EA, Activision, Zynga, TakeTwo, and Konami have been hit with lawsuits from a company called Virtual Gaming Technologies, LLC. alleging each company has made violations regarding two patents it holds the rights to.
Virtual Gaming Technologies claims,
"That many of the most popular sports gaming franchises in the world are infringing on its patents covering interactive games that are based on events occurring in real time, like letting a fantasy sports owner trade players mid-game depending on their real-life counterparts' performance." One of the patents in question also covers "interactive games based on real-time or taped television broadcasts."
Virtual Gaming Technologies has specifically mentioned EA's Madden, FIFA, and NHL series, Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2015, Take-Two's NBA 2K15 and WWE 2K16, Zynga's NFL Showdown and Activision's NASCAR The Game: Inside Line just name a few.
The company has filed at least 16 lawsuits hitting everyone from fantasy sports like Draft Kings and Fan Duel. Now the video game entertainment scene.
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