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Job ads point to Microsoft-owned studio moving to embrace tablet and mobile game making
Read More »Rare’s Schuneman heading up new Microsoft studio
London-based developer to focus on Windows 8 tablet devices
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Enlighten, Kinect Sports: Season 2, Monstermind, MotorStorm RC, My Horse, Circus Challenge, Team Hotwheels Apptivity do battle
Read More »Kinect’s next big challenge – natural speech
The next big challenge for Kinect developers is natural speech, says Rare engineer David Quinn. Quinn has been working on Kinect "almost since the beginning," and since that time has been instrumental in the Kinect Sports titles. "We pushed speech pretty hard in Sports 2," he toldGamasutra. "There was speech …
Read More »Natural speech ‘next big challenge’ for Kinect
Mass Effect 3 voice commands point to new frontier, says Rare engineer David Quinn
Read More »Rare on board as Develop Awards partner
Long-standing studio steps up as Gold Partner for anticipated ceremony
Read More »UK development’s finest named in Sunday Times Rich List
Gower Brothers, Jon Burton and Chris Stamper named as wealthiest in games industry
Read More »Rare hires Sega design chief
Former Sega design chief Simon Woodroffe has joined Microsoft-owned UK developer Rare as its new creative director. Woodroffe is a 20+ years veteran of the games industry whose credits include seminal titles such as Simon the Sorcerer and Call of Cthulhu. His more recent employers include Midway, where he worked …
Read More »Rare snaps up Sega R&D boss as creative head
Simon Woodroffe to lead up design at Microsoft studio
Read More »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. The UK listing offered six rare gold and silver figures, which can then be used in-game via Activision’s Portal of Power. A total of 35 bids were …
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