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[The Rare Canceled Game Art Thread]

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Shiggy

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leesmapman said:
Cool, I know this guy. He was telling me two months ago he had to go to the UK for a job at Rare (he has worked for Ubisoft before, he's a freelancer). A few weeks ago he came back, the project was cancelled.

We talked about Rare's demise and the whole Kinect direction they're heading and he said he was actually surprised to be asked by Rare, since his style is very realistic and serious. He does some great stuff btw.
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Thanks for that information. Was it that racing project though?
 
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TheOddOne

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Credit to superannuation for finding this:
http://j.mp/KhvUMF | http://j.mp/L2gpti — Rare working on new IPs for Durango in the action-adventure or FPS genres?
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Source 1:
Title: Senior Product Manager
Category: Product/Brand Managers
Client Reference: MD PPMR
Location: UK - Midlands
Salary: DOE
Date Posted: 16th May 2012
Recruiter: Amiqus

Description: Amiqus are working with a stable first party developer based in the UK to find a Senior Product Manager who will be responsible for multiple AAA future console releases. You will be joining a highly regarded publisher-backed studio that is responsible for a number of IPs currently on the market that have already hit number 1.

Whilst continual development of their core releases will be maintained, the successful candidate will be joining at a time where the studio is looking to move into new areas and develop new IPs for future platforms. To help move in this direction, a role has become available for a candidate with experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously. Ideally, you will have worked as a Senior Production Manager, Mini Head of Production, Principal Producer or similar.

You will have a successful history of releasing exceptional AAA games and these will ideally be in the Action/Adventure or FPS genre but this is not essential. You will also be experienced at effectively implementing positive change to working practises. Excellent management skills are required for this role and you should have experience managing both technical and creative teams. You will be able to plan programmes, taking into account peaks and troughs of workflow and produce an even workload for all involved.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a hugely successful studio and put your stamp on future releases.
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Source 2 (Principal Program Manager - Microsoft Game Studios (Rare) Job):
Role Purpose

As a first party developer and market leader in the motion gaming space with the Kinect Sports franchise, Rare continues to push the boundaries with innovation and new technology development. Together with our award winning products and our drive to have the best development process in the world, we are looking to recruit an experience Principal Program Manager to join our team.

You will provide leadership to a triple A product team, manage other program managers, plan, execute and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. You will also assist the Studio in continuing to evolve and refine our development processes.

Team/Department Mission


Key Accountabilities and Responsibility

In this role you will…
Own delivery of a triple A product, direct and manage project development from beginning to end
Provide leadership to cross-discipline teams
Work with stakeholders to define project scope, goals and deliverables
Track and manage these project deliverables
Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle
Drive communication project progress to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear manner
Line manage and mentor other Program Managers on the team
Refine, evolve and enforce our development processes
Plan and track risks for the project, pro-actively developing strategies for addressing these risks
Manage scoping, scheduling, tracking and reporting of production
Collaborate with the discipline managers to provide a detailed plan of resources through product lifecycle
Execute assembly of overall project budget projection
Track actual spend against predictions for the project
Identify and resolve resourcing shortfall or surplus as project unfolds
Work with discipline managers to address resourcing imbalance
Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential Experience
Strong understanding of project management software tools for tracking, scheduling and reporting
Strong, current knowledge of production methodologies and principles
Experience of at least three full game development lifecycle across multiple high-end platforms
Experience of managing continual on-line deliverables and sustain tails through product updates
Proven ability of leading large multi-discipline teams
Successful track record of performance managing direct reports, including managers
Experience of recruitment and selection at various levels within business
Experience of balancing the resource needs of multiple projects
Proven record of working with external partners, developing relationships
Experience of working with outsource partners. A thorough understanding of the pipelines and processes required to achieve a successful, efficient production cycle in this area
An understanding of basic revenue models and P&L
Personal Attributes/Interpersonal Skills
An enthusiastic, positive and team oriented attitude
Strong leadership skills, challenges others to develop as leaders while serving as a role model and mentor
Good presentation skills
Authoritative and confident; must be able to constructively hold their own against senior voices
Able to communicate effectively with varied personality types
Diplomatic handling of disputes and excellent negotiation skills
An eye for sources of risk
Ability to manage and develop these skills in others
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TheOddOne

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Eurogamer picked up the story.

Rare hiring for "multiple AAA future console releases"
Following yesterday's revelation that Fable studio Lionhead is making an "MMO-like" RPG for the next Xbox, it has now emerged that Kinect Sports developer Rare is working on a raft of Durango games.

Rare is hiring for "multiple" triple-A games for the next Xbox, according to a job ad.

The job spec (spotted by Superannuation), calls for a senior product manager to help create "multiple AAA future console releases".

It suggests Rare will continue to make games in the successful Kinect Sports franchise, but also branch out with new IP. The listing says the candidate will ideally have experience in the action/adventure or FPS genres.

"Whilst continual development of their core releases will be maintained, the successful candidate will be joining at a time where the studio is looking to move into new areas and develop new IPs for future platforms," it reads.

"You will have a successful history of releasing exceptional AAA games and these will ideally be in the Action/Adventure or FPS genre but this is not essential."

Last month former Sega design chief Simon Woodroffe became the new creative director of Rare. "I am looking forward to getting stuck into making incredible games that will be worthy additions to the pedigree of the studio," he said at the time.

Rare has in recent years focused on Kinect Sports, but over the years has released a number of Xbox games for owner Microsoft, including Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero, Viva Pinata and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.
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Shiggy

Member
Ocean_Voyager said:
So disappointed to see no sign of Rare during the MS keynote speech. I really thought we'd get something. However, MS have sneaked out news of a new Kinect Sports Ultimate Edition in some Microsoft videos. Details here; http://www.raregamer.co.uk/2012/06/06/kinect-sports-ultimate-edition-outed/
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Hero of Legend

Member
Diddy Kong said:
So disappointing. I tweeted Grant too and he responded :). Fans are also commenting on Retro's fb page asking for them to hire him.
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Maybe if we're really lucky Retro might just succumb and open a spot for him.

If this fails, just put him in NST, I mean they have Yasuhara, more big platforming legends the better.
 
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Shiggy

Member
Business Intelligence Engineer - Microsoft Game Studios - Rare Job

Following on from the success of ‘Kinect Sports’ and its recent sequel ‘Kinect Sports: Season Two’, Rare is continuing to push the boundaries of the Kinect hardware with our exciting new project.
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If anyone still had doubts about their Kinect future.
 
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Vinterbird

Member
Shiggy said:
Business Intelligence Engineer - Microsoft Game Studios - Rare Job

If anyone still had doubts about their Kinect future.
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While it sucks they are still doing that, I'm somewhat excited to see what they can pull off with the next Kinect. Rare has been one of the few developers who have delivered some of the better Kinect experiences, so given the right environment I think they can shine alot in that field.
 
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Bluemercury

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What about footage for the GC Perfect Dark version???it was almost going to be shown at an E3 at some point but myiamoto changed postion at the last minute...
 
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EatinOlives

Member
IOnEI Falcon said:
Just posted some beta footage of Perfect Dark and Jet Force Gemini for anyone that is interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR5Jcf6oIoA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5BeTXpYJrw

http://rareminion.com/betas.html
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Oh god, it makes me pine for a true sequel with modern hardware, complete with the original design of Juno/Vela being kids. It instantly injects a ton of character in the game and nobody would care that they're kids these days.

But fuck MS, it's never gonna happen.
 
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