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Gears Of War 2 On PC? Try Bears Of War
Rumors are circulating regarding a possible December release for a PC version of Gears of War 2, but the site the rumors reference might have its compass pointed in the wrong direction. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Jellocakes: Question is would anyone care about a Gears 2 PC release, I'm guessing no. Gears 1 PC was a complete failure... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Billy Mitchell Denies and Denounces Taunting Tweets
Some unsportsmanlike tweets attributed to Billy Mitchell are 100 percent fake, says the Donkey Kong world record holder. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Pombar: Poor guy. Demonised by a sub-culture he doesn't really care about. Still, bad press is bad either way. 25 Responses | Other threads
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Sony Computer Europe Head Unaware Of Crackdown Devs Existence
David Reeves is retiring from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. In his retirement announcement, Reeves stated he plans to spend his time "trying to repay society" from all he has taken from it. More »
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Comment by cavalerie: And we can honestly say as head of Sony Entertainment Europe, David Reeves should know major European third party devs. Correct... 13 Responses | Other threads
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San Andreas PSP Listing The Result Of Retailer Daydreaming
You may have seen today a retail listing for a PSP game called San Andreas Stories. It's even got box art. Pity, then, it's all the result of the result of some wishful thinking. More »
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Comment by Stevil_T: "But look closely at the box art. It's recycling art from the cover of the original San Andreas, something Rockstar... 3 Responses | Other threads
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No, Famitsu Didn't Announce Tales of Vesperia For PS3
See that blurry magazine scan? It apparently says that Xbox 360 title Tales of Vesperia is coming to the PS3 with new events and new dungeons. Don't get excited just yet. More »
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Comment by bakagaijin: Tales was one of the best RPG's of last year. It would be great if it eventually came to the... 8 Responses | Other threads
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Rockstar: Sorry, No Grand Theft Auto "V" In 2009
The most recent issue of Game Informer contains "loose talk" that Rockstar Games is readying a new Grand Theft Auto, a fully-fledged follow up to GTA IV for the holidays. Not so, say Rockstar reps. More »
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Comment by aw3str1k3r: I'm hoping the stay here isn't too long. I left my heart in Vice City. 26 Responses | Other threads
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Square Enix On Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Canning Rumor
Square Enix has replied to recent rumors that Wii title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, stating that the company does "have every intention of releasing it." The rumors surfaced in the recent issue of EGM, and Square Enix has released this statement to refute it: More »
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Comment by manicfoot: *Hugs Square-Enix* Its ok... I forgive you for FF12. *ruffles square-enix's hair* Yesssh having a plot that had nothing to... 8 Responses | Other threads
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EA: Spielberg's Game Still Alive
Electronic Arts contacted us this morning to let us know that rumors of the death of Steven Spielberg's next game, LMNO, are greatly exaggerated. More »
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Comment by EVIL_V2: wow EA reads kotaku and they still put out shit game tisk tisk tisk. wait a minute they DID put... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Rumor Smash Galore: EA Not Interested in Epic, No Sega Portable
Often times it's more work to discover something is crap and shouldn't be posted than it is to find something that is. But we've heard so much noise about a couple things it's nice to put the rumor smash on two that couldn't pass the sniff test doused in Chanel No. 5. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by DontCrossMyanimals: I wish Sega would get back into Hardware, I still hope for Dreamcast 2. 3 Responses | Other threads
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What is the Xbox Pure? [Update]
Desz over on Cheap Ass Gamer recently posted a blurry snapshot of what appears to be an internal Microsoft memo dealing with an Xbox 360 name change. More »
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Comment by geminibros: "It's not funny at all. Cheapy and his crew asked his readers to promote a lie on the site. How... 45 Responses | Other threads
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Valve Kills Google Buy-Out Rumor
Earlier today The Inquirer quotes well placed sources as saying that Google was going to be buying Valve "any second now," setting all of our hearts a flutter.
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Comment by Imakeholesinu: I don't understand why Valve would want to be bought in the first place. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Nope! White Knight Story Hasn't Been Dated Yet, Folks!!
