As Dead to Rights: Retribution heads out to retailers this week, publisher Namco Bandai has announced that the first premium-priced add-on for Volatile's action game.

Due in European "PAL Territories" on May 26 and then North America come June 1, the downloadable "GAC Pack" brings two new modes to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game in exchange for 400 Microsoft Points / $5. In addition, the pack includes the "Jack Pack" and "Shadow Pack" content previously only offered to those that pre-ordered. Read more »

With Volatile's so-called "mature neo-noir crime drama" Dead to Rights: Retribution due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 come April 27, publisher Namco Bandai has put out a new trailer detailing the grim world of Jack Slate and his stealthy canine Shadow.

Vice officer Jack Slate and his trusty K-9 Shadow feature prominently in a brand new (albeit brief) trailer for Volatile Games' upcoming third-person action sequel, Dead to Rights: Retribution.

Jack's on the run; there's a conspiracy for him to expose, and Grant City is rife with bad guys. Jack's dog is no slouch, either. See Shadow. See Shadow maul. Maul, Shadow, maul!

The Namco Bandai-published Dead to Rights: Retribution hits the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 27. Read more »

This post was originally going to be filled with vague references to Santa Buddies: The Legend of Puppy Paws, as the latest trailer for Volatile's Dead to Rights: Retribution features some bloody snippets of the game's playable canine companion.

But then I got to the end, which sees our human hero throw an enemy on the ground and then fire a rocket into his face at point-blank range, and, well, it inspired me. Read more »

The various combat systems (melee, gun and dog) of Dead to Rights: Retribution are explored in this trailer, which most likely also violates the Geneva Conventions.

Taking place before Dead to Rights II, which was itself a prequel to the original Dead to Rights, Retribution hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early 2010. Reservoir Dogs developer Volatile is handling development, with creator Namco publishing. Read more »

Hitting this winter on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is Dead to Rights: Retribution from Volatile Games and Namco, with the game again featuring a man and his dog. Here are the latest screenshots.

This fly-by video of the gritty, noir-esque locales in Volatile Games' Dead to Rights: Retribution (360, PS3) looks pretty slick. But it begs the question: what would it look like to shoot guys in this city?

Seems like canine companions are showing up in a lot of video games lately. Fallout 3. Fable II. And now Dead to Rights: Retribution.

Of course, Dead to Rights has always been a pet-friendly series, with Jack Slate's pal Shadow returning to hunt down enemies in this prequel. Check out a few new screenshots of Jack and Shadow below.

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Though the news has been floating around for a while, Namco Bandai today made it official: the Dead to Rights series, last seen in 2005, is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360.

Due out this fall, Dead to Rights: Retribution is a prequel to past Dead to Rights games, offering a look at how protagonist Jack Slate and his canine companion Shadow met. Amusingly enough, Dead to Rights II was a prequel to the original Dead to Rights. Read more »