Update

: Sony responded to our inquiries regarding these leaks. Per usual, Sony notes that it "[doesn't] comment on rumors or speculation."

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Alden’s Tower (Infamous)

(Infamous) Black Rock Stadium (Twisted Metal)

(Twisted Metal) Columbia (BioShock Infinite)

(BioShock Infinite) Dojo (Parappa the Rapper)

(Parappa the Rapper) Dreamscape (LittleBigPlanet)

(LittleBigPlanet) Franzea (LocoRoco)

(LocoRoco) Hades (God of War)

(God of War) Invasion (Killzone)

(Killzone) Metropolis (Ratchet & Clank)

(Ratchet & Clank) Paris (Sly Cooper)

(Sly Cooper) Sandover (Jak & Daxter)

(Jak & Daxter) San Francisco (Resistance)

(Resistance) Stowaways (Uncharted)

(Uncharted) Time Station (Ape Escape)

Big Daddy (BioShock)*

(BioShock)* Colonel Radec (Killzone)

(Killzone) Dante (DMC)

(DMC) Evil Cole (Infamous)

(Infamous) Fat Princess (Fat Princess)

(Fat Princess) Good Cole (Infamous)

(Infamous) Heihachi (Tekken)

(Tekken) Jak & Daxter (Jak & Daxter)

(Jak & Daxter) Kratos (God of War)

(God of War) Nariko (Heavenly Sword)

(Heavenly Sword) Nathan Drake (Uncharted)

(Uncharted) Parappa the Rapper (Parappa the Rapper)

(Parappa the Rapper) Raiden (Metal Gear Solid)

(Metal Gear Solid) Ratchet (& Clank?) (Ratchet & Clank)

(Ratchet & Clank) Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)

(LittleBigPlanet) Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil)

(MediEvil) Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)

(Sly Cooper) Spike (Ape Escape)

(Ape Escape) Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)

(Twisted Metal) Toro (Sony Icon)

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Atomizer (Resistance 3)

(Resistance 3) Baumusu Axe (The Mark of Kri)

(The Mark of Kri) Boots of Hermes (God of War III)

(God of War III) Dohvat Laser Designator (Killzone 3)

(Killzone 3) Freeze Missile (Twisted Metal)

(Twisted Metal) Golf Club (Hot Shots Golf)

(Hot Shots Golf) Gravity Shield (WipeOut)

(WipeOut) Hedgehog Grenade (Resistance)

(Resistance) Leech Beem (WipeOut)

(WipeOut) Murder of Crows (BioShock Infinite)

(BioShock Infinite) Railgun (Metal Gear Solid 4)

(Metal Gear Solid 4) Razor Claws (Ratchet & Clank)

(Ratchet & Clank) RPG (Uncharted)

(Uncharted) Scythe (Fat Princess)

(Fat Princess) Sonic Rift (ModNation Racers)

(ModNation Racers) Spear (God of War)

Athena (God of War)

(God of War) Captain Qwark (Ratchet & Clank)

(Ratchet & Clank) Dollface (Twisted Metal)

(Twisted Metal) Helghast (Killzone)

(Killzone) Kai (Heavenly Sword)

(Heavenly Sword) Kat (DMC)

(DMC) Keira (Jak & Daxter)

(Jak & Daxter) Kiya (MediEvil)

(MediEvil) Kuma (Tekken)

(Tekken) Little Sister (BioShock)

(BioShock) Monkey (Ape Escape)

(Ape Escape) Murray (Sly Cooper)

(Sly Cooper) Nix (Infamous 2)

(Infamous 2) Pierre (Doko Demo Issho)

(Doko Demo Issho) PJ Berri (Parappa the Rapper)

(Parappa the Rapper) Sackbot (LittleBigPlanet 2)

(LittleBigPlanet 2) Sam (Metal Gear Rising)

(Metal Gear Rising) Sully (Uncharted)

(Uncharted) Worker (Fat Princess)

(Fat Princess) Zeke (Infamous)

