Category Archives: Rumour

Xbox One will not only use Kinect for voice commands, but the camera will also talk to you and let you know if there is someone in the room it doesn’t recognize, and will ask the person to identify themselves.

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Another day, another hope that Mirror’s Edge 2 will be released sooner rather than later. Today, a listing popped up for it on Amazon Germany. AGB has posted a screengrab of the placeholder listing just in case it vanishes. ngmoco Sweden’s Ben Cousins, previously GM of EA’s Easy Studio said last year he’d heard the game was in the works at DICE. This was around the time that EA Games vice-president Patrick Soderlund said DICE was currently working on non-Battlefield titles. E3? Who knows. Keep hope alive.

Kevin Conroy will not be the voice of the Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham Origins, according to a tweet from the man himself. Apparently, there was some confusion over his inclusion in the game during Dallas Comic Con over the weekend.

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Microsoft will reveal its next Xbox console on Tuesday, May 21 – that’s next week – and still rumors and reports are coming out of the woodwork with no signs of stopping. Today’s rumor pertains to dashboard UI and tile changes and the size of the console.

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Agent rumors never die, they just go to sleep for a while. That’s the case today at any rate, as Agent rumors have awoken from their slumber once more thanks to a resume posted by a Rockstar research video editor.

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According to IGN, there was a rumour going around that shared-worlds shooter Destiny was coming to Vita. Answering desperately curious queries, Bungie pointed out calmly that the only proof of the matter – a supposedly leaked bit of promo art – uses an outdated version of the developer’s logo, fairly conclusively marking it as a fake. Destiny has been confirmed for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox 360, and other “next-gen platforms” presumably including what we’re now calling Xbox Infinity. The trademark which sparked the fake, Destiny of Spirits, remains unexplained.

Microsoft will announce Microsoft Points will be culled with the release of its next Xbox console, according to a report.

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A entry for Steam Trading Cards has turned up in the Steam database, leading many to scratch their heads as to what the entry entails.As PCgamesN notes, it could mean a variety of things such as support for trading card games, Valve could be working on its own trading card game, or it could be the start of some other form of community trading of CD-keys or the like. Valve hasn’t announced anything of the sort, yet, so we’ll just have to keep guessing until something is announced.

Microsoft is on the fence regarding the release of its Xbox TV set-top box, according to a new report.

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Tired of calling it NeXtBox and Xbox 720? The console formerly known as Durango may well rejoice in a new soubriquet: Xbox Infinity.

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Naughty Dog may be busy working on The Last of Us, but it has another team at the studio working on something yet to be announced. IGN has a screengrab taken from its latest Podcast Beyond segment, which features a chronicling of the development of The Last of Us. On one of the computer screens in the background, you can see character renders which look rather like people sporting “17th/18th century clothing,” and looking possibly like “pirates.” No one is sure what the character renders belong to, but it’s possible it could be from the firm’s PS4 title.

Nintendo is working behind the scenes to bring popular smartphone apps to the Wii U, according to rumours out of Japan.

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The Internet threw up some convincing looking evidence yesterday that Batgirl was heading to Injustice: Gods Among Us. Today, Netherrealm Studios confirmed the lady.

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3D Mario will be released on Wii U by October, according to a report on CVG.

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Two little bits of gossip regarding RTS developer Petroglyph suggesting job cuts and a new game in the works.

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Still no official word on Best of PlayStation Network Vol. 1, which appeared on the ESRB’s database last month, but word is we’ll have it in our mucky little paws in June.

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EA has put the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series on hold as a cost-saving measure, according to anonymous sources.

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Pull up a stump, old chum, and let’s chew over the latest batch of entirely believable Call of Duty rumours, which could be confirmed, denied, or forgotten about in just a few more days.

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The industry is abuzz with rumours that Eidos Montreal has had a pretty rough time of it during development of the new Thief.

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Dragon Quest Monsters 2 may be getting a remake if a trademark filed in Japan is any indication.

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