Halo is widely considered as the centerpiece of current console advantage. It also ushered in the online console gaming phenomenon that we’re now seeing. It’s safe to say that Halo has played a large part in making the Xbox 360 what it is today. Unfortunately, Halo is also at the center of a far less welcome turn of events — a patent infringement lawsuit.

Microsoft has been charged with patent infringement that could potentially cost the company $90 million in damages. According to the suit, the patent infringement stems from two patents that were developed by Mpath Interactive. The said patents refer to “technology for ways to control interactive applications over multiple computers.”

Microsoft reportedly met with Mpath to discuss the said patents before since it found the technology as very valuable, perhaps seeing how it can be applied for its video game console. Although Microsoft acknowledged that the meeting did take place it said that the patents worked in a way that would not cover how Halo works so it decided to go with another company.

Will this be a dud case against Microsoft or one that could potentially turn into another Immersion situation?

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