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Studio's next project likely to be unveiled at E3, rumours of Banjo Kazooie return spread
Read More »Rare brand “more valuable” than Kinect Sports
Xbox boss Phil Spencer doesn't want the Twycross studio to become solely associated with motion-controlled series
Read More »Rare: We wouldn’t be better off making a FPS
Executive producer Danny Isaac says developers must make experiences consumers can’t get elsewhere
Read More »Inside Rare: Why Kinect Sports Rivals is rebooting the promise of controller-free gaming
As Rare opens its doors for the first time in years, Develop went behind the scenes to find out why its confident its upcoming Xbox One title could change perceptions of Kinect
Read More »A sporting chance: Rare on Kinect’s new opportunity for developers
With Kinect Sports Rivals, Rare has had an opportunity to work with Xbox One's Kinect 2.0 as it was developed. But is it really the new hardware devs have been waiting for?
Read More »MICROSOFT: Kinect Sports Rivals available at Xbox One launch
Rare’s best-selling sporting mini-game collection will return when Xbox One launches this November. Announced in an E3 2013 pre-show trailer before tonight’s Microsoft press conference, Kinect Sports Rivals has been confirmed as one of the next generation console’s launch games, according to Polygon. Rivals will include six new mini-games based …
Read More »Individual Kinect Sports 2 events to be sold on Xbox Live
Microsoft is to chop up previous full release Kinect Sports: Season Two into smaller, downloadable chunks. Specifically, three of the game’s individual events are to be made available for 240 Microsoft Points each – Darts vs Zombies, Ski Race and 3 Point Contest. Each will offer a total of 50 …
Read More »Microsoft announces golf expansion for Kinect Sports 2
An additional nine holes are to be released for the golfing component of Microsoft Kinect Sports: Season Two. The Maple Lakes Golk Pack will be released on December 20th for a measly 400 Microsoft Points. Once installed it will bring the total number of holes available in the game to …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e October 28th, 2011
Electronic Arts flanks UK High Streets today as Battlefield 3 rumbles onto shelves. The blockbuster FPS is the newest outing in the long-running DICE-developed series and the publisher’s major bid against market leader Call of Duty. More than 10m units have been shipped worldwide in one week. Meanwhile, Microsoft follows …
Read More »Xbox enters A League of Their Own
Microsoft has teamed up with Sky to promote Kinect Sports: Season Two. The sequel to the best selling Kinect game will sponsor the fourth season of Sky 1’s quiz panel show A League of Their Own, presented by Gavin & Stacey star James Corden. Microsoft’s director of Xbox and Entertainment …
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