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Developer Raven Software is rumored to be back to work on a stealth-based James Bond action game for its owner and publisher Activision. The rumors come from the James Bond fan site MI6.com which, via unnamed sources, claims the game is back in development following the approval of the bankruptcy plan of the owners of the James Bond movie franchise MGM.

Raven Software, once one of the biggest of Activision's internal development studios, has lately suffered from its games not selling as well as anticipated despite mostly solid reviews. It has suffered from two separate layoffs, one in 2009 and another earlier this year. In addition to the James Bond game Raven is also rumored to be working on map packs for Call of Duty Black Ops. So far Activision has not responded to these new James Bond rumors.

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MGM is in the middle of creating a movie remake of their 1980's cult classic film Red Dawn but it looks like the MGM executives want to bring the massive gaming audience into theaters when its released in September 2010. The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business blog has a comment from MGM Chairperson Mary Parent who said that the movie plays out like "a live-action 'Call of Duty'".

We assume she means that it plays out like the current entry in the shooter series, Modern Warfare 2, which like the original Red Dawn and the remake centers on a military invasion of the US. We find this a bit ironic since the game franchise's publisher Activision has already trademarked the "Call of Duty" title for use in, among other things, 'pre-recorded movies" And what about THQ's upcoming game Homefront which has creative input from John Milius, the writer-director of the original Red Dawn? Sounds like everyone is now jumping in on the "Invasion USA" bandwagon. Hey, maybe a remake of that Chuck Norris flick is next?

[Photo credit to RedDawn2010.com]