Oh ho ho. We told you to take that White Knight Story-is-dated-for-Japan-December-11th story with a "pinch — nay, a handful — of salt". And good thing! Pictured is the new issue of Famitsu which was supposed to contain this announcement. It doesn't. At all. Not only is there not a single article on the PS3 RPG exclusive, the game isn't even given a launch window. Just look at the cover and see how there's not a single mention of White Knight Story (in Japanese 白騎士物語). You'd think a big Level-5 developed Sony published PS3 exclusive would at least get a cover mention. Still, don't believe us? Hit the jump for the proof. More » -
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By Owen GoodComment by reasoncali: get over it - THATS WHAT RAPPERS DO they act cocky and talk about how much money they have, after... more » | Other threads
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Alan Wake At TGS? "Not An Announcement"
Remember when we told you to pencil (yes, pencil) in upcoming Remedy title Alan Wake for the Tokyo Game Show? As Kotaku's own Mike McWhertor pointed out a mention that it would be at TGS appeared in a Windows branded contest that actually dates from last year. Over on the Alan Wake Forums, Remedy has posted: More »
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Comment by Insomnia Bob: Dammit! I'm with Ninja. This thing is moist air. That sucks... I was really looking forward to seeing a more... more » | Other threads
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This Wii Hard Drive Is So Damn Phony (And Funny)
See that picture of a supposed Wii hard drive? It's from a tipster, and a note on the Flickr page where it appears reads: More »
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Comment by jamBot: Weak... is this just another one of thoughts lame-ass jokes from the morons over at cheap-ass gamer? This totally... more » | Other threads
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Will Half-Life 2: Episode Three Be At E3? Valve Says 'No'
According to E3.net and various excited internet reports, Half-Life 2: Episode Three will be making its debut appearance at E3, just a few weeks away. According to the site, it will also be joined by titles like Kid Icarus and Animal Crossing for Wii. That'd be great news, if E3.net were the official E3 site, as some reports have claimed, and not an unofficial UGO owned web site. More »
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Comment by Pantsman: @SnakeCL: When the same is amazing, that's still pretty good. more » | Other threads
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Capcom: Major RE5 Announce is Not Exclusive Xbox Deal
This sounds like it'll dog Resident Evil 5 right up to the release date. We had Capcom/RE5/Microsoft exclusivity rumors going back to February and they were shot down then. Well, Videogaming247 this past week said a little birdie told them Capcom had "some big things to reveal at E3," in mid-July. PlayStationLifeStyle.net citing "from what I have been told" said that Microsoft had offered wads of lucre to get an exclusive crack at it a month ahead of Sony. Christian "Sven" Svensson knocked it down over on Capcom Unity. "The assertion is false. RE5 is a multiplatform release that fits with our oft-stated crossplatform strategy." More »
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By Owen GoodComment by donquijote23: The only big announcement I can imagine them making about RE5 is that its coming to Wii. In which... more » | Other threads
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Square Enix Crushes Final Fantasy XIII Pachinko Rumors
In Japan, lots of video games get turned into pachinko or pachislot machines. No biggie! SNK, Sega and Konami have all spun off selected titles into pachinko parlors across the country. So when a rumor popped up that Square Enix was doing the same for Final Fantasy XIII, it did seem possible that, yes, Japan would be getting a FFXIII pachinko machine. No way! says Square Enix. In an official statement, the company says: More »
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Comment by ~pandafresh~: while there will be no pachinko machine, there will be action figures, sword/gun replicas, cookies, energy drinks, under garments,... more » | Other threads
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Kojima Productions Says "No MGS4 90 Minute Cutscenes"
Late last month, magazine PSW stated that upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 has 90 minute cutscenes — which, the magazine pointed out, could be skipped. Website GamePro fired back, confirming that the game does have "occasionally lengthy" cutscenes and calling the 90 minute cutscenes "a pretty big exaggeration." Magazine EDGE offered this in its review: "The cutscenes here are sure to invoke that thousand-yard stare, two in particular coming perilously close to the 90-minute mark." But what's the official word from Kojima Productions? Metal Gear Solid 4 Assistant Producer Ryan Payton tells Kotaku that the 90 minute cutscene claim is a "gross exaggeration." Hit the jump for his full statement and POSSIBLE SPOILER. More »
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Comment by Isse Hitte: OMG !! I Just finished MGS4 .. and yeah the last cut scene was pretty lengthy, but for players who... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Those Aren't The Starcraft II System Specs You're Looking For
Those supposed Starcraft II system requirements? Lies. All lies. More like speculation really, as Blizzard was kind enough to let us know that the gang at Micromania "pulled their numbers straight out of thin air." We would suggest resting assured tonight that, when ready, and not a minute before, Blizzard will be telling you the exact minimum and recommended system requirements in an official capacity. That will most likely be, I'm guessing, after the company gives us a ship date and come in handy FAQ form.
