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Archive for the ‘Rumors’ Category

July 14th, 2008

60GB Xbox 360 announced. OMG!

Well look at that, Internet rumors of an Xbox 360 price cut have been circulating for quite some time and Target went ahead and made it official from a retailing standpoint earlier today. The new Xbox 360 60GB model will retail for $349, which the “old” SKU Pro previously sold for. The Elite model, which […]

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June 25th, 2008

Blizzard to unveil new title at Worldwide Paris Invitational?

In advance of this weekend’s Blizzard Worldwide Invitational in Paris, the frenzy of speculation around what the company’s “big announcement” would be has increased further with Blizzard’s VP of Design, Rob Pardo, hinting that it might be a brand new title.
In a question and answer session that concluded this year’s GDC Paris, Pardo was asked […]

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June 22nd, 2008

COD 4 developer making a sci-fi title?

The team behind Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is rumored to be making a new sci-fi title. So, this is the reason why Infinity Ward aint doing COD 5?
Speaking with TalkPlayStation.com an insider said “we are currently working on a new sci-fi title, we cannot release any more information as of yet, we […]

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June 15th, 2008

Fire Emblem DS details

Fire Emblem is indeed making its way to the DS, and the latest issue of Famitsu has the first solid details following the game’s announcement last year. The new title is reportedly similar to a translation of the japanese title -> Fire Emblem: New Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light , this first DS […]

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June 10th, 2008

Ubisoft + Take Two = More $$$?

In the middle of Electronic Art’s dreadfully slow takeover dance with Take-Two, it’s been speculated that the affair could ascend into a veritable ménage a trois, with Ubisoft now being marked as a potential future suitor for the Grand Theft Auto publisher if it continues to spurn the Redwood giant.
A Forbes report postulates on a […]

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June 10th, 2008

No Blu-ray for Xbox 360 says Microsoft

Microsoft’s very own Robbie Bach has shot down a fresh round of rumors that the Xbox 360 will be supporting rival Sony’s Blu-ray format in the near future, but was less quick to scotch speculation that motion controls were on their way to the console.
Bach, who heads Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, reiterated the company’s […]

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June 9th, 2008

LucasArts halting internal development?

LucasArts is reportedly ceasing internal development after the release of The Force Unleashed, according to speculation coming off the back of staff cuts last week. The layoffs included VP of Product Development Peter Hirschmann and Lego Indiana Jones producer Shawn Storc, and now Shacknews is now citing a source claiming that LucasArts will indeed halt […]

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June 5th, 2008

Resident Evil 5 coming to the PC?

Capcom producer Jun Takeuchi has previously stated that Resident Evil 5’s main development platform is on the PC. When Eurogamer asked Takeuchi why Capcom was showing the Xbox 360 build of Resident Evil 5 instead of the PlayStation 3 version at Capcom’s Captivate 08 event, Takeuchi clarified that Capcom was requested to show RE5 up […]

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May 6th, 2008

Bioshock developers creating a new X-Com game?

It has been reported that the team behind Bioshock is behind the next X-Com game and i couldnt be happier. This isnt some news from left field as 2k bought the rights to the X-Com franchise in 2007. Who better to craft the next iteration of the turn based tactical alien invasion sim? Argh. I […]

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May 2nd, 2008

Earthbound coming to Nintendo’s Virtual Console?

The ESRB has recently posted a rating for the classic Super Nintendo RPG EarthBound for the Nintendo Wii. Yep, that usually means that Earthbound will be released and logic dictates that it will be via Nintendo’s Virtual Console.
Kotaku says: “The sequel to the Japanese-only game Mother, the game tells the story of Ness and company […]

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