Welcome to the Rumour mill, VideoGamer.com's run-down of the big rumours currently doing the rounds in the video game industry. Every week we'll hunt down the juiciest stories and give our opinion on how legit they are. So, whether you want the ridiculous or the plausible, read on.
Retro Studios working on Zelda spin-off
The Rumour: Surfer Girl claims that Retro Studios' (the team behind the Metroid Prime series) next game will be revealed at or around the time of E3 (which takes place in July) and shockingly is a spin-off from the Zelda series.
Verdict: Surfer girl doesn't have an unblemished record when it comes to rumours, but this seems too far fetched to make up. What's most puzzling is the kind of game this supposed spin-off will be. We're putting money on an action/adventure game of a similar style to Retro's cancelled GameCube project Raven Blade. Let's just hope that Tingle isn't the main character.
Plausibility rating: 3/5
Paradise City to be expanded
The Rumour: You're game isn't worth a thing these days unless you can add more content post release. Burnout Paradise will get just that when EA releases new parts of Paradise city over Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PSN.
Verdict: Everyone by now should have seen the images showing the original Burnout Paradise city and the city we got in the final game. We're not moaning because the city is massive, but we're pretty confident that we'll be getting more roads to race in this year.
Plausibility rating: 4/5
Crysis coming to Xbox 360 and PS3
The Rumour: After the game not coming to consoles and then apparently only due on the PlayStation 3, it's back on for both the Xbox 360 and PS3.
Verdict: This rumour just won't die and this week evidence has emerged to add more fuel to the fire. Crytek announced this week that they'd be demoing the CryENGINE 2 running on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at the upcoming Game Developers Conference. While this doesn't mean Crysis for consoles is confirmed, we are at least one step closer to it happening.
Plausibility rating: 3/5
Killzone 2 missing 2008
The Rumour: Killzone 2 is without doubt the most hyped game in development for the PlayStation 3, but with that hype comes much pressure. So much pressure that it's not going to be shipped until it's completely ready - even if that means 2009.
Verdict: This latest Killzone 2 rumour comes from Surfer Girl but that doesn't automatically make it 100% legit. Sony undoubtedly will want Killzone 2 released this calendar year, but all isn't lost if it doesn't happen. We're sure Insomniac's Resistance 2 will be more than happy to step into Killzone's FPS shoes. Sony probably won't get another chance to make Killzone into a big franchise, so Guerrilla Games will likely get all the time it needs.
Plausibility rating: 4/5
