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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.
Crysis on consoles not by Crytek
The Rumour: Stunning PC FPS Crysis is coming to at least one console but the port isn’t being handled by Crytek, at least that’s what growing internet favourite Surfer Girl claims.
Verdict: Firstly we’ve got to assume Crysis is coming to consoles (and we think it is). The second part of the rumour really isn’t too hard to believe. Ports are often carried out by other dev studios and with Crytek no doubt wanting to get on with their next game, it makes perfect sense. The question is whether or not this porting studio can manage to get the game running well on modern consoles.
Plausibility rating: 4/5
Ninja Gaiden II coming to PS3
The Rumour: Leading US multi-format magazine EGM listed a preview of Ninja Gaiden II for PS3 and Xbox 360 on its Next Issue page. Xbox 360 loses another exclusive confirmed!
Verdict: We’re not going to completely deny this being possible, after all we didn’t believe that Bungie would split from Microsoft, but it’s looking highly unlikely. Microsoft is publishing Ninja Gaiden II so there’d have to be some kind of special deal in place for another publisher to bring the game to PS3. Our belief is that EGM simply listed the preview for both platforms by mistake.
Plausibility rating: 1/5
Metal Gear Solid 4 demo in Feb
The Rumour: PSW Magazine stated that the demo of the game they played in their office will be coming to the PSN next month. So we’ll all be playing the demo in February.
Verdict: This really depends on who you believe. Ryan Payton of Kojima Productions has stated that the company has no plans to bring a demo of Metal Gear Solid 4 to PSN. PSW Magazine on the other hand is sticking by its news and the information given to them by a Konami representative. We’re going to play it safe and side with Kojima Productions, although a surprise demo release isn’t out of the question.
Plausibility rating: 2/5
Battlefield Bad Company now due in June
The Rumour: EA South Africa reportedly told Lazy Gamer that Battlefield Bad Company has slipped from its March release date to some time in June.
Verdict: EA has said nothing official to us about the game’s release date changing, but March is looking like a busy period. Similar games of note during the originally proposed launch window include THQ’s Frontlines and Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Taking a few extra months to add polish isn’t unheard of in the games industry and a June release should give the game a clearer run at prospective buyers.
Plausibility rating: 3/5
