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Rare hints at hardcore Kinect titles

Rare's Nick Burton, Kinect Development Director, has said the studio believes there is a lot to get excited about regarding Kinect and there is a future for hardcore games on the platform.

Asked by VideoGamer.com during a keynote at the Develop Conference this morning if the Microsoft owned studio would go back to making hardcore games for Xbox 360 and Kinect, Burton said: "For us, until you start on that product, it's difficult to say what we're going to do."

He added: "We got so excited about Kinect … What we're seeing with Kinect is just the first wave"

Pushed for an answer on the subject of hardcore gaming, Burton added: "There are so many possibilities for those kind of things, but I'm not going to tell you what they are!

"When you've got so many inputs, why would you not use those for any experience?"

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jay25807d ago

Oh come on, this isn't going to happen, you guys couldn't even give us a good BK game on 360, your punishment, you've been reduced to showing a rip-off of Wii Sports so far, if you were making a hard core game you should have either not shown off 360 sports and shown that, shown both, or shown nothing at all until your hard core/next game's ready to show.......

brazilianbumpincher5807d ago (Edited 5807d ago )

microsoft should buy good first party studios instead of investing in this crap,what would create the biggest stir in the history of gaming is if they used their bottomless pit and bought insomniac and sucker punch, n4g would be a warzone,whilst microsoft would finally be getting some good exclusives which doesnt bare the name...halo or gears

Blacktric5807d ago

What kind of hardcore games are we talking about? Are they going to be like Kinectimals hardcore? Or that Harmonix 360 exclusive dance game hardcore?

GWAVE5807d ago

Rare should focus on making good non-Kinect games before they go on boasting that they can make hardcore Kinect games. Rare hasn't released a solid game yet this generation, I'm sorry to say.

Cenobia5807d ago

I think it would be better if MS created their own studios rather than steal the ones that have been successful on the Playstation.

Y'know, because it'd be cool if they contributed to gaming rather than shuffle ownership around.

captain-obvious5807d ago

oh rare
you'll be always remembered as the best N64 developer

nothing more .... nothing less

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TheSadTruth5807d ago

RARE forgot how to make good video games about 10 years ago.

GiggMan5807d ago

I blame Nintendo.... Correction, leaving Nintendo.

morventhus5807d ago

I blame MS giving Rare to much freedom....
Cause thats what Rares been talking about ever since MS bought them...
RARE GOES ON AND ON about how much freedom they have now... and how nintendo used to be like MAKE THESE GAMES WE WANT THESE kinda games...

Baka-akaB5807d ago

they did not forget , they are just not the same people despite some misguided notion :

founders of the company ? Gone

-Fps team behind goldeneye and perfect dark ? long gone , they went on to do timesplitters , then haze , and are now at crytek

-plaform gods ? quite a few gone too

And i'm talking about key staff departure in 97 , then 2000 , then the founders in 2007 .

Besides licenses , Rare doesnt look in any way like old Rare , and while they obviously got new talent , they aint near the level .

R2D25807d ago

I think Rare still have some majic in them and I think Kinect is the break they have been waiting for.

Wizziokid5807d ago

I'm interested to see how a hardcore title will work with Kinect

acky15807d ago (Edited 5807d ago )

Would be quite interesting but I'm not sure they could really implement a hardcore game centered around kinect.

And it seems neither does Burton when pushed for an answer on the subject of hardcore gaming - "There are so many possibilities for those kind of things, but I'm not going to tell you what they are!"
Does noone else find that quote hilarious...especially if you imagine a clueless cartoon character saying it. Simpson scene sums it up nice:
"It's the candy of a thouasand uses",
"Yeh, like what?"
"Well for one, a delicious treat"
"And..."
"Two, a hilarious substitute for your own lips.."
"Go on..."
"Ermm, oops i'm needed in the basement :/"

Edit: For anyone who disagrees that kinect could not be used as the main focus to a hardcore title, please reply back giving any examples of games which could, and would also surpass the current control schemes seen in games.

Alos885807d ago

Killer Instinct 3.
Make it happen!

Alos885807d ago

As long as the regular controller is an option and using Kinnect doesn't somehow make the game much easier I'm happy.

BeaArthur5807d ago

I'll believe it when I see it.

Studio-YaMi5807d ago

Rare need to earn back my respect as a gamer after the fail that is nuts & bolts!

FragMnTagM5807d ago

It was very much Banjo Kazooie, but it had vehicles. The graphics looked great, the gameplay was good. What is so bad about the game?

Hitman07695807d ago

Yeah exactly "there are many possibilities... that we aren't going to tell you". I'm falling asleep reading this RARE. You just announced nothing.

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‘Thanks to everyone who played’: Banjo-Kazooie director confirms Rare exit after 36 years

Gregg Mayles writes: "Today was my last day at Rare Ltd. Thanks to everyone who played and enjoyed any of the games I helped create while I was there. Also thanks to all the people that worked on the games alongside me. It seemed fitting that I should say farewell with one final rhyme!"

QueenOfFrowns236d ago

These sorts of goodbyes are always the most heart-wrenching.

rlow1236d ago

lol, read his poem and it’s epic. Congrats and gods speed to you sir.

Reaper22_235d ago

Godspeed for the rest of your journey, sir. Loved BK. I think I'll play it this weekend to show my appreciation for this classic.

Ristul235d ago

Wow, thats a long run on the same company, good luck to you sir!

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Rare veteran lands new role at Xbox Game Studios after Everwild cancellation

Louise O’Connor, a 25-year Rare veteran, has been made Xbox Game Studios’ Chief of Staff.

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Sciurus_vulgaris279d ago

Not to offend anyone. But what was Rare doing with Everwild for so many years? Development began in 2014, with a reveal in 2019. From 2019 onwards nothing was about the game.

Notellin278d ago

"Notably, O’Connor’s boss of 13 years, former Rare studio head Craig Duncan, was appointed head of Xbox Game Studios last year."

Hiring internal talent from Rare worked out so well last time.

RhinoGamer88278d ago

Cronyism at its finest. #failup

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Rare Celebrates 40 Years with Ruby-Themed Exclusives and More

2025 marks the 40th ‘Ruby’ Anniversary of that bold endeavour, and Rare’s inviting everyone to join the celebration of this impressive milestone, offering free gifts, discounts and plenty of swag to claim in their shared-world pirate adventure, Sea of Thieves.

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-Foxtrot303d ago

It's a shame it seems pretty Sea of Thieves centric

I was hoping for some cool Banjo / Conker merch or maybe a re-release of Rare Relay with some added games, possibly work something out with Nintendo so they can add Goldeneye to it with online support.