Ben Yamada
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Gamers Rise Up: Antitrust and the Death of the Disc

After preaching, “Play Has No Limits” for thirty years, Sony has regrettably renounced its pro-gamer mantra. This summer, PlayStation owners wept as Sony announced a string of policies that seek to claw back power from players. Sony’s decision to end the production of physical discs for future PlayStation titles comes as a knife in the

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Ben Yamada August 31, 2026
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Nintendo and the Limits and Risks of 
Videogame Patentability

The gaming world has been watching as Nintendo and The Pokémon Company wage a controversial legal battle against Palworld developer, Pocketpair. What started as a joke about Pocketpair’s game featuring “Pokémon with guns” has escalated into a serious discussion about the future of game development—and a recent decisioBy the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the

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Ben Yamada February 3, 2026
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