Arcade Mode

Capture the Flag

Challenge Trials

Character Trials

Countdown Attack

Free Roam

General Trials

King of the Hill

LAN Game

Solo Play

: The NeoGAF forums have compiled a fresh list of purported (and still totally unverified) leaks that appear to have been extracted from game data in the recently-released PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale beta . Much of the data seems to come from this thread on GameFAQs.The data includes confirmation of each stage’s name in the format: [date] [time] [six digit number] display_level_[stage name].ctxr. So, for instance:There are 14 stages listed like this in the purported leaked data, and you can see the pictures of most of them in the original story below:A fifteenth entry is marked as “random”, almost a definite sign of a randomized stage select option.Likewise, purported leak data shows all of the announced and rumored characters in the format: [date] [time] [five digit number] css_character_icon_[character name].ctxr OR ui_cs_text_[character name].ctxr. So, for instance:ORWhat’s interesting here is that the original six characters announced for the game (Colonel Radec, Fat Princess, Kratos, Parappa the Rapper, Sly Cooper and Sweet Tooth), along with Nathan Drake, are labeled with the latter format. All of the other characters -- some announced, others rumored in the leak -- are labeled with the former format.As NeoGAF points out, this, coupled with the fact that there’s an “unlockable_icon.ctxr” file, indicates that there are unlockable characters. Our assumption is that the six originally announced characters, plus Drake, are the characters available from the get-go. Everyone else can be unlocked by playing the game.Regardless, this data dump seems to confirm this as being at least part of the character roster, if not the whole thing:* - Big Daddy is confirmed, but doesn't appear in the data leak.Also in the leaked files rumored to have come from PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Examiner.com broke down the items and Minions into something a little more readable, and also identified their game-centric origins. So here they are.First, the items:And the Minions:Finally, the rumored leaks also contain a list of what appears to be game modes and other randomness. As far as modes are concerned, here’s what it can be boiled down to:There’s also random mention here of things like “Gold Stars Collected”, indicating that there will be an in-game “Gold Stars” system for accomplishing certain feats and tasks. Likewise, there are items mentioned called “Clue Bottles”, “Killer Bees” and more.AI difficulty is also mentioned: Easy, Normal, Hard and Insane.We’ve pinged Sony again, as we did yesterday when the story originally broke, and will update if and when we hear back from them. In the meantime, keep in mind that while all of this certainly seems real, it's still unverified.

: Even more images of stages have now surfaced, courtesy of the NeoGAF forums . User miladesn posted the following images of additional stages allegedly from the game, and user shagg_187 has provided the alleged names for the stages.According to the forums, these images will allegedly be the icons used for the game's stage select screen.

Until we receive official confirmation from Sony and/or SuperBot Entertainment, take all of this with a grain of salt. But Reddit is alight with activity surrounding PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, and in particular images of an unknown origin that seem to include a bunch of new, yet-unannounced characters and stages.Reddit user 696Ly has posted a bunch of pictures with the words “leak” littered all over them, including one picture of character portraits and more of individual stages. He calls his source "a friend of a friend" and says the source is "reliable".Let’s start with the characters first.The image, seen below, shows 12 characters. Four of them are known, announced and confirmed characters: Heihachi, Toro, Jak and Cole. However, eight of them are characters that -- if this image is real -- have yet to be announced. Among them are two characters that appear to be Raiden from Metal Gear Solid and Dante from Ninja Theory’s DmC

A clearer version has now emerged via user plainr_ on the NeoGAF forums The remaining six characters are easy enough to identify: Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank), Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet), Spike (Ape Escape), Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil), Nariko (Heavenly Sword) and, surprisingly, Evil Cole (Infamous). The latter makes the Cole that was already revealed , presumably, Good Cole. (There is some speculation that Evil Cole could be Nathan Hale from Resistance.) NeoGAF aptly points out that many -- if not all -- of the art shown here previously exists somewhere else, so this could just be a fake. It's also worth noting that the image doesn't include a half-dozen confirmed characters, indicating, if it's real, that there will be more characters than just the ones shown.The stage imagery makes all of this seem a lot more real, or at least a much more elaborate hoax. 696Ly posted the stages in tiny form with the word “leak” written all over them, but later gave everyone a taste of most of them (so far). These look very real, especially considering one of them -- Dreamscape -- we’ve already seen as a confirmed level. Here’s what he’s posted. larger image posted on Reddit that contains the above stages and characters also has a few stages that yet lack clear photos. One of those stages, as we pointed out last week , appears to be from Ape Escape, and can be seen in a picture of a SuperBot Entertainment employee's desktop monitor that once appeared on the company's website. The nature of the other unidentified stages remains a mystery.We've reached out to Sony for official comment, clarification and/or confirmation, and will update when we hear back.Each and every image above is courtesy of Reddit user 696Ly

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