Entries in 'rare' (32)
Rare hires Sega design chief
Former Sega design chief Simon Woodroffe has joined Microsoft-owned UK developer Rare as its new creative director.
Rare Skylanders figures sell for £827 on eBay
Activision’s toy-based console title Skylanders has demonstrated its incredibly loyal fan following after an auction for some rare figures reached £797 on eBay.
A gaming Holodeck for your home? It’s on the way, says Rare
Total immersion in a believable and completely customisable digital world. The vision offered by Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Holodeck represents the ultimate gaming nirvana, and Rare boss Scott Henson ...
Super Meat Boy hits retail next month
Cult download hit Super Meat Boy will arrive in the form of two UK retail special editions on August 26th.
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E3 2011: Rare developing voice-focused Kinect title
Rare is reportedly working on a new Kinect title where voice control is a big focus.
Reports signal job losses at Rare
UK studio Rare is at the centre of conflicting accounts of layoffs across its art department.
Kinect Sports gets Facebook app
Microsoft has launched a Kinect Sports Facebook application that offers integration with the motion-sensing game.
Rare teases possible 3DS development
Though it’s now a wholly-owned Microsoft studio, UK developer Rare has hinted that it may yet return to rival platforms for future handheld projects.
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Rare: Look out – Kinect will be amazing
The new manager of Microsoft owned UK developer Rare has told MCV that the progress made in Kinect game development over recent months points to an amazing future for the ...
Rare now focused on Kinect
Scott Henson, the new studio manager of Microsoft owned developer Rare, has told MCV that he expects the studio to work exclusively on Kinect-compatible software going forwards.
Rare gets new studio boss
Microsoft has revealed that experienced company man Scott Henson has become the new studio manager of owned UK developer Rare.
Activision tried to buy Rare
Ed fries, the man central to Microsoft’s record-breaking $375 million acquisition of Rare, revealed to Develop that Bobby Kotick’s Activision made an princely offer for the GoldenEye studio – one ...
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Rare refutes Kinect 'downgrade' claims
Microsoft’s innovative controllerless peripheral, Kinect, has not been downgraded during its evolution from concept to final product, says an exec at UK studio Rare.
MS launches Kinect competition
Microsoft has kicked off a nationwide competition allowing three winners to bring Kinect to their town or village.
Format holders set for Edinburgh showcase
All three platform holders have thrown their weight behind this week's Edinburgh Interactive Festival, promising to show off new titles and technology.
Rare: Controllers too convoluted
The Kinect development director at Rare believes the industry’s principal control mechanism – the joypad – has grown too complex and complicated for the wider market.
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Big names set for GDC Europe
The organisers of GDC Europe have announced a string of lectures and talks for its 2010 event in Cologne.
XBOX: Kinect Sports announced
Microsoft has announced Kinect Sports, a new mini-game compilation that uses the motion controller.
Rare reveals new look
UK studio Rare has undergone a facelift as it turns 25, resplendent with four new logos.
Perfect Dark XBLA dated
Microsoft has confirmed that Rare’s much wanted retro re-release Perfect Dark will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on March 17th at a price of just 800 Microsoft Points.
Rare hints at Natal Killer Instinct
Rare studio head Mark Betteridge has strongly indicated that a new Killer Instinct game could be developed for Natal.
Rare 'hopeful' of creating Natal FPS
Developer Rare has told MCV that it is "hopeful" of creating an FPS for new Xbox platform Project Natal.
Microsoft killed Kameo 2
Consumer games site CVG is reporting that Microsoft has pulled the plug on a number of games in development at Rare – including a sequel to Xbox 360 launch title ...
Xbox 360 could save researchers thousands
A University of Warwick researcher and former employee of Microsoft developer Rare has demonstrated an Xbox 360 chip is equivalent in power to parallel network PCs.
