Federal District Court Judge James Brady has denied Jack Thompson's filing of an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") motion in the ongoing lawsuit over Louisiana's recently-enacted video game law. If it had been approved Thompson would have been able to provide information to the court even though he is not a party to the lawsuit.

EI Interactive announced today that it has acquired the game Horizons: Empire of Istaria from Tulga Games effective July 21, 2006. Horizons is an online role-playing game which has gone through a genesis, emerging today as a world class MMORPG providing a very stable and intrinsically interactive persistent universe for play.

BattleGoat Studios announced today that its strategy game Supreme Ruler 2010 is getting an additional free update, featuring new mission and as well as a new $19.99 price!

RoboBlitz, using Epic's Unreal Engine 3, is a fast-paced action game featuring puzzle-solving and unique physics-based weapons. Players blast through 15+ levels of high-intensity action as Blitz, a multi-talented robot on a mission to save its factory from a band of invading mechanical brains.

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 :

• Left Behind: Eternal Forces - Trailer #2
• D1 Grand Prix [PS2] - Trailer
• 
  
  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

3DRealms has released the dedicated Windows server for Human Head's just released sci-fi FPS, Prey. This package includes all the required files to host your own server, including install instructions to get you going.

In Just Cause, you take on the role of the flamboyant Rico Rodriguez - an undercover CIA operative specializing in regime change - as he tries to overthrow the corrupt government of San Esperito. This rogue South American island is suspected of stockpiling WMDs and it's your job to negate the threat to world peace.

NinjaBee announced that Cloning Clyde has been released on Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade, available on, and designed for, the Xbox 360. Cloning Clyde is a 3-D side-scrolling adventure, featuring crazy action-oriented puzzle solving and hectic multiplayer gameplay.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance features a deep, rich gameplay experience by offering total team customization, where players create their own team name, icon and vehicle, as well as establish their team reputation as they play throughout the story.

Darwinia developer Introversion announced it will be releasing its eagerly-awaited third title DEFCON in September 2006. DEFCON, inspired by the 1983 cult-classic Wargames, is an online, competitive, multiplayer strategy game based around the theme of global thermonuclear war.