An ongoing focus on key features has allowed the device to grow
Read More »MS launches Kinect competition
Microsoft has kicked off a nationwide competition allowing three winners to bring Kinect to their town or village. The ‘Kinect Comes To You’ competition will launch later this month on the Xbox 360 Kinect Facebook page. Participants can submit entries by writing on the page with their reasons why Kinect …
Read More »Rare reveals past secrets of 25-year legacy
Studio went against Perfect Dark sequel, and wished it had more time on Zero
Read More »Rare: My part in its history
Nick Burton goes through memory lane as we celebrate the inimitable studioâ??s first 25 years
Read More »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. Nintendo and Sony have confirmed they will be part of the consumer-facing Festival Square, which will offer a glimpse at their Q3/Q4 line-ups. Nintendo is bringing an inflatable …
Read More »VIDEO: Rare opens new Digbeth studio
Watch the footage below, featuring brief interviews and a studio tour
Read More »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. Speaking at the fifth annual Develop Conference in Brighton, Nick Burton said Joypads "have become convoluted, they have raised the bar to entry too …
Read More »Kinect ‘has huge core potential’ says Rare
Develop 2010: Studio dev director talks of 'many possibilities' for Kinect-powered FPSes
Read More »Rare: Controllers have become convoluted
Develop 2010: Famed UK studio says Kinect will reduce technophobia
Read More »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. Rare’s Nick Burton and Blitz’s Andrew Oliver will deliver a lecture on Microsoft’s Kinect entitled: ‘Kinecting with a new audience’, while BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk will deliver a …
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