Exciting news, Ikaruga fans... rumor has it that Treasure is working on a grand finale to the Radiant Silvergun trilogy, rounding it all off on the 360.

The extent of the rumor? According to Play Magaine:

Treasure dropped a bomb in the form of an "original shooting game" announcement...and that can mean only one thing: RS3. Always planned as a trilogy, the Radiant Silvergun/Ikaruga (known in preproduction as "RS2") series will receive it's final installment on Xbox 360. Watch this space for more information.

That's a hell of a lot of "if" in there, buddy. Nevertheless, Racketboy and his readers remain convinced, noting: "It was written by maybe the most respected game mag writer ever (who now lives in Japan), so you can be sure of it's accuracy."

Wow, some random dude in Japan speculates that maybe, it just might be true, based upon no evidence whatsoever? That's the litmus test for veracity, right there. Sorry, Ash — if I'd known all that, I never would have talked you out of that "PS3 Slower Than PS2?!?!?" post you wanted to do.

Still, it does seem likely Treasure might opt to do a sequel to a couple of their all-time class SHMUPS, while they're slated to do one for the 360 anyway. Keep your fingers crossed. Florian Eckhardt

Radiant Silvergun / Ikaruga Sequel Upcoming? [Racketboy]

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