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PUBG vs. Fortnite: A game-genre copycat face-off heats up
Enlarge / Fortnite’s new Battle Royale mode includes this explosive splash screen. (credit: Epic Games) It’s inevitable: every time a wildly successful video game comes along, imitators quickly follow in its footsteps. The tradition began with Pong and Pac-Man clones, and that practice has continued on PCs, consoles, and smartphones ever since. “Homages” at best and “blatant ripoffs” at worst […]
Axon, maker of the Taser weapon, defeats copycat firm in patent lawsuit
Enlarge / Phazzer’s Enforcer weapon retailed for around $ 600, compared with $ 900 for a comparable Taser weapon. (credit: Phazzer) Axon, the company formerly known as Taser, said Monday that it has successfully defeated a Florida company in a patent lawsuit over its electrical stun gun design. For Axon, the victory is the third […]
HTC’s mobile VR headset won’t be a copycat
HTC is quickly establishing itself as a virtual reality-focused company, and that’s evident with its plans to enter the mobile VR arena. In an interview with CNET, company CFO Chia-lin Chang has revealed that it’s launching a mobile VR headset in 2017 (teased last year) that is “not a phone slapped onto a headset.” It’s […]
