Tag: Rumours
News Square Enix Categorically Denies Possible Acquisition Rumours
"We do not consider selling off the company"
Update: Publisher Square Enix has now put out a statement reading: "Bloomberg has reported today that there is interest from several buyers to acquire Square Enix. However, this report is not based on any announcement by SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. We do not consider selling off the company or any part...
Rumour Sony Planning 'Counterpunch' to Xbox Game Pass
"There will be a response"
Microsoft has managed to transform Xbox Game Pass into the spearhead of its gaming operations over the past few years, and it's become a subscription service that Sony simply can't ignore. So what's the plan from a PlayStation perspective? Well, according to ex-PlayStation veteran and God of War creator David Jaffe — who...
Rumour Cyberpunk 2077 Free DLCs Leaked, Suggest Multiple System Expansions and More
Hello Night City
Nine free pieces of Cyberpunk 2077 DLC have supposedly been leaked via the Epic Game Store. Following the release of the game's latest update, patch 1.2, Reddit user PricklyAssassin managed to sneak a quick look at Cyberpunk 2077's recently registered add-ons. All we have to go on right now is a set of DLC names, but each one of...
Rumour Civilization VI Is an April PS Plus Game, But Evidence Is Shaky
April fools?
April's PlayStation Plus games will be revealed next week (at the time of writing), and we already know that one of them is Oddworld: Soulstorm on PS5. But what about PS4? Well, there's a rumour going around that strategic world builder Civilization VI will be up for grabs — but the current evidence is a little shaky. Basically,...
Rumour Call of Duty Returns to World War II for This Year's Game
Apparently titled WW2: Vanguard
According to reports from Modern Warzone, which have been verified by Eurogamer sources, the Call of Duty franchise will be returning to the trenches as this year's instalment takes place in World War II. Sledgehammer Games is the team behind what is being called Call o
News Elden Ring Trailer Leak May Have Delayed the Official Reveal
Gameplay footage pushed back
Footage of an internal Elden Ring trailer leaked at the beginning of last week, sending those who have been waiting years for any nugget of information overboard (the game's official Reddit was a sight to behold at the time). Roughly two minutes of action was leaked onto the internet, giving us our first glimpses of the...
Rumour Is THQ Nordic Teasing a Destroy All Humans 2 Remake?
Back to the 60s?
THQ Nordic brought back Destroy All Humans last year, a cult hit action game about invading a stylised '50s America and, well, destroying humans. Fans were obviously delighted, and studio Black Forest Games made some decent quality of life changes to gameplay too. Now, it appears the publisher might be teasing the revival of its...
News There's Recurring Chatter of an Extended Death Stranding for PS5, PS4
It's already finished, apparently
Clocking in at well over 50 hours for the core campaign quests alone, Death Stranding already offers a meaty romp through the Icelandic-esque wilderness its sandbox provides. But there’s been intense speculation for months now that an extended edition is in the pipeline for both the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation...
News PS Plus Members Think Final Fantasy VII Remake May Be Free in March
Cloud cuckoo land
Speculation regarding March 2021’s big PlayStation Plus update is at an all-time high, especially after Sony skipped its usual update window this week – presumably in favour of today’s State of Play. It’s worth noting that there were multiple instances last year where the platform holder didn’t announce the PS Plus lineup...
Rumour Is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Getting a PS5 Version?
Rumours on the Twittersphere
In case you missed it, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is getting a PlayStation 5 edition. Toys for Bob is increasing performance, reducing load times, and embracing DualSense's features in the upgrade, and it's a freebie if you already own the game. That's all good and well, but what of Activision's other big...
Every rumoured PlayStation 5 title
What are all PS5 rumoured games to date? It's all well and good knowing All PS5 Announced Games, but you may be eager to learn about some speculative PlayStation 5 software, too. As part of our PS5 guide, we'll be listing all rumoured PS5 games on this page. If you're looking for more specific information, you can...
News Techland Insists It's Still Independent After Acquisition Speculation Intensifies
Polish studio denies Microsoft buyout reports
Another day, another Microsoft acquisition rumour. This time it’s the turn of Dying Light developer Techland, with speculation rife this weekend that it’s been absorbed by Xbox boss Phil Spencer’s green machine. To be fair, it’s not the first time we’ve heard this rumour in the past year –...
