Bad news for budding directors out there as all console versions of the ambitious movie-making sim are cancelled.

Continuing from yesterday's news that publisher Activision would be playing it safe with game releases over the next twelve months after the poor sales of wild-west adventure title GUN, it seems the company has decided to cut its losses on The Movies too.

The game was first announced in March 2003, as legendary developer Peter Molyneux revealed he would be working on launching the game for PC and all current consoles. Nothing much has been heard of the GameCube, Xbox and PS2 versions of the title since, though the PC version was released late last year - unfortunately only to average sales, despite good reviews.

Those wanting a fix of The Movies can always grab a copy for the PC, where - to be honest - it was more suited, with mouse controls and the ability to easily swap your completed movies online.