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[IOnEI Falcon]

Where can i see them???

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=488190

 

[DjRoomba]

Today`s Rare. A photo of the whole of the studio.

Who can find the devil?!

Which one's Leigh Loveday?

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

A few more Rare veterans that have left over the past year started a new mobile game company:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-01-07-rare-veterans-start-new-studio-flippin-pixels

 

[tsab]

A few more Rare veterans that have left over the past year started a new mobile game company:

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-01-07-rare-veterans-start-new-studio-flippin-pixels

Good for them.

thnx for the link btw

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

Looks like George Andreas has left Rare to be the Creative Director at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Sad for us Rare fans but sounds pretty great for him.

uk.linkedin.com/pub/george-andreas/1/ba6/338/

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

What's next!? I can't wait!

http://instagram.com/p/WcRH0UxD-4/

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

Steve Burke just posted some music for a Rare prototyped game codenamed 'BW'. We might get to hear more about it soon in an interview Phil Tossell just gave.

https://soundcloud.com/steveburke/steve-burke-bw-prototype-music

 

[chadskin]

Steve Burke just posted some music for a Rare prototyped game codenamed 'BW'. We might get to hear more about it soon in an interview Phil Tossell just gave.

https://soundcloud.com/steveburke/steve-burke-bw-prototype-music

Banjo & Wookie. You read it here first.

 

[Vintage_Creep]

I don't understand, is Rare actually risking to close?
I thought Kinect Sports was a pretty easy moneymaker.
And if it happens, what then? There's a chance some of its franchises will be sold, or will they simply become Microsoft's and be forgotten forever?

 

[Shiggy]

Phil Tossell:

Just talked about Kameo 2, BW and CD2. Now that's some cryptic stuff for ya

Steve Burke:

BW was ace. I remember writing music for SD, BW, K2, the flying one, etc. All unused Might share 2 tunes from BW

Best of all: https://twitter.com/nyyphil/status/376102648178814976


So many prototypes.

 

[Peff]

Steve Burke

writing music

All unused

GODDAMNIT.

 

[Ooccoo]

I can't see Rare living through another generation of consoles. ALL the talent has left already, it's only a shell of its former self. Reading about all these cancelled projects is really disheartening to say the least. It's frustrating that what was once amongst the best developers in the industry is now a craptacular low tier studio spinning Kinect products no one wants. They don't even work on Killer Instinct 2, that's pretty telling.

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

Looks like the canceled game that Steve did music for was called Black Widow!

Man, sounds awesome!

https://twitter.com/SteveBurkeMusic/status/378000805116133376

 

[Shiggy]

Urchin, Donkey Kong Racing, and Sabreman Stampede:

 

[doctordoak]

Thanks for posting; always fascinating to see stuff like this. Love this thread and I miss old Rare.

 

[Sydle]

None of that concept art is doing it for me. It looks like 90's Disney, which Disney doesn't even do any more. The Urchin stuff looks especially uninspired.

I think the art in KSR is one of their finest to date.

 

[REMEMBER CITADEL]

None of that concept art is doing it for me. It looks like 90's Disney, which Disney doesn't even do any more. The Urchin stuff looks especially uninspired.

I think the art in KSR is one of their finest to date.

I really like the Urchin art, and even if it doesn't look particularly inspired, consoles lack games of that type nowadays.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Urchin, Donkey Kong Racing, and Sabreman Stampede:

WOW! Where did you find these?

 

[tkscz]

So officially, for the past few years, the only thing this company has to do with Rareware, is it's name and logo. I mean, who is even there from the Rareware days?

 

[Hero of Legend]

So officially, for the past few years, the only thing this company has to do with Rareware, is it's name and logo. I mean, who is even there from the Rareware days?

Well I believe Gregg Mayles is still there as is his brother Steve Mayles, both key players from the golden era. Robin Beanland may also be still there as well. And Craig Duncan?

 

[Prine]

So officially, for the past few years, the only thing this company has to do with Rareware, is it's name and logo. I mean, who is even there from the Rareware days?

Gregg Mayles and Robin Beanland. Insanely talented old school Rare talent.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Words cannot describe how depressing this looks. Fuck you Microsoft.

 

[Sponge]

I haven't seen this posted yet. An image from Will Overton's Online Portfolio leads us to believe that Banjo Karting could've been a lot more interesting than we thought.

 

[Hubble]

I can't see Rare living through another generation of consoles. ALL the talent has left already, it's only a shell of its former self. Reading about all these cancelled projects is really disheartening to say the least. It's frustrating that what was once amongst the best developers in the industry is now a craptacular low tier studio spinning Kinect products no one wants. They don't even work on Killer Instinct 2, that's pretty telling.

Agree 100%. Rare turned into a low tier studio not being their fault and used to be one of the best and one of my favorites. I still love Kameo.

How the heck did Rare not make Killer Instinct 2? My god, hire more employees to make it work in-house. Out of any studio, it is one that needs more employees for greater involvement.

 

[donny2112]

An image from Will Overton's Online Portfolio leads us to believe that Banjo Karting could've been a lot more interesting than we thought.

Joanna Dark would've had a Kart? That could've been great!

 

[Ooccoo]

It's sad that I wish for Kinect Sports Rivals to bomb so hard that Rare no longer makes shitty games anymore and just goes under. Of course this is bad for people working there, but I can't believe what has become of that studio. Microsoft really has no clue. Kinect on Xbone is already failing so I don't see how a Wii-esque game will sell, but I guess we will know soon enough.

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

I haven't seen this posted yet. An image from Will Overton's Online Portfolio leads us to believe that Banjo Karting could've been a lot more interesting than we thought.

Wow! I am loving the character designs for this game. Sabrewulf and the Battletoad are awesome!

 

[Valkyri von Thanatos]

I haven't seen this posted yet. An image from Will Overton's Online Portfolio leads us to believe that Banjo Karting could've been a lot more interesting than we thought.

I haven't even played Banjo Kazooie, but even I know that something's wrong with the bear dude. He doesn't have Kazooie in his back pack, he has cartoon bird meat. WTF!?

 

[Shiggy]

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

You think this the Avatar Sports where Rare was using their own motion peripheral?

 

[Shiggy]

You think this the Avatar Sports where Rare was using their own motion peripheral?

Perhaps. It features tennis, which was in Avatar Sports but not KS1. Then again, I cannot see soccer working with that thing.

 

[Syphon Filter]

wtf that looks nice! Phil get to work...

 

[charsace]

Agree 100%. Rare turned into a low tier studio not being their fault and used to be one of the best and one of my favorites. I still love Kameo.

How the heck did Rare not make Killer Instinct 2? My god, hire more employees to make it work in-house. Out of any studio, it is one that needs more employees for greater involvement.

They made KI 2 a long time ago and it was one of the worst fighting games ever.

 

[Syphon Filter]

They made KI 2 a long time ago and it was one of the worst fighting games ever.

How come?

 

[Shiggy]

Weapon showcase from PD Core and the main character from Urchin:
http://vimeo.com/87996382

 

[klodeckel]

Weapon showcase from PD Core and the main character from Urchin:
http://vimeo.com/87996382

Argh, I want a

Spoiler

real

new Conker :'(