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Nope, No Diablo 3 Announcement Coming, Sorry
The last few days have been good sport for anyone who enjoys watching the internet conjure rumours out of sheer fantasy. Take the one concerning Diablo 3, for example. The teaser for next month's PC Gamer contained the line "so huge we had to go to [CENSORED] to get it," and from that nondescript sliver, we somehow got a ton of people convinced Diablo 3 is coming. And hey, it might be, sometime in the future, but not now, with PC Gamer telling Shacknews "we're officially squelching the Diablo rumor. We've got two big announcements coming in our August issue, but neither is from Blizzard". Case closed. Return to your Diablo fan forums and remain there until further notice. More » -
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Boys Pay Hookers To Play Halo And...Oh, That Story Isn't Real
If you've been trawling the recesses of the internets for the past week or so, you may have come across a story about a pair of 13 year-old kids who lied about winning a WoW tournament, booked a swish hotel room then paid for two $1000-a-night hookers to come upstairs and play Halo with them. For their troubles, the pair have allegedly been "convicted of fraud". It'd be a pretty funny story if it was true. Thing is, it's not. Kiwi site Stuff actually bothered to check with the police in Newark, Texas, where the events supposedly took place, and were told:As far as we know, this story is a hoax. There have not been any arrests here, and we're not aware of any convictions like that in this county.
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SNK USA Is So Not Closing Down [Updated]
Rumors are swirling that SNK Playmore, best known for Metal Slug and The King of Fighters, is closing its US offices this summer. What's more, apparently the company is letting go all American employees and officially no longer directly selling its games in the States. The Osaka-based game developer says that this is false. The company is relocating its US office. SNK Japan tells Kotaku: More » -
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That "Release GTA IV Early" Letter? It's Not Real.
Sorry fanboys. Have you seen that letter from "Rockstar" conceding defeat to those already pirating GTA IV, urging Holland to ignore the April 29th release date as to not lose any more sales? Well, needless to say, it's not real. But if our own assurances aren't enough, Rockstar has confirmed that, no, it's not real.
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By Mark WilsonComment by Darthvinder: That letter isn't even well written. more » | Other threads
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Activision Denies Infinity Ward CoD Exclusivity
What a wonderful world it would be if Infinity Ward became the sole developer of the Call of Duty franchise, as rumors earlier today seemed to indicate, but it's one wonderful world that we won't be seeing anytime soon. Speaking to Eurogamer, Activision has vehemently denied the rumors.A spokesperson for the publisher told Eurogamer it was a total fabrication, and that Treyarch and Infinity Ward would still alternately create installments in the shooter series.
