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Rumor CleanUp: Mark Rein on Gears Coming to PS3
Forum tomfoolery leads to internet gossip outbreak.
 
Some interesting internet happenings last week provided a perfect example of how rumors spiral out of control. If you've never heard of the Sony Protection Group, you're not missing much. In their own words, the group and website were founded as a movement against Wii60 and a movement towards the Playstation 3 that can serve as Sony's defense against a perceived push of lies and rumors harming their beloved company.

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As if that wasn't enough, Deeko! News chronicled a lurid tale of anger and intrigue surrounding the site. It started with a community member's forum post suggesting Xbox 360 megahit Gears of War could be headed to the PS3 in sequel form:

...it would seem that Developer/Publisher relations between Epic and Microsoft Game Studios is at an all time low and even spilling out into the public. In short, Epic has had to break every rule they've laid down for themselves and their reputation with the PC gaming community in the name of Microsoft profiteering... and they know it!
But it was the next line that angered a few important people:

Cliff Bleszinski of Epic has even been quoted as threatening Microsoft to port over GOW to the PS3 to try to leverage some developer rights over the content of the game and XBox Live, but they have already inked the contract and Microsoft is winning much to the chagrin of Epic.
The poster went on to suggest Maybe we'll see a Gears of War Sigma, referring to lastgen Xbox exclusive and currentgen PS3 lustearner Ninja Gaiden Sigma. The thread continued for five pages, with some support and some naysaying. Site founder Narutoboy responded, I don't see this actually happening, but from what i'm reading, it sounds possible, while at least two different moderators admitting they didn't believe it likely. Unfortunately, no one argued against the unsubstantiated claim CliffyB had threatened to port Gears to the PS3.

Here's where things get strange. Several sites, including News For Gamers and Video Gamers of America, picked up on the forum post and started reporting it as news. The story has since been removed from most sites, but for a brief moment, it turned musings of a forum fanboy into a real rumor.

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Epic didn't stand for this for long, though, as evidenced by the response when the story popped up in a thread on the official Gears of War forums. Epic vice president Mark Rein had this to say:

This story is complete bull****. I emailed the site and asked them to take it down. We're very happy with our relationship with Microsoft. If it weren't for them Gears wouldn't be the huge hit it has become.
To quote SPG's Narutoboy (and giving the Sony Protection Group a fair shake, despite their agenda), This story got waaaaaaaaaaaaay out of hand.

 

  MEMBER COMMENTS 
   who cares 
Author:  whackmushroom, 06/05/2007 07:47 PM PDT 
  
2 sides here .. 1. anyone who bought into the hype has played it on the 360 ... 2. FFXIII on 360 is complete B******* ;)...  
  PimpDaddy 
Author:  Blazen, 06/05/2007 07:39 PM PDT 
  
What is your deal, what's with all the blind hate towards Sony and the PS3. Unless Sony has done something personal to you, there is no reason to get so upset over something that's meant to entertain. It's useless and a waist of energy to get that upset....  
  The_Carpa_Thief 
Author:  PimpDaddy, 06/05/2007 07:15 PM PDT 
  
Look son, hit puberty before U address me ever again. Got itJr. Obviously U know who I am. Your mom screams my name every night. The very fact that U called me out contradicts your post. U have read what I have to say. It just hurts your Playstation Polesmoking ...  
  pixel_sword 
Author:  Cyberxion!0!, 06/05/2007 07:02 PM PDT 
  
You ever heard the saying shit or get off the pot? It means that you have one of two options. You can either stop reading the works of these socalled cyber mudslingers, or you can do something about it. I'm not gonna get into whether or not ...  
  The_Darpa_Chief 
Author:  Cyberxion!0!, 06/05/2007 06:50 PM PDT 
  
To play devil's advocate for a moment, for all the stupidity of the XBox fans, it takes an even bigger moron to ignore the current market success of the PS3. It's not doing terribly, no, but c'mon guy, take off the blinders and look at reality for a second. ...  
  Sony Protection Group? 
Author:  Cyberxion!0!, 06/05/2007 06:45 PM PDT 
  
Am I missing something, or is Sony paying them? If not, I can't otherwise see why these guys would bother with this. It ought to be up to Sony to take care of their own spindoctoring, and if this story is any indication, these idiots are doing more ...  
  Probably been said... 
Author:  Flavius, 06/05/2007 06:03 PM PDT 
  
but doesn't Epic have a contract with M$ for just the first two games? I'm pretty sure that's the deal and so maybe the third GoW could be multi platform. I think even Luke said it could happen on a podcast....  
  Thats the newsites fault... 
Author:  Fun_Fan, 06/05/2007 05:59 PM PDT 
  
