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MikeCapone on July 26, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Making of Warcraft 1: Origin of the series & c...

This makes me wonder; would it be possible to get software patents on various game mechanics? What if the first RTS producer had patented a lot of it? Is that so different from smartphone interface patents?

michaelbuckbee on July 26, 2012 [–]

Yes, there are some that have already been granted. The most famous one I'm aware of is the patent on having mini-games in loading screens:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/03/patents-on-video-game-...

fsckin on July 26, 2012 | [–]

Kinda like this?

http://kotaku.com/5595453/youtube-easter-egg-lets-you-play-s...

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