Remember Harker (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii)? Long after we've heard of the game being developed by The Collective, Foundation 9 has revealed that the next-gen Jonathan Harker adventure is on indefinite hold. Reportedly, its devs are now working on a different survival horror title. Hit that jump to learn more.

No creepy, faceless nurses in this batch of Silent Hill 5 screenshots, but you do get to look around the tranquil, and historic town of Silent Hill, where the residents are so friendly, they just want to eat you up. Check out the full article for the latest Silent Hill 5 screenshots for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Patrick Doody is one of the writers hired to develop the story of Konami's Silent Hill 5 (PS3, Xbox 360). As far as the interview is concerned, Doody was able to divulge more about the "scary" factor of this survival horror game and even got to provide details on the lead character, Alex Shepherd. Check out what he said in the full article.

The big buzz just a few days ago loomed over the societal-political sector, when a video game violence bill beset by a preliminary injunction was held back permanently after courts found the law was unconstitutional. The bill, proposed by senator Leland Yee and former California Assemblyman, was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger back in 2005.

But before the law could come into effect on January 1, 2006, the collective alliances of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), and the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) countered the law with a suit. The result rendered the law useless when courts decided to place a preliminary injunction on the law.

Like many other video game laws, the California video game violence law wanted to restrict the sale of violent video games (as classified by the law) to anyone under the age of 18. It only went as far as punishing violators with a US$ 1,000 fine, but back in Monday, the law was proven unconstitutional and was rendered ineffectual - permanently.

The game industry, instead, had provided invitations to the political sector to aid in the much-needed re-education of purchasing decisions and rating systems for media and to encourage parents to partake in the game selection process for their inappropriately aged children. But it appears the politicians will not sway so easily.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has suggested that he will appeal the ruling by U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte and stand by the bill "the Governator" signed into law two years ago. In defense, he commented:

I signed this important measure to ensure that parents are involved in determining which video games are appropriate for their children. The bill I signed would require that violent video games be clearly labeled and not be sold to children under 18 years old. Many of these games are made for adults and choosing games that are appropriate for kids should be a decision made by their parents. I will vigorously defend this law and appeal it to the next level.

As GamePolitics put it, "It’s not over until it’s over in California," and we couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The game adaptation of 1970-movie "Dirty Harry" has been under development for some time now. Do you know why it's taking this long? It seems that The Collective is having some issues with parent company Foundation 9.

According to a source close to Foundation 9, the company is no longer working on Dirty Harry. It was also reported that a total number of 30 Collective staff members received pink slips the other day after the project was pulled off. One representative refused to comment directly on the matter, saying:

When this optimization leads to job loss at one studio, we make every effort to find a place for displaced employees at another of our studios. Foundation 9 is currently hiring for 40 positions in our studios across North America and is still in a state of growth with more than 30 projects in development.

What happens now to Dirty Harry? The game is still going to be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), and WBIE promised that a videogame adaptation will be released eventually. WBIE Senior Vice President Samantha Ryan said:

We are moving forward with the Dirty Harry next generation videogames and will be changing our development plans in keeping with the best interest of the franchise legacy. WBIE is dedicated to creating a game that will bring Clint Eastwood's legendary Detective Harry Callahan character to the interactive space with a new story and great gameplay.

On a little side note, Samantha Ryan is the CEO as well of Monolith Productions, the same company that brought us F.E.A.R. and Condemned. We agree with GameSpot author Tom Thorsen; we wouldn't be surprised if Dirty Harry eventually ends up in that studio.

Earth Defense Force 2017 is slated to ship this March 2007 to the U.S. for the XBox 360, so Erik Brudvig of IGN features an inside look into the enemies you'll have to face as a soldier of the Earth Defense Force, courtesy of D3 Publisher of America. Unfortunately, this Japanese-developed game wasn't very creative with the enemies' names. The collective name for the enemy in the game is "The Ravagers" (long, disturbing silence). It would probably explain the game's rather similarly lackluster title, though it was changed from Earth Defense Force 3 for the U. S. version. But you'd have to admit, it is pretty straightforward.

The enemies vary in nature and type. There are insects, robots and ships. They aren't like anything we've never seen before in movies - or in real life for that matter.

Click on the Full Article link to read more about the enemies and their appearances.

Foundation 9's The Collective has remained pretty tight-lipped about their upcoming horror game Harker. Game goodies are pretty hard to come by and we don't even know yet who's going to publish the game. So imagine our joy when we heard that the official website for the said game is now up and running.

Yeah-huh, you can now check out the game's site which already has a trailer and a bunch of screenshots put up. Aside from that, the site seems to be a work in progress so we have yet to meet the characters we'll encounter in the game. As we said, game info remains scarce so there's no set release date yet, all we know is that it's based on Dracula and players will get to take on the role of Jonathan Harker, who's faced with the mission of killing all the vampires.

The screens you see below (as well as the one above) are from the 360 version of the game. And even though they've been out for quite a while now, we're giving it to you guys just in case you weren't able to catch them. Oh, and you can check out the official game site by clicking on the read link below. Harker is set to hit the shelves in 2008.