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Source: Gears of War 3 hitting next April, teaser next month; Epic responds

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Any hot new software from Epic Games, with the exception of other third-party products that use the Unreal Engine, is skipping out on 2010, the studio has confirmed as of this week. That goes for the likes of unannounced new IP, Gears of War 3, and potentially Shadow Complex 2.

But about Gears 3, a game that we all know is coming, and has been in the works since before Gears 2 shipped. Apparently it's coming along nicely, and we'll be getting a first look at it soon. Really soon. Like next month soon.

A report from Edge, who cite a "trusted publishing source," Microsoft is slated to drop the next installment of Marcus Fenix's assault against the Locust in spring 2011; April, to be more specific. What's more, allegedly a teaser video for the title will be released on April 8th (yes, next month), with a proper reveal/announcement to come at E3 -- probably at Microsoft's press conference. Anyone who didn't see that part coming from mile away, well, that's unfortunate.

According to the source, "Microsoft’s keen to avoid a clash with Halo: Reach and wants Natal to own Christmas. That’s why we won’t be seeing Gears Of War 3 until next year, but expect a major marketing push ahead of its release."

Halo: Reach was just recently pegged for a September 14th release, while Project Natal is rumored for an October-ish launch. Neither have been confirmed by Microsoft. More curbstomps and Lancer duels in the springtime? What's that you say, f*** yeah? I concur. Though, let's hope a multiplayer beta is in the works this time around.

For the record, Epic's VP has issued a comment on the rumor, saying, "You’re kidding, right?” Take that however you will.

 

Report: Halo: Reach due in September

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Let's just be honest for a second: Microsoft publishing a major entry in either the Halo or Gears franchises in any month other than September or November seems unlikely; that time of year is just made for massive marketing campaigns and huge sales numbers. And it's almost tradition at this point.

With that, CVG report today -- having heard from retail sources in the UK -- that Bungie's Halo: Reach allegedly has a "worldwide" date of September 14th, which would put it months before Treyarch's new Call of Duty, as well as slotting it nicely around the likes of Medal of Honor, Fallout: New Vegas and more.

According to the unnamed "senior trade source," this "gives Halo enough time to maximise sales before CoD arrives. Xbox 360 is pretty synonymous with Call Of Duty, so it makes commercial sense for Microsoft and Activision to agree both games won't come out too close to one another."

That is kind of obvious, to be fair. For what it's worth, a September date has been floating around for a little while now, so who knows. Microsoft have not commented on the rumored date, but something tells me when they do it will be the usual "we don't comment on rumor and speculation" line. Hopefuly we will get an official launch date at E3, if not before. Maybe to close off the May beta test?

 

Source says Insomniac going multiplatform with new title

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The creators of Ratchet & Clank, Resistance and Spyro might soon be enjoying time on Xbox 360, according to anonymous sources whispering secrets to IGN at GDC 2010.

The site reports that Insomniac Games -- who are merely a close Sony partner, but not an owned first-party studio -- are working on secret, unannounced multiplatform software which remains unannounced and secret. Insomniac are without a doubt prepping Resistance 3, but as for what the future holds beyond that, that's anybody's guess. Sony do hold the rights to Ratchet and Resistance, though, so it won't be anything set in either of those series.

Rumor had it last year that the studio had a multiplatform survival horror shooter in the works, one that didn't even have a final name yet, but it was never confirmed or denied. Curious. E3, maybe?

Insomniac's president cited the report as rumor and speculaton. In addition, the company's community manager expressed his thoughts on NeoGAF: "But c'mon, didn't we just deal with this rumor like two months ago? And a few months before that? And so on?"

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 March 2010 06:15
 

KISS frontman says he's "the voice of Guitar Hero 6"

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Guitar Hero 6 is coming this fall, with its developers at Neversoft to lose their jobs shortly after, it rumors come true. But while the game remains unannounced still, that's not stopping involved artists from dropping hot scoops.

The latest news on GH6 comes from KISS frontman Gene Simmons, who has, quite openly, revealed that he's "the voice" of the game. What that means, who knows. Good to know, I guess. Now you'll be aware who is speaking to you this fall when someone asks who that disembodied voice is during your Guitar Hero parties.

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 March 2010 01:47
 

Sources: Activision delaying MW2 royalties to keep IW staffers onboard [Update]

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A close-knit development studio losing its leader (or leaders) to shenanigans is, usually, a situation that eventually has additional fallout. We saw it with Team Ninja after Itagaki quit, with handfuls of employees walking out, and now it rumor has it there would be numerous staffers calling it qits at Infinity ward.. were it not for the fact that Activision owes them money.

Kotaku reported this week that, according to sources, "Activision is delaying paying Infinity Ward employees their royalties" from Modern Warfare 2 -- a matter that was central to the lawsuit against the publisher filed by former bosses Jason West and Vince Zampella. The duo alleged that Activision fired them earlier this month "in the hopes that by doing so, it could avoid paying them what they had rightfully earned, and seize control of the Infinity Ward studio, to which Activision had previously granted creative control over all Modern Warfare-branded games and had, apparently, decided it no longer wanted to live with."

The first of these royalty payments was reportedly due on March 31st. The sources speaking with Kotaku claim the rest of the studio are currently awaiting their royalties -- a total significantly more than what their actual salaries were -- but that the publisher "continues to delay" the payments "in order to keep them at the company. The morale at Infinity Ward is reportedly extremely low."

Damn. Now of course, this hasn't been confirmed or denied by Activision, or the Activision execs heading up IW now, at this time, so we'll have to see how this plays out.

[Update]: Activision state that it "doesn't comment on industry rumor or speculation."

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 March 2010 02:48
 
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