... for not contacting a representative or something. Fanboys... that sais it all...  
  The exact quote from the SE exec on IGN goes like this: 
Author:  Darth_Tigris, 06/05/2007 05:38 PM PDT 
  
For the Wii, we have FF Crystal Chronicles in production, replied Hashimoto. As for FF on the Xbox 360, it's currently a completely blank page. Notice the word currently. You see, that's the difference between an exclusive and a game that currently only on certain platforms. That being said, it doesn't ...  
  Sony is Pretty Desprate 
Author:  Yugi100, 06/05/2007 05:31 PM PDT 
  
I don't see how anyone thought a game like this would go to any other system especially one that fails to sell lol, so what's next mario coming to sony?...  
  wow 
Author:  The_Darpa_Chief, 06/05/2007 05:29 PM PDT 
  
that is a rumor gone bad no? its so funny to see xbox owners attack the ps3. i laugh everytime one wastes his time to post about how the console is doomed. I especially enjoy wii60_FTW...hes my favorite. its almost as if....he is feels threatened by the ineveitable sony success, ...  
  The Rumor Mill 
Author:  bass_to_treble, 06/05/2007 05:26 PM PDT 
  
Always full of falsehoods... Epic games at an all time low? Doesn't make any sense what so ever. Maybe we should ask Cliffy B about this....  
  final fantisy 
Author:  neversink, 06/05/2007 05:25 PM PDT 
  
sorry but fvck that 20 year old game. that games for fags! lost oddessy will b!tch smack that weak game priod. ...  
  ssycodude Hey I hear U... 
Author:  PimpDaddy, 06/05/2007 04:47 PM PDT 
  
But I cant ignore 11 million users (360). Thats not smart business sense. If we do the math thats 3.5 times as much of a chance to sell a game worldwide vs the PS3 by todays sales figures... Not to mention the Wii is basically stealing market share from Sony ...  
  PimpDaddy 
Author:  ssycodude, 06/05/2007 03:30 PM PDT 
  
I heard the reason it would not come to 360 was because FF sells well in Japan in paticular so it was not profitable for 360 to have FF on it until it can win over more Japanese consumers. I really don't know or care what the reasons are ...  
  Hmmm 
Author:  ssycodude, 06/05/2007 03:25 PM PDT 
  
Too bad, I definitely would've rented Gears for PS3 seeing as I have never played it, and hear a lot about it....  
  I heart gears 
Author:  zeecorner, 06/05/2007 03:25 PM PDT 
  
what an awesome game!! Sorry ps3 guys :(...  
  Murder_dolls2355 
Author:  PimpDaddy, 06/05/2007 03:18 PM PDT 
  
Dont worry if the PS3's worldwide sales continue to be lackluster SquareEnix may have to reconsider releasing a FF game on the 360. Honestly the only reason SquareEnix wont release FF on the 360 is contractual obligations at this point. U know Sony paid out the ASS for exclusive rights... ...  
  FFXIII On 360!! 
Author:  Murder_dolls2355, 06/05/2007 02:54 PM PDT 
  
Oooops...my bad. It isnt happening. Sqaure just officially said it. Here's the link: http://kotaku.com/gaming/thispageintentionallyleftblank/nofinalfantasyforyouxbox266191.php ...  
  OMG 
Author:  Phantasmic_Glaive3, 06/05/2007 02:53 PM PDT 
  
Sony doesn't even need trash of war. I sold that trash a long time ago, and having way more fun playin the Warhawk beta, and for u haters, whens the last tim MS gave you something for free...ohhh ageis wing, I forgot...  
  Is Sony That Desperate? 
Author:  Alf_Alfa, 06/05/2007 02:33 PM PDT 
  
Our main site consists of a blog, which is used for spreading factual information, not lies, fud, or rumors spread by other various websites such as kotaku and wii60.com. This is the first thing that you read on the site that posted this Rumor. Kinda funny huh? Looks like ...  
  Vincent007... 
Author:  PimpDaddy, 06/05/2007 02:28 PM PDT 
  
Exactly... I owned a PS1 and PS2, some fun times, but I never once bought into Sonys BS PS3 4D hype. I refuse to overpay for a videogame console. I dont give a rats ass about BlueRay. What I find hilarious is that Sony fanboys spend so much time defending ...  
  HAHAHAHAHA 
Author:  Superior_Thoughtz, 06/05/2007 02:16 PM PDT 
  
