God of War 2 due Q1 2007; PSP Killzone geting co-op?

What we heard: Since it was released in March 2005, God of War has taken home a trireme-ful of awards and gamers' dollars. So it wasn't so much a question of if the ancient Greece-set adventure would get a sequel, but when--and for what platform. While the original God of War was released for the PlayStation 2, many industry watchers presumed that its followup would be a must-have exclusive for the PlayStation 3. 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 this morning 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 Within hours of going live, both the God of War 2 and PSP Killzone stories had been replaced by blank pages bearing  the following ominous message: "The information that previously appeared here has been removed under the threat of legal action from Sony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."

Bogus or not bogus?: Both sound perfectly plausible--and legally actionable under UK law, apparently.