LOVEFiLM, Europe's number one online DVD rental service, expects Assassin's Creed to top sales and rentals this holiday season.

"Assassins Creed will definitely be up there; our audience have already heavily pre-ordered this and the sure scale of the experience is very cinematic, so will prove popular amongst film fans," Chris Bird, head of marketing services for LOVEFiLM, told GamesIndustry.biz.

"Kane and Lynch will also do well, as will Call of Duty 4. FIFA 08 and PES will also be 'must buy' for anyone getting a new console over Christmas."
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21 Nov 2007

SCi still 'in discussions' over buy-out; unit sales up 14 per cent

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360 - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - SCi still 'in discussions' over buy-out; unit sales up 14 per cent

SCi's latest interim management statement states that the company remains in talks over a possible buy-out, while outlining its latest quarterly sales results.

For Q1 FY '08 (July 1st to September 30th), SCi unit sales were up 14 per cent compared to the previous quarter, with notable success Pony Friends a highlight.

The statement also revealed first week sales of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men to be positive, which expectations high that the US launch of the title over the Thanksgiving period would yield good results.
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15 Nov 2007

Kane & Lynch demo headed to Xbox LIVE

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360 - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Kane & Lynch demo headed to Xbox LIVE

The latest Xbox 360 community newsletter reveals that a demo for Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is coming to Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
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15 Nov 2007

Bruce Willis to star in Kane & Lynch flick?

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Nov 15, 2007 Bruce Willis is reportedly in the running to take a lead role in the movie adaptation of Eidos' Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Peep our review here. According to Times Online, Billy Bob Thornton is also in the crosshairs and could star alongside the Die Hard actor in the flick. The Kane & Lynch film is in the hands of movie studio Lionsgate, which is apparently fast-tracking the adaptation. Kane & Lynch presents us with the dark, gritty and violent tale of two men bound together by ...
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14 Nov 2007

Analyst: DS Redesign Done, Uncharted & Haze At Risk

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360 - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Analyst: DS Redesign Done, Uncharted & Haze At Risk

Pacific Crest Securities' Evan Wilson says new version of Nintendo's portable complete; holiday release torrent creating retail woes.

Wilson notes that not all games will be affected by insufficient retail space. "Clearly, the end-of-year squeeze creates limited space at retail, which limits the size of initial orders of games with less publicity and reorders of games with lower quality." He anticipates games with high preorder rates such as Guitar Hero III, Call of Duty 4, Assassins' Creed, Mass Effect, WWE, and Rock Band to be less affected by insufficient retail space. "Titles that could be at risk of getting squeezed," he continues, "include Haze, Kane & Lynch, and Uncharted."
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7 Nov 2007

Kane & Lynch - Havana screen blowout

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Nov 7, 2007 These latest Kane & Lynch: Dead Men screenshots to escape Eidos are action snaps from the game's twelfth chapter, Havana.You can get your eyeballs on the shots ...
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7 Nov 2007

COD4 Co-op, New Nintendo Handheld & More in Pro-G Rumour mill

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360 - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - COD4 Co-op, New Nintendo Handheld & More in Pro-G Rumour mill

Pro-G's writes:

"Co-op play for Call of Duty 4
The Rumour: While Call of Duty 4 is a truly amazing single and multiplayer FPS, it's lacking one thing: co-op play. Well, we've heard that it might not be missing forever.

Verdict: Adding cooperative play to a game post-release isn't unheard of. Rare added co-op to Kameo and with downloadable content being all the rage these days, we wouldn't put it past Infinity Ward to deliver the goods. Don't bank on it though.

Plausibility rating: 2/5"
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6 Nov 2007

Hugely elaborate Kane & Lynch mailer arrives

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Nov 6, 2007 Any publication that covers entertainment tends to get a lot of weird promotional stuff in the mail, and GamesRadar is no exception. Today, though, we received what might be the most elaborate promo for a game we've ever seen, coming in the form of two plastic bags filled with ominously sealed evidence envelopes and a letter marked "URGENT PLEASE READ." The whole package was put together to accompany a reviewable copy of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - the über-gritty crime shooter ...
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4 Nov 2007

Ask the developers: Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

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360 - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Ask the developers: Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Have you got some questions you'd like to ask IO Interactive about Kane & Lynch: Dead Men? If so, this is your chance to have your questions answered...
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31 Oct 2007

Kane & Lynch's gold heist moved up to Nov. 14

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360 - Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - Kane & Lynch's gold heist moved up to Nov. 14

Though "Black Friday" isn't until the day after Thanksgiving, November 20 was shaping up to be doomsday for gamers' wallets. The Tuesday will see Rock Band, Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Time Crisis 4 all hit store shelves the day after the PC Unreal Tournament III goes on sale.

However, today the November 20 herd was thinned by one. British publisher Eidos Interactive has announced that its anticipated crime-action game Kane & Lynch has gone gold and will ship six days early on November 14. The M-for-Mature-rated game will ship simultaneously for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3.
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