Rumour Fortnite Costumes are Coming to Fall Guys
Data miner seemingly discovers secret crossover
Fall Guys has been pairing up with other established games since it arrived last August. Initially that involved other titles from publisher Devolver Digital, such as Hotline Miami and The Messenger, but things quickly grew beyond that. We've been able to dress up our jelly beans with outfits inspired...
Rumour Final Fantasy VII Remake Co-Director Teases Reveal at Orchestra Concert This Weekend
PS5? DLC?
Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake 'Orchestra World Tour' is happening this weekend in Japan. The concert is exclusive to those who have managed to snag an online ticket, but just days ahead of the event, Remake co-director Motomu Toriyama has teased some kind of reveal, which will take place during the show. According to Audrey —...
News Resident Evil 4 Remake Targets 2023 Launch After Development Reboot, Says New Report
M-Two team has role reduced
The Resident Evil 4 Remake has undergone a bit of a development reboot following a clash in direction, according to Video Games Chronicle. The site reports that Resident Evil 3 team M-Two has had its role dramatically reduced as Capcom Division One takes over production of the title, which according to VGC's sources,...
Rumour Mass Effect Legendary Edition Release Date Set for 12th March
Geth in
The official release window for Mass Effect Legendary Edition is 'Spring 2021', but a full date may have just been leaked by a number of retailers. They've got it down for Friday the 12th March 2021, and Eurogamer reckons that the information is accurate. Sounds about right to us. For those totally out of the loop, Mass Effect Legendary...
Rumour PS5 Ships 3.4 Million Units in First Four Weeks
Sony sets new hardware record
Sony’s been surprisingly coy when it comes to console sales numbers of the PlayStation 5, but we reckon that comes down to the fact that demand has vastly outpaced supply. Regardless, a report by Digitimes – citing “industry sources” – claims that the manufacturer shipped an eye-watering 3.4 million next-gen...
Rumour PS5 Shooter Returnal May Be Launching 19th March
Release date at The Game Awards?
Housemarque’s upcoming third-person PlayStation 5 roguelike Returnal may be launching as soon as 19th March, with the shooter being mistakenly listed for pre-order on Best Buy Canada’s website. The page was promptly pulled, but we managed to snag a screenshot just in time: While this could all be attributed to...
Rumour Is the Crash Bandicoot 4 Art Book Hinting at a New Spyro Game?
Spyro 4 on the way?
Activision has successfully revitalised interest in its colourful mascot platformers. With Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon in its ranks, the publisher has brought them both back with a bang. After several excellent remakes of PlayStation classics, the orange marsupial was given a huge new game in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's...
Rumour Red Dead Redemption Collection Leaked, But It's Almost Certainly Fake
Oh boah
Update: We've since been informed that this supposed leak is almost certainly a fake. On closer inspection, there are a couple of small inconsistencies in the text. We told you not to get your hopes up! Original Story: Here's a juicy new rumour that we pray is real. Apparently, an Amazon listing for something called 'Red Dead Redemption...
Four whole years
Oh boy, this is a big one. Following on from the recent ransomware attack that targeted Capcom, it seems as though the publisher's entire project schedule for the next four years has leaked online. A screenshot of the document — which is in Japanese and is believably detailed — spills the beans on a bunch of unannounced games...
Rumour Far Cry 6 Release Date Is May 2021, According to Microsoft Store
Maybe, maybe not
We've seen a CG trailer and a few screenshots for Far Cry 6, but the Ubisoft shooter is still a ways off. Originally pegged for February 2021, the open world FPS was recently pushed back, launching somewhere between the end of April and September. Now, one online listing may have something more specific. The Microsoft Store page...
Rumour Persona 5 Scramble Is Getting an English Release in February 2021
Leaked by Asian retailers, supposedly
Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers may finally be heading West in the not too distant future, if new retail listings are anything to go by. A number of Asian websites have published product pages for an English version of the game, complete with English voiceovers. It should be noted that this isn't the...
News Bethesda Pegs PS5's Deathloop for 21st May
Groundhog day
Update: As rumoured earlier in the week, Bethesda has now attached a 21st May release date to Deathloop on the PS5. One important detail, the base game will be $59.99/£59.99, so the publisher is not charging next-gen tax just yet. Original Story: Deathloop, the ambitious time-based first-person adventure from Dishonored developer...
