
Games can now use mini-games during loading screens as patent expires
Ideally, we’d never have to look at a loading screen at all. They’re pretty boring. Especially on consoles, though, they’re sometimes necessary. It would be nice if we had something to do during these moments of downtime, right? Now, if a developer wants to add a mini-game into its loading screens, it can! For the past 20 years, though, that’s been impossible. Back in 1995, Namco...