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Hot on the heels of trademarking 'Fus Ro Dah' comes the news that ZeniMax, Bethesda's parent company, have also picked up the rights to the word 'dragonborn'. The trademark covers "Computer game software for use with computers and video game consoles; downloadable computer game software offered via the internet and wireless devices". The move possibly marks an increased level of aggression in trademark protection from ZeniMax, who recently provided the creator of the Dragon Shout Skyrim map app with a copyright infringement notice as well. Wizards of the Coast are probably fuming. Source: Fusible

Whenever a developer sells something through Origin, EA takes a cut - but not for the first 90 days of sales, if you're an indie with a game ready to go. EA announced yesterday that Origin will waive its distribution fees to indie games crowdfunded by Kickstarter and IndieGoGo. Brian Fargo and Jane Jensen both voiced support for the move, which is also receiving widespread support from most indie developers. Expect Wasteland 2 to be one of the first games to take advantage of the system. Source: PC Gamer

In what can surely only be described as a Sign of the Times, an Android app is now available that tells you whether or not the Diablo III servers are up, down, or shaking it all around. The Diablo 3 Server Checker is made by Eluamous , who are also responsible for WoW Realm Checker and SWTOR Server Checker apps. Grab it, and plan your day accordingly. Source: Pocketgamer

Where did you get that photo from? Oh, that was rendered?!

7.1 Billion GK-110 transistors will likely find their way into a GeForce card this year.

NVIDIA announces Geforce GRID, a second gen cloud gaming platform, at the same time as mecha game HAWKEN comes on board with Gakai, the other partner in the mix.