Indie publisher Gamecock has announced that their stealth shooter Velvet Assassin is scheduled for an end-of-2008 release on PC and Xbox 360. In the game, British agent Violette Summer is sent behind German lines to succeed in 12 assassination, infiltration and ... nightmare missions (the latter hinting at some sort of Max Payne reminiscence). more...

Philips continues to work to get games to support its amBX protocols that allow peripherals to add sensations to PC gaming such as air flow, rumble and surround lighting. Today, Philips confirmed that Gamecock's upcoming games Legendary and Velvet Assassin will support the amBX protocol. more...

You can either be one of the major publishers, invite only selected journalists and spend 10 times more money despite a significantly smaller sized E3. Or you could just rent a place right in between the big players and invite everybody and their mother. That's kind of like the Gamecock Media Group did it, who wanted to be part of E3, without being officially part of it. more...