All Entries in the "Rumor Control" Category

Rumor: And the next LEGO game is . . . LEGO Rock Band ?!?!

A “source” has told VG247 that Traveller’s Tales’ next LEGO game won’t be Star Wars. Won’t be Indiana Jones, either. Won’t be Robocop, won’t be Predator, won’t be Halo. It’ll be LEGO Rock Band.
Seems the rumor stems from an interview on Britain’s Radio One last night, in which TT swore a new LEGO game would [...]

Dumb Lady Physically Puts Credit Cards In Wii

There are smart people, and there are dumb people. Here is the story of a dumb person, her credit cards and a Nintendo Wii.
Over at game forum NeoGAF, member HUELEN10 told the following tale. We cannot vouch for the validity of it, but here goes:

My neighbors which I don’t really know to well to begin [...]

Street Fighter the Movie, And we have Proof!

We had our doubts about upcoming film Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li, but they’ve all been quieted by its first Japanese trailer, which you can see right after the break. Finally, this Kristin Kreuk vehicle has shown us some footage and jump-kicked its way right into our hearts.
As far as we can tell, [...]

Formal Clothing for Avatars Now Available

x360diary report that new formal avatar clothing is now available.
Head over to your avatar editor on your dashboards and your in for a surprise. Microsoft have just released a brand new clothing range for you avatar to show off in.
The new clothes are mainly formal wear and include;
- 2 New Hats
- 1 New Shirt
- New [...]

Rumor: Gears of War 3 in 2010 /w 5 Player Co-Op

Okay, get this. CVG is reporting that the new issue of EGM features a Gears of War 3 rumor. Come on, that’s just silly. Everyone knows that Cliff and the gang have “never announced” a trilogy. (Why do it now?) Besides, suggesting that Gears of War 3 will be released during holiday 2010 is just [...]

Zelda Turns to Robbing Banks

Wow, we knew the economy was in a bad way, but who knew that the recession had traveled as far as Zelda’s kingdom? The evidence is clear from the security photo, which shows a man sporting the Hylian symbol on his cap robbing People’s Bank in Waterbury, Conn. earlier in the week. If you’ve seen [...]

Rumor: ‘Jasper’ Xbox 360 shipping, features 256MB on-board memory

Candid shots of nekkid motherboards? Check. Awkwardly filmed YouTube videos? Check. Rumor post on Joystiq? Very check. Why, someone must have spotted a new Xbox 360 variant in the wild!
According to a post at Xbox-Scene, consoles containing the “Jasper” chipset, which promises a cooler 65nm GPU on the motherboard, have begun to arrive in the [...]

No PS3 Price Cut in March 2009

 
Sony has officially taken the PR laser to yet another rumorous growth on its back – this time, a potential PS3 price cut. In short, no price slashing in March 2009. None. Definitely not.
“There are no plans for a price reduction on PS3 in March 09, and anything reported on or discussed otherwise is purely rumor or [...]

Tournament: Mustang, Oklahoma - Jan 24th, 2009

Yes you have read correctly Plasma Burn will be hosting our FIRST tournament January 24th At the Mustang Community Center. See the Details below for more information or check our Tournament Link for more details on other local tournaments. Okgamers.com Staff will be on hand as well to help make sure this is a great experience for everyone. Also we have a couple great sponsors, Jinx.com who has some kick ass Geek/Gamer clothing gear. And our friends at Nova Gaming are providing some nice Lan Packs. More sponsors to come! Also Played To Death Magazine will be on hand. If you haven’t checked out there Magazine do so! There are tons of Locations across Oklahoma. And the best part ITS FREE!

World of Warcraft Movie: 4 Reasons Why It Shouldn’t Be Made

Kevin Kelly at spout.com lists out his four reasons as to why the wow movie should never see the light of day.  Head over to the site for the full article but I will go ahead and list the highlights here:

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Street Fighter IV This Winter!!!

Producer of Street Fighter IV, Yoshi Ono, had this to say about the release date of this game:
There is no official North American arcade release, so we kind of feel bad that you guys have to wait for it.  That’s why we’re trying to get it to you as soon as possible.  Before the Japanese [...]

Rumor: Fallout 3 release on Xbox 360 canceled in India

Microsoft has apparently announced that it doesn’t plan to release Fallout 3 on Xbox 360 in India due to “cultural sensitivities,” reports GamingIndians.com. The statement by Microsoft India doesn’t give any further details about what exactly the country would find offensive.
We’ve contacted Microsoft for a more detailed explanation and Fallout 3′s developer, Bethesda Softworks, told [...]

New XBOX Experience tagged for November or not?

A Rock Band 2 ad has seemingly dated New Xbox Experience for a November release.
The marketing in question was pretty straightforward about it: “Check out the New Xbox Experience coming in November,” it said.
More on Gamespot, including an image.

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Rumors Emerging on Punisher video game

It’s been more than three years since our favorite comic book antihero last waged a one-man war against video game criminals, but the above artwork, allegedly leaked to 4 Color Rebellion by Marvel editor Ryan Penagos, suggests that Frank Castle, a.k.a. The Punisher, may soon be making a suitably bloody return.
Nothing beyond what you see [...]

BluRay For XBOX 360 Fact Or Fiction?

So for months now there have been articles upon articles written on the existence of either a complete BluRay 360 console or an external BluRay drive.  I remember reading this article back in May which was featured on Engadget.com saying that :
Pegatron Technology, an OEM subsidiary of Asustek Computer, has secured orders from Microsoft to [...]