Sometime last year it was revealed that Microsoft couldn’t use the Killer Instinct name for a possible game Rare would be developing, because FOX had secured the trademark after its MS allowed it to expire for a crime drama. But all that’s the past, as both companies have apparently come to an agreement allowing Microsoft to move ahead with, what, Killer ... Read More »
Can a week pass without a new PS4 or Xbox 720 leak? No, and that’s because next year we’ll see Microsoft and Sony unveil their new consoles. Accelerating the news today is Rare, with a new job ad revealing that the developer is working on an early version of Xbox 720. Read More »
Some of Rare’s key players have left the company, and by key players I mean Rare founders Chris and Tim Stamper, who famed Rare ex-employee Chris Seavor said would have stuck with Nintendo if Microsoft hadn’t purchased the company back in 2002. Read More »
Ex-Rare dev says he doubt a new Killer Instinct game will ever be made. Read More »
Superannuation’s dug up some more juicy info around the hidden corners of gaming’s web, this time concerning Rare, the studio that created Killer Instinct. They’re apparently working on new IPs for the next Xbox in the action-adventure or FPS genres. – What I really want is Killer Instinct. Read More »
Rare, a company now owned by Microsoft has said that lag, although an issue in the past, just doesn’t suffer from it any longer. Read More »
Remember Wii Sports? Well Microsoft has now formed Kinect Sports. Rare is at the helm. Read More »
Rare Studio’s Game Designer, George Andrea, will be holding a keynote event at this year’s Develop in Brighton. Andreas will be talking how Rare has created one of the premier launch titles for “Project Natal” and the challenges faced. The keynote is titled : The Future IS Controller-Free Games. Read More »
Microsoft has rebranded the company it acquired some time back to give said company a more casual look. Is that so? Or is it because The “new” Rare is planning on announcing a plethora of Natal titles at E3? Read More »
Gamers are a demanding crowd. Year after year developers work hard, harder than most other forms of entertainment to bring us what we want. For some reason we the gamers pay no mind to what goes on behind the scenes; all we’re interesting in is everything, and I mean everything being perfect. That’s a tall order considering how much effort, ... Read More »
So, this is extremely personal to me. I am, THE biggest Killer Instinct fan of all time; no, I’m serious. I learned every combo, every ultra, all the ultimates – and every other move in the first game for every character, including all the combo-breakers. And that’s without any cheat codes. I have a vested interest in any news concerning ... Read More »
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