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The latest rumours regarding Gran Turismo 5 suggest that there will be 94 tracks. Check out the rumoured track list over at talkplaystation.com »

  A leaked YouTube video has revealed the first details of the next edition in the Bioshock series. Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams is the title, and this teaser trailer is an unlockable piece of content, available once completing the original PS3 edition of the game. The second half of 2009 is the scheduled release date for [...]

The rumour’s done the rounds before, but Joystiq is re-reporting that Halo 4 is well in production, and being undertaken by the massively experienced team at Gearbox. The rumour comes after various leading comments by Gearbox front man Randy Pitchford, and news from Variety that the developer has definately had talks with Microsoft concerning just [...]

� While there has been no official confirmation from Rockstar of GTA IV arriving on PC, the details and rumours continue to circulate.  The July issue of PC Gamer Malaysia has “Now on console – soon on PC” on the front cover. No other details have emerged yet from the magazine, so we’ll wait and [...]

  In the latest Bungie podcast the developer has hinted at a new game announcement to be made at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Brian: Isn’t there something going on on July 14th or something like that? Luke: Yeah, around then. Brian: Somehow that’s sticking in my head for some reason. Guess we’ll have to see. [...]

Edit: Loads of game details here. Edit: This just in, it’s been confirmed. That really was the world’s worst kept secret. GamesIndustry.biz is running a story around Blizzard’s big event in Paris this weekend, reporting that the mega-dev is to announce a major new project. If it’s not Diablo III I’ll eat my hat. And, [...]

  Mark this one down as highly sceptical, but you never know. Intellisponce is a Market Research firm responsible for data belonging to a number of high end developers and publishers. Earlier in the week, the firm’s database was ripped open, and its contents splurged all over the web – including details on a previously [...]

  Following very vague indications from Take 2 that Ken Levine – Bioshock’s big daddy – would be ‘involved’ in development of the sequel at 2K Marin, Variety is reporting that Levine is deep in the midst of contractual negotiations with overlords at Take 2. With Bioshock such a huge success, Levine certainly seems due [...]

As just reported as a part of the LucasArts lay-offs fallout, an ex-employee has revealed details on the previously unspecified Bioware / LucasArts joint project. It’s Knights of the Old Republic III, and it’s an MMO. This will mark Bioware’s first true MMO – Neverwinter Nights doesn’t really qualify in my book – and the [...]

The above secret snap was taken by a journo at Rare’s British HQ, while on a visit for Viva Pinata 2, and seems to confirm that KI3 is or was in development at Rare. The game has been touted regularly every since the last iteration on the SNES. Billed as a Street Fighter beater, it’d [...]

It’s been rumoured for some time, but several sources are now claiming 100% certainty that Pandemic – the team behind Mercenaries and the upcoming Saboteur – is working on a new Batman game to accompany the upcoming film. Kokatu is the latest to commit to the story, and with the film not too far from the [...]

In a recent presentation (slide 25), Take Two has highlighted the possibility for MMOs based on Bioshock and Civilization. The precise phraseology used is ‘Potential Take Two Opportunities: Bioshock, Civilization’. This presentation was made at the Bank of America SMID Conference, with Take Two fighting to justify its portfolio value and ongoing rejection of EA’s [...]

They will, they won’t… come on Ubi, make up your minds. Following a deluge of sequel rumours throughout 2005/06 – all of which were quashed by poor sales of the first game – the rumour mill has again ignited. A post on SurferGirl’s blog - a self-proclaimed ‘industry insider’ – began the gradual churnings of internet exaggeration [...]

This is slightly old news, but with the publication of Take Two’s Q1 financials, and the confirmation that Levine will have only ‘some’ involvement  in Bioshock 2, it seemed appropriate to re-raise the supposed identity of 2K Boston’s ‘Project X’. It’s X-Com. Rumour has it. Here’s the facts: 1. Take Two acquired the X-Com property from [...]

EDIT: This claim has since been rebuked by Microsoft, who claim to have had no involvement with Xbox World 360, and that the rights to Goldeneye continue to reside with Nintendo. Xbox World 360 seems to think it knows categorically that a Goldeneye revamp is indeed coming to XBLA, as has been rumoured for many [...]