If there’s one thing the games industry isn’t short of, it’s rumours and speculation.

Sometimes these are well-documented, reported over months and verified by trusted sources. Sometimes it’s just a guy on Twitter with 2 followers spreading fairytales.

Previously, we haven’t reported most rumours on Expansive as we haven’t been able to corroborate those stories and we like the information to be confirmed and out there. What we’ve opted to do instead is roundup the week’s top rumours, linking you to the information, but in a twist we’ll review them a few months down the line to see whether there’s actually any merit to them! This might help you keep track of who is spreading false information and who’s reporting checks out.

Please bare in mind none of the information you see below has been confirmed publically by respective publishers / developers and at this time should not be treated as factual.

This weeks top rumours

It looks like Fortnite is set to cross over with Destiny with content being split between the two games! Datamining ahead of Bungie’s Lightfall Event on Tuesday seems to show new skins coming to Destiny from Fortnite. If real, it’ll be interesting to see what pops up in Fortnite.
Staying on Destiny 2, it seems Season 18 has a name and we may now know what raid, story content, and activities will be included. (@Ginsor and @JoshHunt on Twitter seem to be all over this right now)
Another Twitter user making a name for themselves in recent months with cryptic teases – (@insider_wtf) may have possibly leaked Pinocchio themed Souls-Like “Lies of P” coming to Xbox Game Pass Day One using lyrics from the song ‘Pinnochio Story’. Seems a bit of a stretch when you write it out like that, but if true, sounds like a Gamescom Announcement to us!
Still on cryptic teases and Xbox. (@ALumia_Italia) seems to suggest something big is happening with Ubisoft+ and based on their track record with the Microsoft store specifically, that it could be making its way to consoles and maybe even Xbox Game Pass. This seems to be one rumour that won’t go away and no question, would be a huge statement of intent for the subscription service. If it’s real.
The Website Avatar News seems to believe there’s an Avatar: The Last Airbender game coming called ‘Quest for Balance’, it looks, feels and plays a lot like Breath of the Wild and it could be releasing as soon as November 8! This one definitely seems to be coming out of nowhere, but it’s Gamescom season so anything is possible.
Deadline have reported that Sony are working on a big screen adaptation of Day’s Gone. This comes as something of a surprise considering the sequel wasn’t greenlit and Bend Studios are now working on other projects. What’s more, they reckon Sam Heughan of Outlander fame is tipped for the lead role and Sheldon Turner is adapting. Deadline have broken a few of these stories in the past so it’s certainly one to keep an eye on!

Any big rumours we missed? Something you’re keeping an eye on? Sound out below in the comments section. We’ll be revisiting the above in a few months to see if they got things right!