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• 02.28.08
  Wiimbledon
  Sports, Games (0)

  On February 19, 2008, an LLC called Mangia Technologies out of Utah filed to protect the trademark Wiimbledon in relation to "entertainment in the nature of Nintendo Wii Tennis tournaments; providing facilities for Nintendo Wii Tennis tournaments". Mork was unable to find much information about Mangia Technologies other than a broken website and a LinkedIn profile for its Owner, one Danny Villarreal. However, the name Wiimbledon seems to already be in use by Steve Bryant and Lane Buschel, a couple of Brooklyn, NY residents who have set up a website at Wiimbledon.net and have gotten a considerable amount of press for their ...
  
  
• 02.23.08
  Dante’s Inferno
  Games (0)

  On February 15, 2008, video game behemoth Electronic Arts filed to protect the trademark Dante's Inferno in relation to "computer game software for use on mobile and cellular phones, handheld computers, computers, video game consoles, both handheld and free standing, and other wireless devices". The filing also covers "a continuing computer game and science fiction show broadcast over television, satellite, audio, and video media" as well as "entertainment services in the field of film and television, namely, the creation, production and distribution of films, videos, animation, and computer generated images". Mork expected to see Capcom as the applicant for this trademark. ...
  
  
• 02.15.08
  DJ Hero
  Games (0)

  On February 8, 2008, video game developer/publisher Activision Publishing filed to protect the trademark DJ Hero in relation to "computer game software and related instruction manual sold together as a unit; interactive video game programs; computer game discs; downloadable software for use in connection with computer games; video game controllers; interactive video game comprised of a CD or DVD sold as a unit with a video game controller". Other than a custom Guitar Hero turntable mod reported by Gizmodo (and GameTrailers.com), and some wishful thinking by gamers, this trademark filing is the first indication of Activision's future plans for the franchise, ...
  
  
• 02.10.08
  Apple
  Games, Electronics (0)

  On February 5, 2008, Apple Inc. filed to protect their Apple trademark in relation to "hand-held units for playing electronic games; hand-held units for playing video games; stand alone video game machines; electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only; LCD game machines; electronic educational game machines; toys, namely battery-powered computer games". Click here to view the trademark application. While analyst predictions and rumors of an Apple handheld gaming unit have been around for a while, little prior to this trademark filing has supported that any kind of "iGame" type unit is actually being developed. The exception was ...
  
  
• 01.27.08
  Guitar Hero On Tour
  Games (0)

  Update: Kotaku has confirmed that Guitar Hero: On Tour will in fact be the DS version of Guitar Hero. Mork was going to say "told you so", but he's not one to gloat. _____ Update 2: On March 19, 2008, Yahoo and IGN, in an "exclusive reveal", revealed that Activision has revealed to them that Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS is in fact real and will coming later this year. Not really a reveal, or an exclusive one. If you had been listening to Mork, you would have known this 2 1/2 months ago. _____ On January 19, 2008, video game ...
  
  
• 01.06.08
  GamesOnline.com
  Games (0)

  On December 28, 2007, American video game company Interplay filed to protect the trademarks GamesOnline and GamesOnline.com in relation to online and downloadable games. These filings are renewals of trademarks for GamesOnline and GamesOnline.com that were filed in 2001 but abandoned in 2002 following Interplay's massive financial troubles. Interplay has owned the GamesOnline.com domain since 1996. While they used to maintain a website, a new site is currently under construction. Further signs that Interplay is restarting its development studio include the recent (December 2007) registering or re-registering of trademarks related to its past games, including Descent, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Die By ...
  
  
• 12.28.07
  Battlestations Pacific
  Games (0)

  On December 20, 2007, video game publisher Eidos Interactive filed to protect the trademark Battlestations Pacific in relation to computer and video game software. Mork is going to go ahead and guess that Battlestations Pacific will be the name of the sequel to Eidos' video game Battlestations Midway. Set in the Pacific during World War II, Battlestation Midway offers a blend of action and real-time tactics allowing players to command their fleets and control their fleet's assets at the same time. The single player campaign is a series of missions from the Battle of Midway to Pearl Harbor. Rumors of a Battlestations ...
  
  
• 12.24.07
  Resistance 2
  Games (0)

  Update: Although SCEA has yet to formally announce the game, Joystiq/PS3 Fanboy reports that details about Resistance 2 appear in the latest Game Informer magazine. _____ On December 18, 2007, video game publisher Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) filed to protect the trademark Resistance 2 in relation to a videogame. Resistance 2 will be the sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man, a first-person shooter developed by Insomniac Games which follows Sgt. Nathan Hale as he and the Earth-based resistance forces attempt to force a mysterious alien invasion out of Great Britain. This filing seems to confirm rampant Resistance 2 rumors around the ...
  
  

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