Category: Video Games

ZeniMax Media files several trademarks for Dragon Shout “Fus Ro Dah”

Post author By J.B.
Post date April 11, 2012
10 Comments on ZeniMax Media files several trademarks for Dragon Shout “Fus Ro Dah”

Last year the dragon shout “Fus Ro Dah” became wildly popular after a video was released showing a character shouting “Fus Ro Dah!” causing a shockwave that knocked a person off a table.

Now, ZeniMax Media has submitted six different trademark applications for “Fus Ro Dah” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office that cover a wide range of goods and services from computer game software to entertainment services.

Here’s a brief look at each of the trademark applications that were submitted on April 4, 2012.

Serial Number: 85589286
Computer game software for use with computers and video game consoles; downloadable computer game software offered via the internet and wireless devices; cell phone cases; downloadable cell phone ringtones; digital tablet cases; smart phone cases; mouse pads; eyeglass cases; head phones

Serial Number: 85589288
Computer and video game user instruction manuals; magazines, books, and pamphlets concerning video games; computer and video game strategy guide books and magazines; trading cards, maps, posters, advertisement boards of paper or cardboard, art prints

Serial Number: 85589291
Bags, namely, backpacks, duffel bags, knapsacks, book bags, athletic bags, and cosmetic bags, sold empty

Serial Number: 85589294
Clothing, namely, T-shirts, shirts, sweatshirts, fleece pullovers; headwear, namely, hats

Serial Number: 85589296
Toys and action figures; playing cards, dice, and board games; bobble-head dolls; sporting equipment

Serial Number: 85589298
Entertainment services, namely, providing on-line interactive computer games and providing information relating to electronic computer games via the internet

With the popularity of “Fus Ro Dah”, ZeniMax obviously has an interest in protecting its intellectual property, but this many trademarks hints at much more though.

At the time of this story, ZeniMax Media has made no official announcement regarding “Fus Ro Dah”.

If you haven’t seen the video, you can watch it below.

Discussion: Cinema Blend, Computerandvideogames.com, Destructoid, Edge, El Mundo.es, Escapist Magazine, Eurogamer.net, Game Rant, Game Informer, Gameranx, GameSpot, G4 TV (blog), GameZone, Jeux Video.fr, Joystiq, Komputer Świat (komunikaty prasowe), Kotaku, Kotaku Australia, MCV, Multiplayer.it, OnlineWelten.com, PC Gamer Magazine, PC Games, Techdirt, TheGamersHub, tweakers.net, Videogameszone, Side Mission (blog) and VG247

Tags Bethesda, Dragon Shout, Dragon Shouts, featured, Fus Ro Dah, Unrelenting Force, Zenimax, ZeniMax Media

News Trademarks Video Games

Microsoft files trademark for “Avatar Motocross Madness” game [UPDATED]

Post author By J.B.
Post date April 10, 2012
2 Comments on Microsoft files trademark for “Avatar Motocross Madness” game [UPDATED]

Microsoft Corporation filed a trademark application on April 5, 2012, for “Avatar Motocross Madness” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The goods and services in the trademark filing (Serial Number: 85590644) cover “Game software” and “Providing a website featuring information in the field of games and home entertainment; entertainment services, namely, providing online video games”.

Motocross Madness was first released by Microsoft Games back in 1998 for the PC, followed by a sequel in 2000.

Based on the title, “Avatar Motocross Madness”, it sounds like Microsoft may be releasing Motocross Madness on the Xbox 360 and allow you to create and use your own avatar in the game with the Kinect.

As of today, Microsoft has made no announcement regarding “Avatar Motocross Madness”.

UPDATE: As MCV reports, “Two screenshots posted to PlayXBLA have been released in effort to tease the new title ahead of its reveal during Microsoft’s E3 press conference.”

Talking about this story: Xbox 360: The Official Xbox Magazine, Shack News, Eurogamer.it, VG247, GameZone, Eurogamer.pt, Multiplayer.it, Eurogamer.net, VG Nett, Videogamer.com and N4g

(Image of Motocross Madness via Microsoft.com)

Tags Avatar Kinect, Avatar Motocross Madness, game software, microsoft, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Games, Microsoft trademark, Microsoft trademarks, Motocross Madness, Motocross Madness 2, united states patent and trademark office, video games

News Technology Video Games

Ubisoft working on something called “Talk and Play” according to domains

Post author By J.B.
Post date April 5, 2012

New domain names registered by Ubisoft have revealed that the company could be working on something called “Talk and Play”.

On April 3, 2012, Ubisoft Entertainment registered the domains UbiTalkandPlay.com (Whois) as well as Ubi-Loud.com (Whois). The registration of the hyphenated name Ubi-Loud.com follows an earlier registration of UbiLoud.com (without the hyphen) that was reported this week.

Obviously, “talk and play” appears to be a reference to gamers chatting it up while playing video games.