Rumour Sony Bans In-Store PS5 Sales in Norway Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Stay at home
Sony won't allow PS5 to be sold at Norwegian retailers, says a report from Norwegian website Gamer.no. According to sources, potential buyers won't be able to simply pick up a next-gen console from their local outlets when it launches next month, as per orders from Sony. Supposedly, the Japanese giant doesn't want to put customers at...
Rumour PS5 UI Leak Shows Boot Sequence, 664GB Usable Storage
But legitimacy up for debate
Wow! It’s been a bonkers 24 hours for PlayStation 5 rumours, as first images of the next-gen console’s user interface have allegedly leaked – but we’ve been unable to verify their authenticity. Among the leaks is a video of the system’s start-up sequence, images that suggest the console will include 664GB of...
Rumour Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster Now Planned for Early 2021
First game causing problems
Yep, the long rumoured Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster is once again back in the news and this latest slice of information appears to have both a positive and negative takeaway. What is now being dubbed Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, this collection of the original trilogy of titles has now apparently been pushed back...
Rumour Bloodborne Remaster Is Real, Coming to PS5 and PC
Bloody hell
Whispers of a Bloodborne remaster have been doing the rounds for what feels like an eternity. Those familiar with the original game will know that it doesn't run perfectly on PS4 — it has some odd frame pacing issues and the frame rate does tend to drop during busier fights. Still, for our money, it's one of the the greatest games...
Rumour Metal Gear Solid Is Getting a Full Remake, and It's a PS5 Console Exclusive
Tactical Espionage Action
Here's a doozy of a rumour for you: Metal Gear Solid (the PS1 classic) is being remade (again) and it's coming to PS5 and PC. This is according to YouTube channel RedGamingTech, which has been known to provide some accurate leaks in the past, although they specialise in hardware information rather than software. Still,...
News Sony Says Troubled PS5 Production Rumours are False
Production remains unchanged
Update: Sony has denied rumours of trouble with PS5 production. In a statement sent to Games Industry, the Japanese giant said: "While we do not release details related to manufacturing, the information provided by Bloomberg is false. We have not changed the production number for PlayStation 5 since the start of mass...
News Fans Expect Final Fantasy 16 to Be Announced for PS5 Next Week
Neverending story
There’s been a recurring rumour throughout the year that Final Fantasy 16 is ready to be revealed, and while many had anticipated it during Sony’s Future of Gaming event earlier in the year, the announcement of next week’s PlayS
Rumour Prince of Persia Remake Planned for Ubisoft Livestream
Sands of time
Prince of Persia’s leaked remake, which appeared on a retailer’s website recently, will be announced during Ubisoft’s briefing on 10th September, journalist Jason Schreier has teased. The Bloomberg scribe was speaking as part of the
Rumour Immortals Fenyx Rising Flies to PS5, PS4 on 2nd December
New screenshots of the game formerly known as Gods & Monsters
Ah, the good ol’ Microsoft Store – forever a source of reliable leaks that the Redmond firm seemingly has no interest in stopping. It’s now spoiled Ubisoft’s big Gods & Monsters re-reveal, which was scheduled to take centre stage during the publisher’s big livestream next...
Rumour Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster Set for October Reveal and Release, But Date Might 'Slip'
Zzzzzzzz
Show of hands: who's sick of hearing about the supposed Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster? Or perhaps a better question: who's sick of listening to the same old rumours over and over again? This latest update on the long, long rumoured remaster comes directly from journalist-in-the-know Jeff Grubb, who has said numerous times that the Remaster...
News PS5 Price and Release Date Rumour Is Making Headlines in Japan
Accessories also priced
A new rumour regarding the PS5 price and PS5 release date is currently doing the rounds online after it was picked up by reputable Japanese source blog.esuteru.com. According to Chinese tech website MyDrivers, the PS5 is set to launch on the
Rumour Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Release Date Leaked
Multiplayer reveal in September
After Activision managed to remain incredibly tight-lipped for a lot longer than usual when it comes to the next Call of Duty entry, everything seems to be leaking all at once. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be revealed tomorrow inside Call of Duty: Warzone, and because of that, the upcoming game's files have...
News Prince of Persia Remake Hopes Reignited as Retail Listings Leak
Sands of time
Look, normally we’d treat product listings published by Guatemalan retailers with a shrug of the shoulders, but when reliable journalists like Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier comment on them – well, you kinda have to pay attention, don’t you? Here’s the story: MAX posted a page for a PlayStation 4 game named Prince of Persia...
