Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has signed a violent video game bill into law as SF 785. Under the law, which goes into effect on August 1, 2006, minors under 17 who rent or purchase M- or AO-rated games will be fined $25. Additionally, retailers will be required to post a sign notifying customers of this practice.

Ubisoft today revealed the first details and screenshots on the multiplayer modes of Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. The multiplayer modes are developed by Kuju Entertainment, and the game is scheduled for release on PC in September 2006. Read more for screenshots and details ...

Symantec sued Microsoft on Thursday, accusing it of breach of contract and misappropriation of intellectual property in its incoporation of Veritas technology in Windows Vista. Symantec acquired Veritas last year and is seeking an injunction that would prevent further development, sale or distribution of Vista.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Belief & Betrayal - E3 2006 Trailer
• Hitman: Blood Money - Guns Trailer
• Adrenalin 2: Rush Hour - E3 2006 Trailer
• Medal of Honor Airborne - E3 2006 Trailer
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja [PS2] - Trailer
• Unreal Tournament 2007 - E3 2006 Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Microsoft has filed a countersuit against Lucent Technologies, contending that Lucent infringes upon several Microsoft patents. Lucent originally filed suit against Microsoft this March, alleging that Microsoft was misusing Lucent's patented technology for decoding MPEG-2 video files in the Xbox 360.

Hong Kong director Stanley Tong, best known for his work on Jackie Chan films such as Supercop, Rumble in the Bronx, and First Strike, is in talks to bring the Eidos' Fear Effect to the big screen.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Gothic III - E3 2006 Trailer
• Battlestations Midway [X360/PC] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Killzone: Liberation [PSP] - E3 2006 Trailer
• Too Human [X360] - E3 2006 Trailer
• War Front: Turning Point - E3 2006 Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

THQ today announced that the Xbox Live-enabled demo of MotoGP '06 for the X360 is available for download from Xbox Live. The demo features one track, where players race as Nicky Hayden for the Repsol Honda team, and one extreme track, the high-rise metropolis of Tokyo. Multiplayer supports up to 16 players across Xbox Live.

Sword of the Stars is a breakthrough Space Strategy game that seeks to reinvigorate the sub-genre. A variety of factors made Lighthouse postpone the game's release until later this sumer, and the added time wil allow for a synchronized global release and more development time for tweaking, AI enhancing and QA.

Aspyr Media has released a new patch for Wideload Games' zombified action game Stubbs The Zombie. This update brings your retail game to v1.0.2 and addresses a memory leak, EAX related crash, screen saver issue and proper save games location.