A new Turok movie is now available, showing off about a minute of gameplay footage that focuses on how to lure dinosaurs. The game is expected out in February on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Following up on the Capcom announcement, Nokia also announced that they have teamed up with Vivendi Games Mobile, a division of Vivendi Games, to bring the Crash Bandicoot franchise to the new N-Gage platform launching this Fall.

Having sold more than 33 million units worldwide, Crash Bandicoot is a major gaming franchise. “We are excited to offer Nokia customers the opportunity to enter the thrilling world of Crash Bandicoot and play a number of award winning titles from the popular Crash franchise,” said Paul Maglione, president of Vivendi Games Mobile. “We look forward to working with Nokia to offer entertaining, innovative mobile games that tap into the performance and innovation of the N-Gage application and Nokia’s mobile devices.”

No information on the mobile game itself was offered. More information about the series can be found on its official website.

Vivendi Games has announced the development of M.A.C.H. (Modified Air Combat Heroes), the first flight combat game for the PSP. In development at Kuju Entertainment, the game has players become outlaw pilots engaging in “deadly aerial contests of skill, speed and weaponry.” MACH will feature multiplayer action via Ad-hoc wireless or via Game Sharing in 11 planes and a variety of environments.

The game is slated to ship first in Japan later this month. It has been well received by Japanese publication Famitsu, who described it as “the ultimate racing battle.” MACH is scheduled to ship in UK this Spring. Further details can be found after the jump.
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Never underestimate the power of a classic movie: Sierra has announced that Scarface: The World is Yours, the game based on the 1983 Al Pacino classic, has sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. In addition, Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. also claimed the top spot on the PSP chart in North America.

This announcement is undoubtedly a precursor to the revelation of the sequel…

Sierra Entertainment and 20th Century Fox have announced that the upcoming Eragon videogame will feature actors from the film reprising their roles, including the voice and likenesses of Edward Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Garrett Hedlund and Robert Carlyle.

This star-studded cast will be headlined by newcomer Edward Speleers who will voice the central character Eragon - a young farm boy who discovers that he is destined for greatness as a dragon rider. Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil: Apocalypse) will voice Arya, an elf who is saved by Eragon from King Galbatorix. Garrett Hedlund (Friday Night Lights, Troy, Four Brothers) voices Murtagh, a mysterious figure who becomes Eragon’s unlikely ally. Robert Carlyle (Trainspotting, The Full Monty) will also voice Durza, a powerful shade who controls the Urgal army.

In the videogame, players will live the legend as Eragon, and with Eragon’s mighty dragon Saphira ride into epic battle against an evil king’s sinister forces. Gamers will be able to realise the ancient destiny of the Dragon Riders and save the land of Alagaësia from falling further into darkness. Eragon will overpower foes with a deep combat system, utilising devastating magic attacks, and join forces with Brom or Murtagh at any point in the game’s drop in/drop out co-op mode.

Eragon will be released for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PS2, PSP, DS, PC and GBA on November 24.

VU Games announced that it has purchased two development studios: Secret Lair Studios, located in Washington, and Studio Chin in Shanghai, China. The purchase of the latter is subject to approval by the Chinese government, and VU Games is currently in the process of obtaining said approval.

These acquisitions position the publisher’s Sierra Online division as a key publisher of Xbox Live Arcade titles. It already has numerous titles in development, including Assault Heroes, Carcassone and many others. The newly acquired studios will contribute to the development of titles for Xbox Live Arcade and PC.

According to an announcement from Vivendi Games, the company has secured the publishing rights to the next game from Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions. No information on the title was released, but that the project is a “brand new creation” and will be published under the Sierra label.

Vivendi Games has announced that it will deliver Scarface: The World is Yours on October 8 for the PS2, Xbox and PC. The game is based on the 1983 film classic and will let players “become” Tony Montana as he rises through the world of drugs, corruption and violence.

Gamers who pre-order the title will receive a 24″ x 30″ Scarface print created by L.A. Pop Art, depicting an iconic film scene created out of the text of the original motion picture script. The PS2 version will see a “Collector’s Edition” that will include the entire game and a variety of extras including a bonus DVD featuring behind-the-scenes documentary, a game walkthrough with producer commentary, cast interviews, hints and tips, and more.

The PS2 and Xbox versions of the game will retail for $50, with the PS2 “Collector’s Edition” going for $60. The PC version will be cheaper at $40.

Having already announced the game for the Xbox 360, Vivendi Games has announced F.E.A.R. for the PS3. It is scheduled to launch this November, although it wasn’t mentioned whether it will be a launch title or not.

The PS3 version will feature exclusive single-player content as well as multiplayer. It is being developed by Day 1 Studios in conjunction with Monolith Productions.