This also lays to rest rumors that Activision Underground was shut down due to said non-existent exclusivity deal, due to the whole nonexistence of it all. All we can do now is hope that Treyarch can follow Infinity Ward's footsteps and provide us with a emotion-stirring rap anthem at the end of Call of Duty 5. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Sainted: @mrrobsa: However at about the same time CoD1 was released Activision acquired their studio, something which was planned from day... more » | Other threads
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Xbox 360 Remains Blu-ray-less
While there was some speculation of the Xbox 360 supporting the Blu-ray HD format, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has put that idea to rest. He says that Microsoft is not currently in talks with Sony about integrating Blu-ray into the system. Nor are there any SKUs for Xbox 360s with Blu-ray in the works. So there you have it. From Greenberg's mouth to our ears, there's no Blu-ray in the future of the Xbox 360. More » -
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Microsoft: British Mag Taking The Piss, GoldenEye Not Coming To XBLA
Hope you didn't get your hopes up. Britain's Xbox World 360 magazine has been cock-teasing for a little while that they've got some BIG NEWS regarding GoldenEye on Xbox Live Arcade. Hands-on impressions, screenshots, the works. Which was an odd thing to be boasting, because we'd heard that the project had been shitcanned. So why were they banging on about it? Who knows. Microsoft have issued a statement over their story, which reads:The story in Xbox World 360 is based entirely on rumour and speculation. Unfortunately, we were never contacted by the publication to confirm information or participate in the story in any way, as we would have confirmed that we do not have the necessary rights to release GoldenEye on Xbox Live Arcade.
Like I said, hope you didn't get your hopes up. More »
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Comment by JohAE86: except it's not nintendo's fault. I thought it was EA that has the rights to ALL james bond games right... more » | Other threads
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Xbox Live Achievements Not Wiped?
Yesterday we reported on a rumor that concerned the recent issues with Xbox Live being responsible for wiping out some of the achievements 360 gamers played hard to collect. Despite several comments on that story indicating otherwise, word from Microsoft's Larry Hryb is that this is not the case. The following comment appeared in Larry's Twitter widget early this morning.Regardless of what you have read, achievements are not disappearing for users
Just the tiniest of statements there, but coming from the guy who should be in the know on such things it speaks volumes. If you have experienced loss of achievements, you are probably just imagining things, because The Hryb would never mislead us. Have we heard the last of this issue? Somehow I doubt it. Thanks to Kotakuite Adam for keeping a vigilant eye on Larry's Twitter, his finger poised over the print screen button, just in case. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Spew: Wow, what a fucking tool. My brother lost loads of them overnight because of how shit Live is lately.... more » | Other threads
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MGS4 360 Rumor Smashed Yet Again
You know, I bet Konami is getting really tired of quashing Metal Gear Solid 4 rumors at this point. The PR team would probably throw a gala event if the game were ever announced for the 360, simply to celebrate the fact that everybody would finally be shutting up about. Konami PR's Michael Shelling, who I am sure would look amazing in a tailored tux, responded to our own inquiries with the following:For the record, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a PlayStation 3 exclusive and there are no plans to develop an Xbox 360 version of the game.
No plans to develop an Xbox 360 version neatly dispells XboxFamily's source's claim that the game has been in development since early last year. Cue the classic game show failure music in 3...2...Wahh wahhh wahhh wahhhhhhhh.
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By Mike FaheyComment by mind in rewind: @coladict: Well, for one, "Jazz hands" has nothing to do with games. more » | Other threads
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Dreamcast 2 Remains A Dream
Yesterday we reported on rumors swirling about regarding the possibility of a Dreamcast 2 somewhere in Sega's future, sparked by a recently updated trademark application. From there it really just became a race to see who Sega would respond to first with a statement. Sega of America PR Director Charlie Scibetta spoke to GameDaily for the win!"We're very happy being a platform agnostic company and have moved up the ranks the past three years from #11, to #9, and now stand at #6 in terms of our market share by units among third-party publishers. We like our current strategy and have no plans to change in the middle of this outstanding growth."
