Tencent’s Supercell games infringed six of Gree’s patents, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, found on May 7. — Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd’s Supercell gaming unit was told to pay US$92.2mil (RM378.57mil) in damages to Japan’s Gree Inc in a patent trial over features used in popular online games. Supercell games infringed six patents, a federal jury in Marshall, Texas, found Friday. The verdict follows an US$8.5mil (RM34.90mil) win for Gree against Supercell in another patent trial held in September. A third trial between the two is scheduled for later this year. The dispute is over features in “freemium” games, a portmanteau of “free” and “premium”, that are free to download but make money by letting users buy virtual items or upgrade during the game. Gree was one of the pioneers of the technique, also known as gacha.