THE SONY FANBOYS THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING GEARS!!! LMAOOO!! LOSERSS!!!....really though its never ganna happen...  
  I have firsthand info 
Author:  AirborneCavalry, 06/05/2007 02:12 PM PDT 
  
Gears of War is coming to Atari 2600 in the fall!!...  
  fanboys!!! 
Author:  psgamer92, 06/05/2007 02:03 PM PDT 
  
they go to far!!! Gears will always stay a 360 exclevise (on consoles at least). to bad for the Sony faithful! again with the MGS4 on 360... get this in ur heads... ITS NOT GONNA HAPPEN! now the latter like MGS4 Subsistence might go on the 360 like how MGS2 subsistence went on the ...  
  Now that's just sad... 
Author:  Vincent007, 06/05/2007 01:55 PM PDT 
  
A Sony protection group? C'mon, I had a PS1, have a PS2 and will most likely eventually get a lower priced PS3, but seriously, did someone beat up the Playstation and steal its lunch money? The big bad world is being unfair to Sony? Gimme a break....  
  RE:atrimus 
Author:  eminus_jewett, 06/05/2007 01:43 PM PDT 
  
Well, did you hear the last Kojima podcast? Ryan Payton said Konami NEVER said MGS4 was a PS3 exclusive and that they are looking at the 360. Hmmmm.......  
  funny 
Author:  atrimus, 06/05/2007 01:35 PM PDT 
  
rumors of 360exclusives defections to the PS3 get hammered clean out of realm of consideration as nothing but the wetdreams of rabid fanboys. yet rumors of PS3exclusives defections to the 360 (such as MGS4) persist and persist on an almost daily basis. they don't get hammered out of ...  
  Rumors on the internet? 
Author:  MannyDangerfield, 06/05/2007 01:27 PM PDT 
  
No way a rumor got way out of hand on the internet, that is just absurd....  
  Sony Protection Group 
Author:  miggidy, 06/05/2007 01:01 PM PDT 
  
SPG has a lot of potential members in these neck of the woods.... I can't get over the fact that such a group even exists. I'm sure many WDSpers are secret members :)...  
  Maybe SPG is just upset about the recent numbers. 
Author:  gokugreen, 06/05/2007 12:56 PM PDT 
  
Wii outselling PS3 by 51. Way to go, Sony. I discuss this more on my blog. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070605/tc_afp/entertainmentjapangamecompanysonynintendo_070605111916;_ylt=AlgJfHKH6CHOGTjFHbbuqL_MWM0F...  
  You copy and paste moronic reporters do this frequently 
Author:  pixel_sword, 06/05/2007 12:49 PM PDT 
  
That's why rumors explode on the internet; none of the idiots on most of these gaming sites know how to fact find, and it's only after something's been squashed by a representative of the real deal producers makes a statement. Most gaming sites (including WDS) just use a copyandpaste mentality ...  
  @Byukaka 
Author:  Cellien, 06/05/2007 12:41 PM PDT 
  
Maybe thats because some of those rumors infact aren't rumors at all... ...  
  RE: Byakuya769 
Author:  Darth_Tigris, 06/05/2007 12:38 PM PDT 
  
The difference is that none of those games you listed are PUBLISHED by Sony Computer Entertainment. If they were, a port would be out of the question. Gears of War is published by Microsoft Game Studios. Any rumor about it going somewhere is ludicrous. This is a sad, sad story. ...  
  To all the Wii Lovers out there.... 
Author:  PimpDaddy, 06/05/2007 12:38 PM PDT 
  
I apologize. My children and I have decided to make the Wii our next purchase. Though the graphics are last gen, the fun I had playing one recently at my friends house was totally next gen :)Sorry Sony your PS3 already lost Japan to the Wii, Europe to the Wii60, ...  
  It's bad enough.... 
Author:  PimpDaddy, 06/05/2007 12:26 PM PDT 
  
That Sony lied about 4D gaming. Pump up its BS paper tech specs to make us think that It was going to blow the 360 out of the water, when it has a hard time keeping up with the supposed less powerful 360. But now its legions of Blind Sony ...  
  isn't it ironic 
Author:  Byakuya769, 06/05/2007 12:22 PM PDT 
  
meanwhile ill supported rumors of 360 versions of Tekken 6, Final Fantasy 13, and Metal Gear Solid persist.... bust those....  
  LOL... 
Author:  Kamisama, 06/05/2007 12:18 PM PDT 
  
it was expected... never knew about this group and i will vomit them from my head now....  
  HAHAHahahahahahahh...hahah 
Author:  mesoteto, 06/05/2007 12:16 PM PDT 
  
you sony fans are so funnysilly guys...