indiegames
March 14th, 2010, 16:20
http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/03/160x120_mspatentdlc.jpg (http://kotaku.com/5492963/microsoft-seeks-to-patent-the-dlc-upsell)
A recent patent application (http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=Microsoft&s2=Xbox&OS=Microsoft+AND+Xbox&RS=Microsoft+AND+Xbox) describes a process in which an Xbox Live gamer, invited to a multiplayer session, but missing a critical piece to play (a map, a track, whatever), is offered and may buy it without dropping the invitation. More » (http://kotaku.com/5492963/microsoft-seeks-to-patent-the-dlc-upsell)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:V_sGLiPBpWU)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kotaku/full/~4/msgpkyhI5fw
More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/msgpkyhI5fw/microsoft-seeks-to-patent-the-dlc-upsell)
A recent patent application (http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=Microsoft&s2=Xbox&OS=Microsoft+AND+Xbox&RS=Microsoft+AND+Xbox) describes a process in which an Xbox Live gamer, invited to a multiplayer session, but missing a critical piece to play (a map, a track, whatever), is offered and may buy it without dropping the invitation. More » (http://kotaku.com/5492963/microsoft-seeks-to-patent-the-dlc-upsell)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:H0mrP-F8Qgo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:D7DqB2pKExk</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:D7DqB2pKExk) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/kotaku/full?i=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:V_sGLiPBpWU</img> (http://feeds.gawker.com/~ff/kotaku/full?a=msgpkyhI5fw:Kda3j7VP7i4:V_sGLiPBpWU)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kotaku/full/~4/msgpkyhI5fw
More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/msgpkyhI5fw/microsoft-seeks-to-patent-the-dlc-upsell)