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Takuya · Sep 17, 2012

They better re-release them on XBLA, and not trash the IP with Kinect.

YoYo Switch · Sep 17, 2012

Criminal Upper said:
Probably means absolutely nothing.

BUT STILL...

HYPE

thanks for this

...i...i was gonna say something.

....

.

shinobi602 · Sep 17, 2012

Um, MEGATON?

Cinder 4 lyfe.

marrec · Sep 17, 2012

Friedreich said:
broken ass cinder is where it's at

Fuck Cinder, I used to have a friend who played Cinder exclusively and I would rage so hard when he cheaped himself to a victory over my superior Spinal play.

Forsaken82 · Sep 17, 2012

marrec said:
Fuck Cinder, I used to have a friend who played Cinder exclusively and I would rage so hard when he cheaped himself to a victory over my superior Spinal play.

Don't hate Cinder! He was the easiest to get an Ultra with!

Criminal Upper · Sep 17, 2012

EatChildren said:
Glacius for life.

Skilotonn · Sep 17, 2012

They wouldn't brag about the renewed rights, especially on their own XBLA website, if it wasn't at the minimum a remake/collection.

jbug617 · Sep 17, 2012

Takuya said:
They better re-release them on XBLA, and not trash the IP with Kinect.

The XBLA team is hyping up the announcement.

charsace · Sep 17, 2012

We'll finally get Killer Instinct 2!

Jotamide · Sep 17, 2012

SteeloDMZ said:
Kinect Instinct

ctrl + F "Kinect Instinct"

...fuck

Smiles and Cries · Sep 17, 2012

so who do we send the death threats to?

marrec · Sep 17, 2012

charsace said:
We'll finally get Killer Instinct 2!

Killer Instinct 64 2!

Criminal Upper · Sep 17, 2012

charsace said:
We'll finally get Killer Instinct 2!

I would still somehow like them to re-incorperate the "focused training" modes from KI Gold into KI 1 and KI 2 though.

Dreams-Visions · Sep 17, 2012

Criminal Upper said:
Its the way u move

Its the way u move

Its the way u move

to that killer groove!

* loosens tie*

Sabrewulf and B. Orchid 4lyfe.

SSReborn · Sep 17, 2012

Awesome! Hopefully this leads to a resurgence of the IP

Fantasmo · Sep 17, 2012

I really enjoyed Kille....

Criminal Upper said:

)(#@*$F)DEOFIIDSFKJLKJCFLXKJFLKSJFLKJSFKFKDSLJPQWIEUOPKSF

charsace · Sep 17, 2012

If they remake any of the games it should be the first 1. KI2 is one of the worst fighting games ever made. Broke as hell and not in a good, MvC2 way.

Zaventem · Sep 17, 2012

I don't have hope.

Takuya · Sep 17, 2012

jbug617 said:
The XBLA team is hyping up the announcement.

They can still ruin an XBLA release with Kinect...

VerTiGo · Sep 17, 2012

Rare is dead. HD remakes is good news but.... It makes me sad thinking what a sequel could turn out. Hopefully not another Nuts and Bolts clusterfuck.

def sim · Sep 17, 2012

i hope they put kinect in this oh my gosh guys

U n i o n 0015 · Sep 17, 2012

Plinko said:
Probably for an HD re-release.

I want to believe...but I--I just can't.

Hakai · Sep 17, 2012

Could...it...mean....OH MY....

SabreWulf for life!

Xater · Sep 17, 2012

I expect disappointment. Well at least I got those GIFs out of this thread.

charsace · Sep 17, 2012

Xater said:
I expect disappointment. Well at least I got those GIFs out of this thread.

There's no way they could put out another KI worse than KI2.

davepoobond · Sep 17, 2012

OH MY GOD WHO IS THAT

Criminal Upper · Sep 17, 2012

charsace said:
There's no way they could put out another KI worse than KI2.

Okay, we GET IT.

