If there's one lesson to take away from this trailer for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, it's that you shouldn't steal a fancied-up skull from 50 Cent. He'll come after you, G-Unit in tow.

This extended look at 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand emphasizes the game's cover system, but thankfully, Swordfish designer Tim Austin closes by explaining: "We didn't really want a game where you're spending all your time hiding behind cover... so there's a lot of point rewards for getting out and getting in the faces of your enemy."

That's what I'm talking about. If I'm playing a 50 Cent game, I don't want to run around daintily dodging bullets and hiding behind potted plants. Cover is for punks. Read more »

"If you can't play a game, you too gangsta, a'ight," says Lloyd Banks in this stunning new piece of work from 50 Cent publisher THQ, which features G-Unit characters Tony Yayo and Banks reminiscing of their gangsta life spent playing Street Fighter in pizza shops and blowing on NES cartridges.

Later, Banks becomes preoccupied with his digital arm: "That's my actual tattoos. See the weed leaves right there? The money sign right there?" Read more »

Players can select from various members of the illustrious G-Unit when diving into 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand's co-op multiplayer mode. This split-screen video shows you the game from the perspective of each G-Unit member.

As you can tell, the game looks pretty much the same.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is scheduled for an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 release on February 24. Read more »

I love that there is a story-centric trailer for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. It's like producing a level design trailer for a text adventure.

It's also good to note that if gamers find the driving and flying sequences to be superfluous in 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, we can blame Sir Cent.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand will hit Xbox 360 and PS3 in the face on February 24. Read more »

After getting shot somewhere in the neighborhood of nine times, rapper 50 Cent has learned the value of taking cover in a firefight--knowledge that will be imparted to players of 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. Who said that video games can't teach life lessons?

Some new screenshots and a trailer help drive the message home, preparing you for the February 24 release of the Swordfish Studios-developed PS3 and Xbox 360 title. Read more »

At this point, my expectations for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand are so high that it can only hope to meet them or fail.

People have compared this game to Snakes on a Plane, predicting inevitable disappointment, but as Fitty says: "If a bitch don't like me somethin's wrong with the bitch." Personally, I've already started the petition to remake this classic for the PlayStation 3.

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand will hit the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in January. Read more »

"Where's my stuff," demands rapper-turned-game protagonist 50 Cent. "I want it back."

Swordfish's heavily armed co-op action game hits PS3 and Xbox 360 in January.

50 Cent is traveling to the Middle East to find a diamond skull in this game, and I don't know how that makes any sense but damn his arm is huge in these screenshots.

Confirming earlier reports, THQ has announced that it will publish Swordfish Studios' crystal skull-hunting rap-inspired shooter 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand.

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title, which packs online co-op and 18 exclusive 50 Cent songs, sees the rapper and his G-Unit posse travel across two war-torn countries in search of an elusive concert payment from a "crime cartel boss." Read more »

According to this entry in Australia's Classification Database, 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand (PS3, X360) has been picked up by publisher THQ.

The third person action game from Swordfish Studios was one of several projects dropped by Activision Blizzard following the Activision - Vivendi Games merger. Read more »

Update 2: Developer Double Fine has chimed in on the fate of Brutal Legend, stating that the Jack Black-starring action-adventure title "is fine."

Update: Sierra has assured that Ghosbusters "will not be cancelled", but offered no further details on the title or any of the others believed to be on the chopping block. Read more »

The streets taught him who he could trust, and gave him the skills to survive...perfect now that 50 Cent is stuck in the Middle East. Check out the new 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (PS3, X360) trailer and screenshots.

Following the release of several new screenshots, publisher Sierra Entertainment has released a spectacularly violent new 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand trailer, showcasing ol' Fitty's antics in the Middle East.

When asked why 50 Cent would be fighting other thugs in the Middle East, Shacknews staffer Maarten Goldstein replied, "Why not?" Read more »

Publisher Sierra has supplied us with a large number of new screenshots for its upcoming releases, including Ghostbusters, Prototype, and World in Conflict: Soviet Assault.

Be sure to check out the full post for all the goodies, as there is simply too much to fit on our front page. For information on a game, just click on its name to pull up all our past coverage. Read more »