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.

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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?

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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.

Officially announced last week, Volatile Games' Dead to Rights: Retribution is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360.

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.

As with past entries in the action franchise, players will be able to use Shadow to aid them in their all-out battle against the criminal underworld. After the dog helps locate enemies and flush them out of cover, Jack can beat them senseless or shoot them.

This time around, Namco promises a new combat system that "puts the full combat potential of a highly trained, highly agitated law-enforcement officer into players hands," including options for cover, disarm moves, melee combos, and counterattacks.

Reservoir Dogs developer Volatile Games will be handling Dead to Rights: Retribution. The original was developed internally at Namco, with Widescreen on the second.