XBOX ONE Rumor Avalanche: ‘Halo 2 HD’, ‘Titanfall’ bundle, white console, and more.

Some person is shouting “YOLO” at the stars while puking dated references down their polo shirt. How else could they be behaving, if they’re just vomiting up all sorts of XB1 goodies and secrets? No clear lack of respect for timely references, or secrets. Seriously though, there’s been a goddamn avalanche of rumors revealed by this person with a Really Confusing Moniker. Most of them have me shrugging in apathy. How about you?

Hit the jump to check them out.

A massive dump of rumors posted on NeoGAF last night hints at all that and more: a new Forza Horizon this fall; a game called Shangheist that was cancelled when the studio Black Tusk started development on a new Gears of War; a widespread white Xbox One launch later this year.

This all comes from someone with the handle ntkrnl, who hasn’t identified himself but has been posting details and tidbits about Microsoft’s future plans for the past 24 hours. Some of the info is vague—like an alleged deal between Microsoft and the cloud processing company Cloudgine—while other snippets are more specific, like details about the upcoming Xbox One game Sunset Overdrive. Ntkrnl adds that Halo 2: Anniversary is scheduled for November 11 and Fable Legends will be out in the summer of 2015.

So how valid is this stuff? Well, thanks to a reliable source, I’ve been able to confirm that ntkrnl is indeed connected to Microsoft, although I haven’t been able to verify any of the poster’s claims. Just because the leaker is in a position to know this information doesn’t mean this information is true. (When I reached out this morning, Microsoft declined to comment.)

But adding some veracity to ntkrnl’s posts isThe Verge’s Tom Warren, who has a very good track record with Microsoft-related leaks and rumors. Warren says he’s been able to verify a few of ntkrnl’s claims, including the white Xbox One release and a major dashboard update scheduled for this March that will reportedly fix some of the system’s big interface and party chat issues. Warren also says he confirmed Microsoft is testing out builds of the Xbox One without a disc drive—floated by ntkrnl—although neither knows whether that version of the console will actually make it to the market.

On top of all that, according to one person familiar with the situation who spoke to me under condition of anonymity, Microsoft is currently trying to track down and identify ntkrnl. According to that person, Microsoft executives are looking to take legal action against ntkrnl, which, again, doesn’t mean that everything he says is true.

[Kotaku]