F.E.A.R. Combat has been released, offering the multiplayer component of Monolith’s horror FPS as a free download. You can find details here, and download it from the Official Website, 3D Downloads, 3D Gamers, AusGamers, Computer Games, Filecloud, FileFront, GameArena, Gameguru Mania, Gamer’s Hell and Worthplaying.

Bring out the ’80s hairdos, clothes and music: VU Games announced that it has signed some of the biggest music artists from the era to headline the in-game soundtrack for Scarface: The World is Yours. Popular 1980s acts including Run DMC, Judas Priest and Johnny Cash will see their music appear in the game alongside the entire motion picture score by Giorgio Moroder and songs from the original motion picture soundtrack. It will also feature several tracks from some of today’s biggest artistes; details will be available at a later date.

In development at Radical Entertainment, the game will let players customize their music experience through a “Mix Tape” feature. “Throughout the development process we have focused on giving the player the power to choose their own in-game music experience, whether it be the Scarface purist that wants only the film score, the player that wants authentic music from the time period or the fan that craves the hottest tracks from today’s talent,” said Cindy Cook, chief strategy and marketing officer for Vivendi Games. “We are able to offer this choice through our new ‘Mix Tape’ music mixer and an incredible lineup of 1980s and contemporary artists that are bringing their hits to the game. Generations of film fans and gamers will be able to create an experience that best suits their unique tastes.”

The in-game music will be playable all throughout the game, with a selection of songs available to the player from the start. More songs will have to be unlocked by completing various missions, or purchased through the game’s “Exotics Catalog,” which will allow players to purchase a vast array of items including décor for the mansion, rare vehicles, weaponry upgrades and more.

A partial list of music to be available in the game:

• Debbie Harry - “Rush Rush” (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  
• Public Enemy - “Don’t Believe The Hype
  
• Run DMC - “Sucker MCs”
  
• Judas Priest - “Breaking the Law”
  
• Rick James - “Super Freak”
  
• Grandmaster Flash - “The Message”
  
• Peter Tosh - “Steppin’ Razor”
  
• Rick James - “Give It To Me Baby”
  
• Beth Anderson - “Dance Dance Dance” (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  
• Burning Spear - “Social Living”
  
• Iggy Pop - “The Passenger”
  
• Johnny Cash - “I’m an Easy Rider”

Vivendi Games has announced that it has entered an agreement with Spark Unlimited to create a new franchise for next-gen consoles. No details have been released, though the companies expect the game to ship sometime next year.

Spark is the studio behind Call of Duty: Finest Hour, and was engaged in a legal battle with Activision which has now been resolved.

Information has finally come out on F.E.A.R. Combat, which is going to be a totally free multiplayer component for the horror-shooter. It will be made available to the public as a free download on August 17, the day the teaser site’s countdown ends on.

Offering all the updates, additional official maps and official game modes in a free package, Combat will let users play against owners of the retail version of F.E.A.R. as well as other Combat users. The free package will offer 10 multiplayer game modes, 19 multiplayer maps, 12 weapons, Punkbuster support and the ability to download user-generated content.

Full details on the game modes and maps after the jump.
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As with all big-budget upcoming games, TimeShift has gotten a star-studded voice cast of its own, including Michael Ironside, the man behind Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell. Hollywood stars Dennis Quaid and Nick Chinlund will also add their voice talents to the upcoming time-shifting FPS.

TimeShift’s lead character, Colonel Michael Swift, will be voiced by Dennis Quaid, who has worked on movies such as Frequency, Inner Space and Traffic. Best known for his role in Con Air, Training Day and The Chronicles of Riddick films, Nick Chunland will voice General Mitchell - the military overseer for Project TimeShift. Finally, Michael Ironside, the man behind Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher, will be the voice of scientist Professor Krone. Ironside is also well-known for his many television roles on hits like ER and Desperate Housewives, as well many films such as Total Recall, Starship Troopers and Top Gun.

In development at Saber Interactive, TimeShift is scheduled for worldwide release this September on PC and Xbox 360.

THQ has revealed that it has cancelled the Xbox 360 version of The Sopranos game. Previously announced for PS2, PS3 and Microsoft’s next-gen console, the mafia game is now a PS2 exclusive scheduled to hit stores later this year.

As for Scarface, Vivendi today announced that a PSP game based on the classic film will be released later this year. Dubbed Scarface: Money. Power. Respect., the game is in development at Farsight Studios, and unlike Radical Entertainment’s upcoming console game, the handheld offering will combine turn-based strategy with real-time combat.

The game will parallel the events of the movie, taking a different approach than The World is Yours. It will offer a single-player campaign as well as four-player wireless matches when it ships this October.