Is Call of Duty 7 to be set in Vietnam and Cuba? That is the information that TVGB's insider source claims, after said source picked it up from... get this... the music that Activision is looking to license for the game. What, did he hear a Đàn nguyệt (moon lute) being played in the meeting room?

The release of Resident Evil 5 is looming, but the issue of the game being racist has yet to die down. Stepping into the scene is Glenn Bowman, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kent, who says that the game isn't racist at all. Always good to have a professional third-party opinion.

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Two new Resident Evil 5 vids! These clips follow this whole mysterious viral campaign from Capcom. It's got the cryptic "They're in Kijuju" message, plus a look into a live-action Chris Redfield freaking out in the middle of a speech. Weird weird weird. It reminds me of the Resistance 2 viral ad campaign with Katie Sackoff. Here's hoping things eventually get explained.

They're not all about killing animals and finding out why planes go down - National Geographic announces the formation of NGG: National Geographic Games.  Their mission: to bring the NatGeo experience into gaming. Find out more.

Downloading torrents is one thing, but attacking merchant ships with guns at the ready and stealing their goods is quite another. I'm talking real maritime pirates here.

Attacks from pirates off Somalia have been increasing recently, which might force merchant ships to take different trade routes. This could potentially cause shipments of various goods, including video game hardware and software, to get seriously messed up.

Guess who's back for another round in the Resident Evil franchise? For the third time now, Chris Redfield is going to be bumping into a very familiar face in Africa. Famitsu details other characters confirmed to appear in Resident Evil 5: one of them is Mr. Sunglasses here (the man usually quoted for his adamant insistence in not opening mansion doors), and the other, a new corporate baddie to strike fear on her enemies care of a scanty dress and a tight bun... like, hair bun, of course.

Those of you who aren't satisfied with the knowledge of Resident Evil 5 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) being set in Africa, here's a few more juicy game tidbits for you to chew on. UK magazine Xbox World 360, a sister publication of GamesRadar, wrote a preview of RE5 and revealed some very interesting features that will make it in the game. Find out what these fresh details are by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

In some parts of the world, people are making profit off arcades hosting consoles. In particular, business in Sierra Leone of Africa is booming due to the popularity of the PlayStation brand. Head over to the full article for more details.

It sure is a hassle to watch a video interview in a foreign language without being able to understand it, isn't it? Worry not, as we now present the same Resident Evil 5 interview with Capcom's Jun Takeuchi - this time with subtitles. Turn to the full article after the jump and pay attention as Takeuchi talks about Chris Redfield, Africa and what not.

Pivotal Games and Eidos Interactive are confident that their February 2008 release Conflict: Denied Ops (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC) will carry explosive action and good graphics. Now they want to make sure that the musical score is just as intense. They've decided to get Richard Jacques for the job to do just that. Find out why in the full article.