He sued them because they had started a series called 'WTF is...' about new games that copied his exact style and was monetised. Hell, it even covered some of the same games he did. He was within his right to sue 'em.
No he wasn't. You can't patent a phrase. You can't patent 'Commentaries about games and a general overview'? That's like patenting 'Not looking at tutorials and trying to make it funny.'
