The promising cops and robbers title, All Points Bulletin, which shut down after a mere two months in operation, could be turned around, providing that someone has “nine months of hard work” to spare; said Codemasters’ general manager David Solari.

Solari is convinced that if someone brought the title, whether it is to resurrect the game or to re-purpose its in-game technologies, it could still be successful. Then, he mentions that the titles customization system will “definitely” be preserved and end up in future titles.

“That game could have been successful but the cost of development and everything else was a huge thing. The money it had to make to support that was very high risk. If you could take a smaller team and make all the fixes and operate at a lower cost then it’s fairly unique: there’s not really anything else in the market out there,” Solari stated.

The upcoming month of October is loaded with potentially excellent titles, one of those titles, absolutely, being Codemasters‘ Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. However, little is known about the games Multiplayer component, until know.

In a report posted by The Lost Gamer, it revealed that the entire campaign can be played cooperatively; you can enlist “up to three other online Marines and take on the opposition.” Each mission can be played with a different fire team so don’t worry about leading one team through the entire campaign, which is a plus – if there’s quitters.

Dragon Rising is home also to a PVP (Player Vs Player) system. In this mode, you can set yourself up with three AI controlled Marines and go head to head against a friend or foe. The game also features two other modes of play called Annihilation and Infiltration, which will see you and your merry band of soldiers engage in the ultimate wargame across Skira Island.

Annihilation will see both teams start at either end of the battlefield with the ultimate arsenal of weaponry at their disposal and then its a fight to the death with the winning team being the last man standing. Infiltration on the other hand will see one team holding a location on the map whilst the other team will take on the role of a covert Special Forces squad and its their job to take over the location. Dragon Rising releases on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on October 6th.

Codemasters has released alot of racing titles, from DiRT to GRID, but nothing like this. Today, the team at Asobo Studios have revealed the first trailer for their upcoming title, FUEL. The trailer is done all in CG so don’t expect the game to look 100 percent like that, but this is one ‘open-terrain’ racer that you can’t past up on, here take a look.

You’ll never really know the experience of cutting and blasting dirt on a hill until you play, DIRT. The game was never really something you could of pass on because of it’s surreal graphics and it’s even more surreal sound which is more then a good thing. But it’s great to see that we’ll get a chance to witness surrealism once again.

In an interview with Gavin Raeburn, he confirmed that Codemasters will be releasing a sequel to Colin McRae’s off-road experience DiRT, which is simply entitled DiRT 2. According to IGN, who interviewed Raeburn, the game will retain the name of the late Scottish rally driver who fostered the series from its roots on the PlayStation before his untimely death prior to the release of the last game.

“Colin McRae was all about the speed, the excitement and the entertainment of rally driving,” said the game’s executive producer Gavin Raeburn. “Later his showmanship shone through in events such as the X-games, the Dakar Rally and the Race of Champions. He could do things with a car that no one else would and that’s where we’re taking the series with new events at the extreme edge of rally and motorsport. It will be a great tribute to an incredible champion.”

[Colin McRae: DiRT 2 Announced via IGN]

Overlord won the hearts of many games, now many fans, and when Triumph Studios heard the calls for a sequel they had nothing to do, but answer them. IGN has some how gotten news that a sequel for the game is underway and Triumph Studios is hard at work is hard at work on the sequel. Overlord II is now dew out in 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows PC systems. An just to hype this announcement, Codemasters has also revealed Overlord Dark Legend for Wii and Overlord Minions for DS. WoW.

Overlord II will introduces a new Overlord, hinted at in the final scene of Overlord: Raising Hell, for a clash between him and a Roman-inspired empire which has plans to root out all magic and take over the world. The game moves beyond the fantasy realm of the first to something closer to our own, allowing the game’s humor and satire to hit closer to home. Politics, environmental issues and more are up for parody in this game, though we wouldn’t be surprised if a fart joke or two slip in.

With the Glorious Empire as the foe and a new overlord brought into the fold, you can be sure you’ll be seeing a more diverse set of environments. Sas told IGN, “We have new lands, from the icy (but rather festive) Nordberg where minions face up to vicious seals, to a new Magic Sanctuary Domain, where the magical creatures have retreated from the onslaught of the Empire, to the homelands and cities of the Glorious Empire itself.”

The first Overlord game relied on a gameplay mechanic where you directly controlled the overlord who then orders around small legions of minions to solve puzzles and attack enemies. This style of game returns, but is expanded and improved for the sequel. Sas tells us that, “from the Netherworld you rise to gather an army of loyal Minions that are more destructive and much smarter than before — now they can do even more things for their master; such as riding mounts, using war machines and sailing warships in world-changing battles.” He also told us the team has “greatly improved” the controls and visuals to make the game even more attractive to a broad audience.

“We’re really excited about shifting the world to a new era where a Roman-inspired Empire rises as the arch-enemy of the Overlord,” says Lennart Sas, “which leads to an epic clash between the regimented forces of a sprawling state and the faster, harder, more manic minion horde.”

[Overlord II on the Way via IGN]

Bohemia Interactive released a new screenshot for there upcoming military simulation game, which will be released sometime this year and is currently in development for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3. While very few details have been released on the game it does have a very strong reputation on the PC, as a game that pushes the maximum realism and putting the player in the middle of true action, like the Call Of Duty franchise. The last time we heard from the game was at the Games Convention in Leipzig 2007, there is a strong chance that there will be word at this years event. Armed Assault 2 will be set in the year 2009.

Armed 2 is based on the latest generation technology, offering large –scale game world, authentic and extremely detailed modern units, weapons, vehicles and enviroments, challenging single player and vast arrays of multiplayer options.