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[-] ApertureUA@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

Need For Speed: Underground 2 (2004) has the arrow. Portal 2 (2011 IIRC?) has ping. Did Sega and EA, respectively, actually get cuts for that or..?

[-] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

In the article it states that:

While EA owns the patent, they’ve generously allowed other games to implement similar mechanics—so far.

It’s a rare case where a patent actually benefits the industry, ensuring that intuitive communication remains available to all developers rather than being locked away.

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

How does Portal 2 have ping? Isn't this a multiplayer mechanism?

[-] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Portal 2 has a whole coop campaign.

[-] ApertureUA@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago

What the other person said + community levels update

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