http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30135

I may not have been on this forum for long, but I've been playing LFS on & off for about 5 years. Spectating in online vid games has prior art, surely? Has anybody seen the spectator concept used in other online games?

note: I can't see the patent listed on ustpo.gov, so haven't actually seen the details of the M$ application.