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E3 2018 is mere days away, and as is the case every year, "leaked" documents are doing the rounds on the internet. But there's one in particular that we've seen covered on numerous websites as if it actually carries some weight. We're not quite sure where it originated, but it doesn't really matter when it's clearly nonsense to begin with.

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According to this, Sony's hosting a press conference that's going to last almost two hours. It'll feature the four main PlayStation 4 games that the company has already confirmed (Ghost of Tsushima, Spider-Man, Death Stranding, The Last of Us: Part II) plus another 12 titles that it hasn't.

Already things are looking shaky, then you realise Ghost of Tsushima is written as Ghosts of Tsushima. A nice big typo right at the top of the page, there. The Last of Us: Part II has a 'The' at the start of it, by the way. And a colon.

To be fair to whoever crafted the document, it does feature some educated listings. The likes of Devil May Cry 5 and a new BioShock (capital S) game have been heavily rumoured, but is Sony really going to close its show with a new Socom title? In 2018? Really?

What's more, would Final Fantasy VII Remake and Kingdom Hearts III really show up at Sony's presser when Square Enix has its own this year? We mean, it's possible, but from where we're sitting, it seems like the PlayStation maker is striving to showcase its own games first and foremost. And as much as we'd like to see what MediEvil on PS4 is all about, we doubt Sony would give it a dedicated segment during E3. Oh, and the 'E' in MediEvil should be capitalised.

We could write another few hundred words on why this "leak" is nonsense, but let's just leave it at that. It's easy to get hyped when E3 is so close -- and that's perfectly fine -- but don't set yourself up for disappointment by putting stock into something like this.