As I mentioned in a previous post, the registration of Ubiloud.com followed the announcement that Ubisoft would launch a cloud-based storage system that will allow players to save game data across multiple devices such as an iPhone and iPad.

With any new domain registration, it’s tough to speculate what a company’s intentions are, so it may be some time before we know of the company’s plans.

At the moment, none of the domains resolve to a web page and Ubisoft has made no official announcement. Nor has the company filed any trademark applications for “Talk and Play” or “UbiLoud” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

(Image of Ubisoft San Francisco office via Ubisoft.com)

Tags speculation, Talk and Play, Ubi, Ubi Loud, Ubi Talk and Play, Ubiloud, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Loud

News Video Games

Microsoft Corporation privately registers slew of “Halo: Infinity” domain names

Post author By J.B.
Post date April 4, 2012
11 Comments on Microsoft Corporation privately registers slew of “Halo: Infinity” domain names

Microsoft has made some interesting domain name registrations this week, picking up several “Halo Infinity” domains like HaloInfinity.net (Whois) and HaloInfinityMultiplayer.com (Whois) through the internet brand protection company MarkMonitor.

Microsoft didn’t stop there either.

Additional domain names that were registered include: HaloInfinity.org, HaloInfinity.co.uk, HaloInfinity.mobi, HaloInfinity.de, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.net, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.org, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.co.uk, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.mobi and HaloInfinityMultiplayer.de.

Infinity was a popular multiplayer level exclusive only to the PC for Halo: Combat Evolved, so it’s possible Microsoft will be offering it as a multiplayer map for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

Other domains that were registered the same week through MarkMonitor include SpartanOps.org (Whois), SpartanOps.net, and MorethanJustamap.com (Whois). These too, were privately registered.

Microsoft hasn’t officially been confirmed as the buyer of the Halo: Infinity domains since the registrant of each name is hidden behind Whois privacy, but the names were registered through MarkMonitor, and Microsoft is among their high-profile clients. Microsoft’s own Microsoft.com is registered through MarkMonitor.

I won’t speculate on what Microsoft is planning, but to register this many names means something is on the way.

None of the domains resolve to a web site at the time of this story going online, and Microsoft has not announced anything official.

[Updated Apr 5, 2012 at 9:50am EST:. Microsoft registered additional domains including: SpartanOps.in, SpartanOps.jp, SpartanOps.tw, SpartanOps.co.uk, SpartanOps.mobi, SpartanOps.de, HaloInfinity.in, HaloInfinity.jp, HaloInfinity.tw, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.in, HaloInfinityMultiplayer.jp and HaloInfinityMultiplayer.tw.]

Discussion: GameSpot, Joystiq, N4G, IGN, VG247, Game Rant, Geek, tweakers.net, MCV, NOW Gamer, G4 TV (blog), Cinema Blend, This is Xbox, Xbox 360 The Official Xbox Magazine, Computerandvideogames.com, Xbox 360 Achievements, Shack News, Gameranx, Game Revolution, Complex.com, GamingBolt (blog), Capsule Computers, Halo Waypoint, iNSIDE, Softpedia, NeoGAF, Videogameszone, Geeky Gadgets, juegosDB, PlayNation, Buddha Gaming and GameZone

Tags featured, Halo, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo: Infinity, Halo: Infinity Multiplayer, MarkMonitor, microsoft, Microsoft domains, xbox

News Video Games

Ubisoft planning “Might and Magic: Duel of Champions” game [UPDATED]

Post author By J.B.
Post date April 1, 2012

[UPDATED April 23, 2012:. Ubisoft announced Might & Magic Duel of Champions. “Might & Magic Duel of Champions is the free online card game set in the fantastic Might & Magic universe. Choose a hero and build his army with Unit, Spell and Fortune cards to defeat your opponents in epic card battles. Experience the time-tested factions of the Might & Magic universe in a completely new format. Discover a wealth of beautifully illustrated game cards, featuring all the well-known characters, spells and heroes from the Might & Magic series of games.”]

ORIGINAL STORY:.

It appears Ubisoft has inadvertently released details of a new installment in the Might and Magic video game series called Might and Magic: Duel of Champions.

On March 30, 2012, Ubisoft registered a handful of new domain names that point to the game like MightandMagicDuelofChampions.com (Whois) and DuelofChampions.com (Whois).

In all, four domain names related to the game title were registered including:

duel-of-champions.com
duelofchampions.com
mightandmagicduelofchampions.com
mm-doc.com

Ubisoft Entertainment has not announced anything about the game’s release date or developer.

As of the time of writing, none of the domains resolve to a website.

In October 2011, Ubisoft released Might & Magic Heroes VI (pictured above), part of the Heroes of Might and Magic series.

Tags Duel of Champions, featured, Might and Magic, Might and Magic: Dual of Champions, MM, MM: Duel of Champions, Role-playing games, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Entertainment, Ubisoft games