will soon have to say goodbye to their discount (Update)

Early adopters of YouTube Music Premium will soon have to say goodbye to their discount (Update)

Update: November 8, 2024 (4:20 PM ET): A Google spokesperson said this Android Authority that several markets, not including the US, will see the price change after the three-month grace period: We are updating the price for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium for new and current subscribers in Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, … Read more

Apple’s M4 running in the redesigned Mac mini is marginally faster than the same SoC running in the MacBook Pro in the Premiere Pro 4K Export Test

Apple’s M4 running in the redesigned Mac mini is marginally faster than the same SoC running in the MacBook Pro in the Premiere Pro 4K Export Test

The use of TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process for the M4 series has made Apple’s latest chipsets thermally more efficient, but that doesn’t mean a capable cooling solution should be ignored in the rest of the hardware setup. Depending on how robust that solution is, we might even get more performance out of the M4, as … Read more

Winos4.0 hides in gaming apps to hijack Windows systems. • The register

Winos4.0 hides in gaming apps to hijack Windows systems. • The register

Criminals use game-related applications to infect Windows systems with a malicious software framework called Winos4.0 that gives the attackers full control over compromised machines. The malware, which appears to have been rebuilt from Gh0strat, consists of several components that each perform different functions, according to Fortinet. The security shop discovered “multiple” samples hidden in the … Read more

Out of nowhere, after 14 years, Sega kills one of the few sources of legal ROMs on the entire internet, while removing 60 classic games

Out of nowhere, after 14 years, Sega kills one of the few sources of legal ROMs on the entire internet, while removing 60 classic games

Sega has suddenly announced that 60 classic games from its back catalog are about to be removed from Steam. It’s not like you’ll be lacking ways to play, say, Streets of Rage after these versions of the games come out, but the removals are notable for a few reasons, including the fact that these are … Read more