Activision Publishing, Inc.

Lee M Guinchard

Lee Yat Lam

Stephen N Withers

Karthik Bala

Chan Yuk On

Wai-Loong Lim

George H F Schnakenberg, Iii

Jamie Jackson

Neil Wigfield

Cendru Engstrom

Phillip Hindle

Brian Bright

Jesse Nathaniel Booth

Brent Gibson

Kern Corrigan

Jin Young Han

Nathan Coppard

Yuk On Chan

Travis Andrew Chen

Timothy S Clark

David Osbourn

Philip Hindle

Eric Hirshberg

Clark Wen

Michael Chrzanowski

Duncan Miller

Jared Chan

Tim Clark

Michael Andrew Guy Nimmo

Drew McCrory

A system and method relating to a videogame system comprising videogame software and a videogame peripheral is presented. The presented system and method prevents against the use of certain videogame peripherals with unauthorized videogame software through the use of 'protected' and 'unprotected' inputs.

Videogame peripheral security system and method

A game controller for use with handheld game devices, for example smartphones, includes a cradle for holding the smartphone. The cradle is pivotable between an open position, extending from a base of the game controller, and a closed position in which the cradle is about a bottom wall of the base.

Game controller with clamp for portable device

A peripheral device for use in video gameplay includes circuitry for reading information stored in memory of toys placed on the peripheral device, and for providing that information to a computer device upon which gameplay is provided. The peripheral device includes a feature for holding a portable computer device, for example a computer tablet, in a hands free manner during gameplay. The feature may be a notch in the peripheral device, and the notch may be in a protuberance extending from a housing forming the peripheral device. In addition, the housing may provide storage for storing a game controller for use with the video game.

Contextual play pattern switching system and method

Video game portal

Tablet portal

A music based video game provides an auxiliary palm input on an associated guitar shaped video game controller. In some embodiments, the auxiliary palm input is positioned near a strum input on a body of the guitar shaped video game controller, allowing for simultaneous operation of both the strum input and the auxiliary palm input with one hand. In some embodiments, the auxiliary palm input modifies audio outputs generated in the music based video game. In some embodiments, the auxiliary palm input triggers an alternate game mode, for example, a bonus mode, during video game play of the music based video game.

Music video game with guitar controller having auxiliary palm input

A guitar shaped game controller with a removable neck. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a game controller for a video game system in the shape of a guitar, including a body section generally in the shape of a body of a guitar, the body section including a cutout and a first electrical connector, a latch arm structure coupled to the body section about the cutout, and a neck section generally in the shape of a guitar neck and a headstock, the neck section including, a portion insertable into the cutout of the body section, the portion including an indentation positioned so as to be approximate the latch arm structure when the portion is inserted into the cutout of the body section, the indentation configured to receive at least a portion of the latch arm structure, a second electrical connector having one or more contacts, the second electrical connector configured to couple with the first electrical connector when the portion is inserted into the cutout of the body section, and one or more fret buttons, where each of the one or more fret buttons is electrically connected to at least one of the one or more contacts.

Guitar shaped game controller with removable neck

A disc jockey music-based video game with a controller for the same. The disc jockey music-based video game presents instructive cues for manipulation of the controller and evaluates game player's performance based on the player's compliance with the instructive cues. A display with visual indicators of instructive cues and visual indicators representing player performance may be provided. Additionally, other forms of game player feedback may be provided, for example music, simulated crowd response other forms of generally auditory cues.

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Livermore, CA, United States of America

Lee M Guinchard