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5 Rare IPs That Microsoft Is Holding Back

Rareware is one of the most fondly remembered devs who bought forth various revolutionary game franchises to the console front. Let's have a look at 5 Rare franchises that deserve a warm comeback.

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spidermann3392d ago

Microsoft reminds me of Oscorp! What you hiding? My spider sense is tingling

XanderZane3390d ago

I think a new Battletoads and Conker game is on the way. Don't know about Jet Force Gemini. I still have the a sealed copy of this N64 game. I'd love to see a sequel to this and Kameo.

CocoaBrother3392d ago

Conker needs to make a return in its original form; not that Project Sparks or AR tech demo form.

ShottyatLaw3392d ago

License it out to Insomniac. Use the Sunset engine to make an open world sandbox game that emphasises platforming over shooting. Make the game world a GTA meets Zootopia hybrid where boss battles and set pieces keep the action movie themes from Bad Fur Day.

XXanderXX3391d ago (Edited 3391d ago )

No licencing , they need to hire them to develop it for Scorpio and Xbox one S. That would be great

ShottyatLaw3390d ago

Sure. I meant it in the way Nintendo has allowed third parties to develop titles using their licensed properties. Capcom and Zelda type of thing.

Conker was not in the same category of platformers as Mario 64 or Banjo IMO. But the satire and boss fights were very unique. And I would say, but for the technology limits of the time, Conkers game world was already open. Plus, causing mayhem in a city full of animals sounds fun to me.

gangsta_red3391d ago

Don't know though, Conker was a product of his time. Would his style of rude and crude humor even be funny to the youth or even adults of today?

isarai3392d ago

They wouldn't even be the same anymore, most if not all the core talent have left to work on yooka-Laylee.

PhoenixUp3392d ago

Most of the devs that helped develop Rareware's titles during its golden years already left to other studios

Reviving these franchises won't have the same magic or appeal.

XanderZane3390d ago

The founders of Naughty Dog who created Crash and Jax & Daxter aren't with Naughty Dog either and their games have turned out just fine.

PhoenixUp3390d ago

Those situations aren't even comparable.

Naughty Dog has a better business structure that continues to show their worth. Rare has yet to produce a title as good as the games in their golden years

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai16d ago (Edited 16d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio15d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing15d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9215d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit15d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing15d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9215d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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