Scibetta said he would look into why the trademark was being updated and then went back to ordering giant "We're Number 6!" foam hands for his team. Sorry Dreamcast fans. I share your disappointment. You know what we need? A Dreamcast cake. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by HackJenkins: There was already a "Dreamcast 2", people. They just named it the Xbox. more » | Other threads
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Resident Evil 5 Not Playable On RE: Extinction Blu-ray
Some errant reporting this morning led a few sites—including Sony's own semi-official blog ThreeSpeech—to believe that the Blu-ray disc movie release of Resident Evil: Extinction would ship with playable demos of Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil 5 for the PlayStation 3. Sorry, but that's just not true, as Capcom has confirmed. More »
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Comment by kNZA: @nya-chama: I actually thought the first wasn't great. RE is a much better videogame than it is a film! - @JonC: I wasn't trying to... more » | Other threads
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Xbox Originals Are Achievement Free
Microsoft blogger Larry Hryb takes no delight in crushing fan dreams today with an update on the recently announced plan to release original Xbox games via Xbox Live Marketplace. Apparently, some were speculating that the company would go the extra mile for the 1200 MS Point releases, adding Achievements and Gamer Score to games like Halo, Fable, Psychonauts and Crimson Skies. Sadly, Mr. Hryb writes that adding such a feature would be technically impossible for the older titles, even adding a little frowning emoticon to illustrate the seriousness of the matter. More »
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Comment by Billkwando bought his tickets for Hyde's US tour: @okenny :): Xbox Live is meant to expand....everything but the size of your friends list :P Achievements would be cool, yeah....especially since... more » | Other threads
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Jade In Green And White Striped Bikini
The Rumor: martin85 over at GameTrailers.com Forums writes, "so my friend is working as an intern editor at maxim and he says that jade will grace the cover of december's issue which will feature "girls of gaming"! she will also have her own spread showing her in a green an white striped bikini in an exotic local (montreal). it will also feature other hot women in the gaming industry as well as competitive gaming. man i can't fricken wait! i haven't jacked to still images since 1999!"
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Comment by freebasedog: This was such an obviously B.S. rumour, not to mention nerdy and lame, I can't believe the amount of people... more » | Other threads
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Psychonauts Sequel Not Happening (Tear)
Despite how we may have gotten your hopes up about Tim Schafer's potential exciting new Psychonauts project, according to the man himself, Double Fine is not ready to announce a new Psychonauts project...yet.Haha. Nooooo. There's no new Psychonauts game in the works right now, but I'm glad some people got excited by the idea. I know *I* got excited.
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Team ICO Working On "The Last Canyon"? No.
A rumor regarding Team ICO's follow up to PlayStation 2 hit Shadow of the Colossus has been circulating the internet today, citing a preview of Fumito Ueda's PLAYSTATION 3 bound The Last Canyon. According to the rumor, the latest issue of Game Informer describes Team ICO's third game as set in "one gigantic, wide flat desert [...] interspersed with canyons [...] and all of different width and depth" featuring a familiar climbing gameplay aspect and a glider made of wood and cloth. If the preview weren't so poorly written and conceptually so close to SotC, it could have sounded genuine. Fortunately, the Kotaku bullshit detector starting whooping like crazy. More »
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Comment by HiddenAway: @7ucky: The rumour has spread about it. Currently, the only other thing I've heard is that Patapon could be that... more » | Other threads
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Square Closed Mega Theater Confirms FF XIII "PS3 Only"
During my foray to the Square Enix Closed Mega Theater presentation, I saw the Final Fantasy XIII trailer and at the end the words "For PS3 Only" flashed on to the screen. At first I thought maybe the wording was due to translation but it also seemed like it could have been a definitive. PS3 ONLY! The same phrase was also present at the end of the Final Fantasy XIII Versus trailer. So there you are, according to the trailers Final Fantasy XIII is a confirmed PS3 ONLY title. -
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SCEA Responds to Mysterious Red Light Rumor
The eagle-eyed writers over at Playstation Universe were the first to spot the mysterious red light emanating from the center of the Playstation 3 SIXAXIS seen on the new 80GB PS3 box. Could the glowing Home button, perhaps, be proof of a new and improved controller, maybe one with rumble? More »
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Rumor Smash: Phantom Hourglass Will Not Include Voice Chat
Ah, the wonderful world of Digg. Home to many interesting stories as well as many unsubstantiated rumors. Take for example this recent story that has been rising up the Digg charts. Website Zelda Universe posted a story claiming that the upcoming DS game Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass will utilize a voice chat option. The author of said article fully admits that he doesn't know Japanese but is learning and translated this "news" from a Famitsu article. More » -
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Rumor Smash: Warhawk Download Only
For the second time in about as many months Sony is smashing the rumor that Warhawk is going to be downloadable only.
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Comment by kylenalepa: I think it's going to be download only, just from other stuff I heard months ago from one of my... more » | Other threads
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