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Federal court blocks Minnesota games fines law

A federal appeals court has upheld a 2006 rejection to a Minnesota law restricting minors' access to violent games. Under the proposed legislation, minors younger than 17 caught buying or renting video games rated "M" for mature or "AO" for adults-only would have faced a $25 fine.

The judge blocking the law cited constitutional concerns and "a paucity of evidence linking the availability of video games with any harm to Minnesota's children at all."

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Patrick Garratt

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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