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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 »

    2:00 AM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    5,230 views, 54 comments

    Most discussed manicfoot: *Hugs Square-Enix* Its ok... I forgive you for FF12. *ruffles square-enix's hair* Yesssh having a plot that had nothing to more »

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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.

    Just saw your story on the LMNO rumor and wanted to let you know the game is still in development at EALA under the creative leadership of Doug Church and Lou Castle.

    The rumor is incorrect.

    More »

    9:00 AM on Fri Oct 31 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    3,269 views, 32 comments

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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.

    First, Electronic Arts is not buying Epic Games, OK? Doesn't matter that EA has tons of money and someone else with a lot of time on his hands has good ideas for what to do with it. "Rubbish," says Epic Vice President Mark Rein, a guy who's in position to actually know something substantive about this. More »

    3:00 PM on Sun Oct 5 2008
    By Owen Good
    9,657 views, 33 comments

    Most discussed DontCrossMyanimals: I wish Sega would get back into Hardware, I still hope for Dreamcast 2. more »

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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.

    The memo, seen above, appears to suggest that this particular, model I suppose, of the Xbox 360 was once codenamed Xbox Xbox Lean or Xbox Granite and that the final name should be Xbox Pure.

    I'm also intrigued by the comment that "metal plates" have been disregarded. Judging by the codenames and final name, it seems to suggest that this would be a stripped down version of the Xbox 360. Could this be Microsoft's answer to Sony's slim line of consoles? Are we soon going to be seeing a new, thin 360 with only disc-based game support and no harddrive? I'm sure, if this rumor is true, we will be finding out in the next month.

    XBOX's New Name? [Cheap Ass Gamer]

    UPDATE: It appears that this rumor story could be CAG throwing their credibility out the window as part of a contest. Kotaku''s decision to run rumors is always based on the credibility of the site and the information contained within it. In the past CAG has proven to be a reliable site, having broken a number of stories through apt reporting. It appears that may no longer be the case.

    8:40 AM on Fri Sep 19 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    35,871 views, 368 comments

    Most discussed geminibros: "It's not funny at all. Cheapy and his crew asked his readers to promote a lie on the site. How more »

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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. More »

    9:56 AM on Wed Sep 17 2008
    By Brian Crecente
    37,980 views, 110 comments

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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 »

    8:20 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    8,798 views, 52 comments

    Most discussed Spartan1308™: What is that cover about? more »

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    That Xbox 360 Phone? Sh*t's Fake, Yo

    Via Reader Carlos T., here's Soulja Boy coppin' to the hoax. He never had an Xbox 360 Sidekick. Full confession comes at timestamp 1:00 of the above video.

    Caution, the whole thing looks like it's an ad for some Tony Hawk-branded Sidekick whateverthhell. Yay. We all got strung along for a free ad, but a hip-hop artist sold out to carry water for a skateboarder, so, that takes some of the sting out of being played like a fiddle for viral marketing. Twice.

    Soulja Boy's "Tony Hawk Special Edition Sidekick LX [YouTube]

    8:00 AM on Sun Aug 24 2008
    By Owen Good
    9,749 views, 168 comments

    Latest by reasoncali: get over it - THATS WHAT RAPPERS DO they act cocky and talk about how much money they have, after more »

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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:

    The Microsoft Vista promotion referring to TGS took place in 2007, and is old news - we've had the winner over for taking the pictures already.

    Sorry for the confusion and possible disappointment, but this was not an annoucement that Wake would be shown at TGS 2008. Remedy's team is just getting back from a bit of holiday and we haven't had time to chat with Microsoft on upcoming shows/showings yet.

    Oh. Question: Then why didn't we see it at E3?

    How far has Remedy comed on Alan Wake [Alan Wake via VG247]

    6:40 AM on Tue Jul 22 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    2,876 views, 25 comments

    Latest 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 »

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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:

    After several days, today I could shoot a prototype hard drive for the Wii. According to what we've been seeing these days, work is well underway and I think it could be submitted on July 15 at the Kodak Theatre.
    I would like to have one to experiment ^_^

    But this "prototype" is fake. Like, really, really, really fake. Hilariously so. Okay, let's say that Nintendo actually did put stickers on prototypes that read "Confidential Property of Nintendo". Hey, maybe they do! See that picture of the label? It's kind of hard to make out the Japanese, but there is Japanese. And Nintendo is a Japanese company. As a Japanese company, Nintendo does know how to use the Japanese language correctly. The person who made that sticker does not. At all. So let's look at where this "prototype hard drive" exposes itself as a big, fat faker. That, after the jump. More »

    9:00 PM on Tue Jul 8 2008
    By Brian Ashcraft
    32,686 views, 99 comments

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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.

    According to Valve's marketing director Doug Lombardi Half-Life 2: Episode Three won't be making an appearance at E3 this year, with the listing chalked up to a "misprint (or something)." We would assume that if Valve is showcasing anything at E3 this year, it will be Left 4 Dead which is planned for a November 4 release.

    5:20 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    10,930 views, 46 comments

    Latest by Pantsman: @SnakeCL: When the same is amazing, that's still pretty good. more »