Rumour PS5 Controller's Battery Life 3 to 4 Hours Longer than DualShock 4
Never stop playing
PlayStation 5’s new DualSense controller will have a more robust battery life than its PlayStation 4 predecessor, according to a second-hand report that circulating on Reddit. Information about the pad was purportedly shared on the site before being pulled, although the details – including a video of the peripheral as proof of...
News Marvel's Spider-Man PS5 Remaster Rumours Re-Emerge, But Likely Erroneous
Speculation resurfaces
Aw, shucks – here we go again, folks. An excerpt from Game Informer magazine shared on Reddit and later around the web suggests that upcoming PlayStation 5 standalone exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales may ship with a remastered version of the original PlayStation 4 game. This was a popular point of discussion...
Rumour PS5 'Shell' Pictures Leak Showing Outer White Casing in the Wild
Case to case
A trio of PlayStation 5 images have surfaced online (through Chinese forum A9VG), supposedly showing the console's outer casing before it's fixed to the system. Riveting, we know, but it's interesting to see how they look. As expected, the console's white 'plates' are separate from the machine itself -- but going by the number of...
Rumour Next PS5 Event Pegged for 6th August, But We're Not Convinced
Questionable source
Here we go again. Following on from Sony's big PlayStation 5 showing last month, the question on everyone's lips has been, when's the next one? With Microsoft gearing up for a Series X game showcase this week, PlayStation fans have been wondering if the Japanese giant will counter with another event of some sort. If recent...
Rumour Black and Red PS5 Console Spotted in Sony Marketing Material
Would you buy one?
Hmmm, what do we make of this, then? Originally posted over on ResetEra, a Sony marketing pamphlet supposedly shows a black and red PlayStation 5 console. The pamphlet itself seems legitimate -- it's marketing that's directed at store employees, and covers various Sony products. The real question is whether the black and red PS5...
Rumour Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 Brings Map In-Line with Next Game
Updated areas and a train
According to reliable information which has been shared by the likes of Eurogamer and Video Games Chronicle, this year's Call of Duty game will be teased inside Activision's Battle Royale behemoth Call of Duty: Warzone. This is being done through various updates
Rumour Crash Bandicoot 4 Has More Levels Than the Entire N. Sane Trilogy
Marketing email touts 100 stages
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is pretty pricey, but it sounds like its sticker tag will be justified by the inclusion of a whopping 100 stages. For the sake of comparison, the entire N. Sane Trilogy has around 97 levels, and those are divided between three full-length games. It’s unclear what the scope of...
Rumour Ubisoft Creates New Prince of Persia Twitter Account, Has Fans Hopeful
Seems legit, but...
Another Prince of Persia rumour? You better believe it. Whispers of Ubisoft wanting to reboot the action adventure franchise have been spreading across the web for months, but there's been no hard evidence to back them up. Last month the French publisher had seemingly registered a website domain for Prince of Persia 6, but it...
Rumour Is Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Speeding onto PS4?
One report reckons so
Last year, Electronic Arts said it's been cooking up some "exciting remasters of fan favourites". While many interpreted this as a remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy, nothing has really been confirmed since. However, one report claims to know what's next for EA's remaster plans, and it's nothing to do with Commander Shepard...
News What Happened to Silent Hill's Rumoured PS5 Reveal?
Head case
Aside from Gran Turismo 7 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the strongest rumours prior to Sony’s big PlayStation 5 reveal event pertained to a new Silent Hill title purportedly in production at Japan Studio. Konami was quick to dismiss the speculation, but that didn’t stop rampant discussion from occurring online across a variety...
News PS5 £599 Retail Listing Is an Error, Says Amazon UK
Not a real deal
Update (11/6/20): The PS5 console listing has been labelled an error in an official statement from Amazon UK. Speaking with IGN, a spokesperson for the retailer confirmed "This was an error", saying it "was priced as a dummy product with a dummy price". Mystery solved, then -- as we suspected, it's a fake product listing created...
Rumour Resogun Dev Housemarque Targeting PS5 Launch
Could be some-Fin special
Sony and Housemarque have been BFFs for a ridiculous length of time, so it’s perhaps not particularly surprising to learn that the pair may be partnering on a PlayStation 5 project – especially considering ex-Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida visited the Finnish firm last year. European website Game Re
