In news that might be apropos of nothing, Sony Interactive Entertainment has officially trademarked the Sunset Overdrive brand, making the former Xbox exclusive an officially owned Sony IP. When developer Insomniac Games took its crazy, hyp...

Activision is once again in a legal tangle over matters concerning its billion-dollar shooter, Call of Duty. This latest courtroom soiree revolves around the publisher's use of the word "Warzone" in the title of its uber-successful battle r...

Eagle-eyed folk over at ResetEra have spotted a brand new trademark from publisher Bandai Namco, one that suggests the possibility of a brand new sequel in the legendary Tales series. The trademark for "Tales of Luminaria" was quietly filed...

Square Enix has announced that it will be holding a live stream this weekend to celebrate the 26th anniversary of quirky Super Famicom RPG Live A Live.Originally released back in 1994, Live A Live shook up the RPG scene by infusing several ...

Ubisoft's Gods & Monsters recently underwent some rebranding, switching its name to the demonstrably-worse Immortals Fenyx Rising a few weeks ago. It has gone over like a lead balloon. In fact, it had our team wondering if we ...

In delightfully weird news from Japan, Nintendo - along with Creatures Inc. and Game Freak - have applied for several new trademarks relating to the design and realisation of Pi!car!, which appears to be an environmentally sound, Pikachu-th...

Square Enix has recently filed new trademarks in Australia and Europe for Live A Live, a Super Famicom based RPG that is yet to see the light of day outside of Japan in any official form.Released way back in 1994, Live A Live featured numer...

Sega has filed several new Sakura Wars trademarks in Japan. The legendary publisher developer has laid claim to the names "Sakura Wars B.L.A.C.K.", (as well as simply "B.L.A.C.K."), Sakura Kakumei (roughly translates as "Revolution"), and S...

It appears that the official logo for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Series X console brand has been revealed. The stark symbol was first spotted on the Justia Trademarks website by Reddit users.According to the site, the monochromatic design wa...

A new trademark has been spotted on the European Global Brand Database for Mr. Driller: Drill Land, an entry in the subterranean puzzle series that launched in Japan in 2002 but never found its way west.This action by Bandai Namco is even m...

Over the course of last week, fans of EA's seemingly-forgotten series Skate were feeling a little blue, as reports filtered through the internet that the publisher had legally abandoned the trademark, essentially cancelling the series itsel...

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan has filed new trademarks for "PS6", "PS7", "PS8", "PS9" and, you guessed it, "PS10".Of course, this is no strict confirmation of plans to release said five consoles over the next few decades, this is mor...

A trailer has unofficially surfaced online for the next game in Electronic Arts' tower strategy series Plants vs. Zombies. As predicted by the European trademark spotted last week, Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville will be the tit...

Creative Assembly have filed a new trademark with the UK's Intellectual Property Office, which appears to reveal plans for the next release in Sega's Total War Saga strategy sub-series.The trademark, first spotted by Redditor zhxws, is for ...

Electronic Arts has filed a new trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office for a project known as Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville.There are no substantial details relating to this mystery title, but the trad...

Sega Games Japan has filed a mysterious trademark for "Nights Dream Wheel", which is leaving some fans with hushed hopes that the weird world of NiGHTS might be prepping for a comeback.The NiGHTS franchise came into being way back in 1996 w...

This past weekend, Square Enix filed a trademark in Europe for "Collection of Mana", following on from a similar trademark filed in Japan back in February of this year.While this of course is no official announcement or confirmation of anyt...

Super Monkey Ball, probably the purest platformer ever, might roll back into our lives. At long last. Gematsu reports that Sega recently filed a trademark in Japan for Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball. Tabegoro translates to "ripe," "in season,"...

Does anyone remember Rockstar Games announcing Agent, way back in 2009? Hell, does anyone remember 2009? The video gaming world has sure picked up a pace since then. Regardless, Take-Two Interactive, publisher for many Rockstar titles, has ...

A trademark doesn't necessarily mean confirmation of a project, but I can easily see Nintendo following through on this pair they filed this month. Japanese Nintendo uncovered two trademarks: "Mario vs. Donkey Kong" and "Spirit Tracks," whi...

Here's hoping a certain prince rolls into Tokyo Game Show later this month. Watchful Katamari Damacy fans noticed two recently-filed trademarks for Bandai Namco's roll-'em-up series. The first, Katamari Damacy Reroll, was registered in Euro...

I'll seize any halfway relevant opportunity to gush about Endless Ocean for a bit, so here goes. The Arika-developed, Nintendo-published series of underwater exploration games was a real highlight of the Wii era for me. I enjoy learning abo...

This weekend, Bandai Namco Japan announced that they have filed a trademark for Battle Breeders. And that's that. No hints, platforms, dates. Just "Battle Breeders".At face value, it sounds like some form of monster-raising/combat title, so...

Is it the right time for Onimusha to return? Earlier this month, Capcom filed trademarks for Onimusha in multiple regions, rekindling hope for fans of the early 2000s action-adventure series. With games like Nioh catching on in a surprising...

Whilst Nintendo appear to be the masters of consistent trademark applications, one such legal declaration, filed earlier this month, looks like a pretty amusing piece of software.The trademark is for an app intended for use with Google Home...