MightyHedgehog · Sep 17, 2012

Hopefully, this because they see all that money they're leaving on the table when it comes to HD re-releases.

Majanew · Sep 17, 2012

MS is finally going to give us KI? Hell yes be true.

And those gifs. Hello.

alfredofroylan · Sep 17, 2012

What's the situation with Microsoft and Rare? Can MS give the Killer Instict Ip to other studio instead of Rare?

SovanJedi · Sep 17, 2012

"Announcing" a trademark renewal, eh?

Criminal Upper · Sep 17, 2012

They will never make a KI3. The last people who worked on it on Rare have long since left. There's literally no one remaining left there who worked on any killer instinct, so Rare will certainly never make a sequel.

Microsoft does not care about fighting games, and is perfectly content to let Sony have all the exclusives they want when it comes to that genre, so XBLA re-releases will be as good as we'll ever get.

Xater · Sep 17, 2012

alfredofroylan said:
What's the situation with Microsoft and Rare? Can MS give the Killer Instict Ip to other studio instead of Rare?

Sure the can. They own it all.

slightconfuse · Sep 17, 2012

Fulgore for LIFE

also tempering expectations

scy · Sep 17, 2012

I'd like to thank the gifs for this trademark renewal.

Skiesofwonder · Sep 17, 2012

So what are the chances that this means Rare is working on an actual NEW Killer Instinct?

And what are the chances that said game (if it happens) is actually good?

Including the possibility that this doesn't actually mean a KI is coming, I refuse to get my hopes up.

FinKL · Sep 17, 2012

davepoobond said:
OH MY GOD WHO IS THAT

LOL, my first thought too and the fact that the Jago behind her is too deep blue.

plainr_ · Sep 17, 2012

Team Cinder and Team Orchid. Oh, I love that orchid gif.

Hell yeah bring it on MS.

Dipswitch · Sep 17, 2012

Criminal Upper said:
Probably means absolutely nothing.

BUT STILL...

HYPE

I suddenly have a new found interest in KI.

funkystudent · Sep 17, 2012

I really hope Rare doesnt touch KI.

Give it to someone else.

Quixz · Sep 17, 2012

Fulgore!!

Izick · Sep 17, 2012

Meanwhile, at Rare:

"When do we get to make real games again?"

"Shut up and do what your told! More Kinect! More dashboard! Your punishment for Perfect Dark Zero will never be over!"

MyEpitomeCliché · Sep 17, 2012

Team Chief Thunder, representing. PHEONIX! PHEONIX! TOMAHAWK!

Criminal Upper · Sep 17, 2012

funkystudent said:
I really hope Rare doesnt touch KI.

Give it to someone else.

Yup. But I can't think of any other developer aside from Netherealm who could do it. There's no other american developers who could make it, and I certainly don't see MS farming it to a Japanese developer.

Team Chief Thunder, representing. PHEONIX! PHEONIX! TOMAHAWK!

THUNDER 4 LYFE

Gamer @ Heart · Sep 17, 2012

Kinect 2.0 launch title

charsace · Sep 17, 2012

Criminal Upper said:
Okay, we GET IT.

I'm posting in here because I'm a huge fan of KI1 and still fire it up from time to time. KI1 was a fluke. It was a great game, but a fluke. Because the other KI games after it were complete garbage. Terrible to the point that you couldn't believe the same company made KI1 and the other games. It would be like Capcom making Street Fighter 2 and then making Rise of the Robots 1 and 2 levels of bad sequels.

tapedeck · Sep 17, 2012

KI 1 arcade HD on XBLA please

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Red UFO · Sep 17, 2012

Killer Instinct was never that good of a game.

Smiles and Cries · Sep 17, 2012

every time I think of KI I feel my age - damn I am old

Criminal Upper · Sep 17, 2012

There's one more animated gif of that Orchid cosplayer, but it's a little NSFW.

But here is a link to it!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41827778&postcount=5684

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