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God of War rumours heating up...

According to Sony Computer Entertainment:

"I can say there is no official announcement regarding God of War 2 and any news pertaining to this property is purely rumor and speculation."

The ancient Greek adventure has been a triumphant success on the Playstaion 2, and there has also been much speculation about a possible PSP port of the original game, which would help boost the portable's lackluster action-game library.

So when UK-based Eurogamer posted an article recently saying "God of War 2 is being prepared for release on PlayStation 2 in the USA next February," those hoping for a next-gen Kratos were disappointed. Citing "leaked Sony marketing documentation," the site said the single-player game would have "players defeat Icarus and claim his wings...gain the ability to ride Pegasus, discover the Amulet of Fate and Golden Fleece to earn special powers, and wield weapons including...Medusa's Head." The documentation also allegedly made mention of God of War's "potential" to be extended to the PSP and PS3 platforms.

Eurogamer cited the same leaked Sony documents for a second article regarding the gameplay features of Killzone: Liberation. The third-person PSP spin-off of the first-person PS2 shooter will allegedly feature "challenge modes, co-operative play, and multiplayer options through both ad hoc and infrastructure modes." The documentation also implied that Liberation would have downloadable mission packs, as well as some sort of game-sharing functionality, allowing multiple PSP owners to play using just one copy of the game.

Unfortunately, what looked like a pretty good scoop for Eurogamer has apparently turned into a nasty bit of litigiousness. Within hours of going live, both the God of War 2 and PSP Killzone stories had been replaced by blank pages bearing the following ominous message: "The information that previously appeared here has been removed under the threat of legal action from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe."

Source: Gamespot