Brendan Sinclair
@brendansinclair.bsky.social
Recovering game journalist, now simply a journalist.
Context-Free Patent Art: https://www.tumblr.com/contextfreepatentart
Context-Free Patent Art: https://www.tumblr.com/contextfreepatentart
The banana patent, for those who missed it. US application 20210031110:
September 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The banana patent, for those who missed it. US application 20210031110:
Sony already applied for a patent on a literal banana controller, and now it's looking for one on a motion-sensing orb. I love this kind of stuff.
September 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sony already applied for a patent on a literal banana controller, and now it's looking for one on a motion-sensing orb. I love this kind of stuff.
We did come close once.
September 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
We did come close once.
Nintendo seems to have a renewed interest in light guns as well, although this one seems to be for location-based entertainment like the Nintendo areas at Universal theme parks.
September 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Nintendo seems to have a renewed interest in light guns as well, although this one seems to be for location-based entertainment like the Nintendo areas at Universal theme parks.
Sorry, sorry. Forgot this guy.
September 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Sorry, sorry. Forgot this guy.
Here's a patent applicant who imagines using the M-rated game where you torture a guy with a nail gun and blowtorch as a way to teach basic colours to children in the age group of 0-4.
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here's a patent applicant who imagines using the M-rated game where you torture a guy with a nail gun and blowtorch as a way to teach basic colours to children in the age group of 0-4.
Interesting, Sony just applied for a patent on a haptic feedback system for a gun accessory. Sounds a bit like the old Time Crisis arcade guns that would give a kick of recoil when you pulled the trigger.
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Interesting, Sony just applied for a patent on a haptic feedback system for a gun accessory. Sounds a bit like the old Time Crisis arcade guns that would give a kick of recoil when you pulled the trigger.
Auspicious and unintentional favorite.
September 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Auspicious and unintentional favorite.
Virtual Boy turns 30 tomorrow. Here's some patent art to celebrate.
August 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Virtual Boy turns 30 tomorrow. Here's some patent art to celebrate.
Restaurant I ate at tonight had this on the wall, which is definitely a Choice.
August 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Restaurant I ate at tonight had this on the wall, which is definitely a Choice.
Thank you, this is instantly fantastic.
August 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thank you, this is instantly fantastic.
You're more of an Infinium Lapboard type? I get it.
July 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You're more of an Infinium Lapboard type? I get it.
Video games, 2021 - 2025
![Tarot card meme Twitter post.
Pic 1: Me, absolutely twisted, coming home with a load of swords.
Pic 2 [man sitting in bed, holding face in hands, bunch of swords hanging on the wall]: Me waking up the next day with a room full of swords](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zrej2jrok7fd3qvp5xez7seh/bafkreigl2uqb5kopzb7j67ihwxc4ckstfnxwxg6mjt35cjy74nbfx7qawi@jpeg)
July 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Video games, 2021 - 2025
July 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Saw Pixar's Elio, which was pretty good as-is. Then went back and watched the teaser trailer they released a couple years ago, and they changed a ton. Really want to see the original director's version they test screened now.
July 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Saw Pixar's Elio, which was pretty good as-is. Then went back and watched the teaser trailer they released a couple years ago, and they changed a ton. Really want to see the original director's version they test screened now.
Happy to report that the original Switch puppy tongue stickers I backed on Kickstarter are fully compatible with Switch 2.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
June 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Happy to report that the original Switch puppy tongue stickers I backed on Kickstarter are fully compatible with Switch 2.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/157...
Watching The Accountant for the first time and it has become a wonderfully nostalgic time capsule of 2016.
May 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Watching The Accountant for the first time and it has become a wonderfully nostalgic time capsule of 2016.
Setting a calendar reminder so I can celebrate Food Shaking Seasoning Apparatus And Associated Non-Fungible Token Patent Day on this day every year from now on.
May 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Setting a calendar reminder so I can celebrate Food Shaking Seasoning Apparatus And Associated Non-Fungible Token Patent Day on this day every year from now on.
My favorite bit is that if you have a complaint, they tell you to send it by mail, and they will not reply.
"If you have any feedback about our WEB page, you can write us at the address shown above. However, due to our limited corporate staff, we are unable to provide a direct response."
"If you have any feedback about our WEB page, you can write us at the address shown above. However, due to our limited corporate staff, we are unable to provide a direct response."
May 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My favorite bit is that if you have a complaint, they tell you to send it by mail, and they will not reply.
"If you have any feedback about our WEB page, you can write us at the address shown above. However, due to our limited corporate staff, we are unable to provide a direct response."
"If you have any feedback about our WEB page, you can write us at the address shown above. However, due to our limited corporate staff, we are unable to provide a direct response."
Yesterday's Context-Free Patent Art was a doozy.
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April 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Yesterday's Context-Free Patent Art was a doozy.
www.tumblr.com/contextfreep...
www.tumblr.com/contextfreep...