Category Archives: Rumour

The single-player campaign of PlayStation 4 reveal poster boy Killzone: Shadow Fall is finished, accprding to a report on PushSquare. The site noticed director Steven ter Heide tweet that he was starting his campaign playthrough, and when asked whether the single-player was playable start to end in basic form, comment that it “has been for a couple of months”. Unfortunately, the site did not take screengrabs, and the tweets seem to have been deleted, so this can’t be verified at present. Shadow Fall is expected when the PlayStation 4 launches during the 2013 holiday period.

Jak and Daxter may be coming to Vita via a collection if an ESRB rating page is any indication. Spotted by NeoGAF, the ratings page lists the collection as containing three of the story-based platformer games, and if it is the same collection released for PS3 in 2012, it will contain HD remastered ports of Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy along with Jak 2 and Jak 3. We’ll send a mail.

Information pertaining to the next Call of Duty game from Infinity Ward has purportedly leaked. As usual, take all this information as “rumor” until something official has been announced.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was reportedly accidentally updated today, and before Valve could yank the patch, users have uncovered an interesting couple of references to some sort of premium server pass.

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A couple of rumours about the next Xbox console have resurfaced, describing a console that is always on the Internet, always watching you with its robotic eye, and always insisting you install your games.

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Today’s most exciting on dit is that the long-delayed Final Fantasy Versus 13 has been given a new home and a makeover.

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An anonymous source said to be a former EA executive has shared a biting assessment of CEO John Riccitiello, who announced his resignation yesterday.

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A list of purported Battlefield 4 features have popped up online courtesy of the fella who leaked the artwork last week.

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Dragon’s Crowd arrives in Japan on July 25, Famitsu, via Gematsu, confirmed this issue. There’s still no western date for the Vanillaware hack-and-slasher, but IGN cites an anonymous GameStop source for word that August 6 is the big day. Dragon’s Crown is expected on PlayStation 3 and Vita, with co-operative cross-play; an update is expected this week.

Classic Capcom property Strider has been uncovered by Internet sleuths. NeoGAF users purportedly found some Xbox Live Arcade boxart as well as a Steam achievement, suggesting the ninja property may be rebooted or revived with a digital release. Remember, Capcom is bringing a couple of unannounced games to PAX East this weekend, although we expect to see some Dungeons & Dragons titles, too.

Thanks, Gematsu.

Amazon UK has listed Mortal Kombat for PC on its website, and it has it down as Mortal Kombat GOTY. Spotted by Evil Avatar, the listing for PC could mean one of two things: it’s coming to Windows, or Amazon made a booboo. We’ll send Warner a mail and ask, so until we know something for sure, write it down as a rumor for now.

Overkill Software’s Simon Vikland has said he’s heard around town that next-gen consoles will make it possible to self-publish patches, which if true, would be a boon for smaller development firms.

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All Games Beta, which often gets leaked stuff from studios, posted a single image today that is quite curious. See it after the jump.

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Dragon Age: Legends developer BioWare San Francisco has been closed, with all jobs lost, according to reports citing anonymous sources.

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Jason West, one half of the team that founded Infinity Ward and created Call of Duty, is said to have left new studio Respawn Entertainment.

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The awesome SEGA Genesis game, Castle of Illusion, may be heading to PS3, Wii U, Vita, and Xbox 360 if a listing on the Brazilian Ratings site is any indication. The adventure platformer was entered into the ratings database on February 26, and while information is scarce, we’re going to assume it’s down for a digital release. We’ll mail SEGA and Disney and ask. Thanks, Pockett Videogames.

Yesterday, industry whispers indicated that Star Wars 1313 had been nudged onto the backburner by Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. Apparently this isn’t the case after all, according to a representative from LucasArts .

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist may be heading to Wii U if the LinkedIn resume of a Ubisoft developer is any indication. The resume of the line designer lists the game for PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360. A Ubisoft representative was not available for comment when contacted by Gamespot. Splinter Cell: Blacklist is due in August on PC, PS 3 and Xbox 360. Thanks, GoNintendo.

The general consensus is that future consoles will be digital only, and something Eidos life president Ian Livingstone agrees with fully.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines spent four years in stasis at Gearbox; two years in development at TimeGate; and nine months being hastily turned into a working game, anonymous sources have claimed.

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