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PS4 may include DRM for used games - Report May 28th 2013, 04:40 Sony may be considering DRM for used games; Twitter protest calls for change.   While Sony has already confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will allow consumers to play used games, to date the company has not detailed specifics of how second-hand software or any associated digital rights management (DRM) will be handled. Still unanswered is the question of whether or not players will be required to pay additional fees to activate a previously owned game. GameTrailers TV host Geoff Keighley believes that Sony may be looking to follow Microsoft's lead by considering DRM for used games in the upcoming generation. "Sony I think has been seen as this kind of white knight so far that’s not going to restrict used games. Based on some of the things I’m hearing, I don’t think that’s entirely true. I can’t see publishers allowing one system to do one thing more than another," he said during a dissection of the Microsoft press conference. Keighley’s comments, which can be heard at the 17 minute mark, suggest that while Sony has not yet officially unveiled details of used games on the device, he doesn’t anticipate it being drastically different to the approach taken by its biggest competitor, Microsoft’s Xbox One. In February this year Sony vice president of Worldwide Studios, Michael Denny said the company would "do the right thing" by consumers with used games on the PlayStation 4. "It's not something that I feel I have any further announcement or comment to make on other than to acknowledge with you that it's a massively important issue, and of course we are going to do the right thing," he said at the time. User famousmortimer on the NeoGAF forum has called for displeased gamers to respectfully tweet at key Sony employees and third-party publishers asking them to (re)consider the move prior to the new console going on sale this holiday season. Head of Sony Hardware Marketing, John Koller responded to the outreach by gamers, tweeting: "This is why I love PlayStation fans--the passion bucket overflows". SCEA producer, Nick Accordino also replied, saying he was: "Humbled by the outpouring of passionate PlayStation fans and their willingness to talk to us directly. Please know that we hear you." GameSpot contacted Sony seeking clarification regarding DRM for used games on the PlayStation 4. A spokesperson declined, saying "we don't comment on rumour and speculation." [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "PS4 may include DRM for used games - Report" was posted by Dan Chiappini on Mon, 27 May 2013 21:40:30 -0700 Microsoft files patent for television achievements May 28th 2013, 02:52 Encourages players to watch nominated events or whole series; may include Gamerscore-style points, avatar items, or physical goods as rewards. A patent filed in November 2011 (and made available to the public this month) for an achievement system when watching television and video programming hints that Microsoft may be considering plans to woo users with virtual and physical rewards, according to a report by GamesIndustry International. "Television viewing tends to be a passive experience for a viewer without many opportunities for the viewer to engage or have interactive experiences with the presented content," reads the application. "To increase interactive viewing and encourage a user to watch one or more particular items of video content, awards and achievements may be tied to those items of video content." Dubbed ’Awards and Achievements Across TV Ecosystems’, the listing can be found on the US Patent and Trademark Office website. It includes potential scenarios to compensate users for viewing specific programming, watching commercials, or interacting with on-screen events as tracked by the Kinect. The latter may include tracking your lounge room to check you’re there, or asking you to "display a product that is imaged by a camera, and the computing system may identify the product". According to the application, spectators who view a single event, such as the Super Bowl, or watch an entire season of video content may be rewarded. "Additionally, by tying the awards and achievements to particular items of video or advertising content, viewers may be encouraged to increase their viewership of the content, thus increasing advertising opportunities," the patent reads. Rewards for viewers could include an increase in an Xbox Gamerscore-style point system, Xbox Live avatar clothing and items, physical goods, or unlocks of previously inaccessible content, though no specifics were provided. GameSpot contacted Microsoft to confirm whether any of the features listed in the patent application will be supported by the company's upcoming Xbox One console. A spokesperson was unavailable for comment at time of publication. This latest filing by Microsoft shares similarities with a previous patent that describes monitoring viewers watching content. [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Microsoft files patent for television achievements" was posted by Dan Chiappini on Mon, 27 May 2013 19:52:08 -0700 Conker series developer working on new Wii U game May 27th 2013, 09:07 Former Rare developer to create new game under his studio Gory Details.   Former Rare project lead for Conker's Bad Fur Day, Chris Seavor, has updated his Twitter feed stating that he's working on a Wii U game under his independent studio Gory Details. Will there be singing poop in Seavor's new game? Seavor posted the following (via NeoGAF): "’..WiiU devkits ain't cheap and it's lookin likely @GoryDetail is gonna need 3 at some point this year ;) (that's top secret btw) heh!". A few hours after that, he posted again that he would be releasing gameplay footage in the next few weeks. Seavor founded Gory Details in 2012 and developed three mobile games to date, with the most recent one being Parashoot Stan that released mid-December last year. [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Conker series developer working on new Wii U game" was posted by Jonathan Toyad on Mon, 27 May 2013 02:07:14 -0700 Microsoft files to recover Xbox One domain May 27th 2013, 02:51 Microsoft seeks to reclaim XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net domains from a UK resident.   Microsoft has started the process to recover the XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net domains, according to a report by Fusible. The Redmond, Washington, software giant has filed a claim with the National Arbitration Forum, a body that functions similarly to a court, to settle the domain ownership dispute. The claim is being made against a London resident who has owned both the XboxOne.com and XboxOne.net domains since December 2011. Leases on the domains are not due to expire until late 2016. Proceedings on the case, number 1501205, were commenced on May 23 this year and are currently listed as pending. Microsoft may have elected to hold off on the motion for the websites prior to announcing its upcoming console’s final name in order to avoid tipping the public off ahead of the device’s unveiling last week. [ Watch Video ] Comment on this video Watch this video in High Def Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Microsoft files to recover Xbox One domain" was posted by Dan Chiappini on Sun, 26 May 2013 19:51:55 -0700

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