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Read More »Rare co-founders to receive top honour at Develop Awards
Tim and Chris Stamper will be jointly named as this year’s Development Legends at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards on the night of July 15th. The video games icons join an elite few who have picked up the prestigious accolade over the years. Previous recipients include the likes of Mark …
Read More »How did Xbox do? The UK games industry delivers its verdict
You know what we thought about Microsoft’s 2015 E3 press conference (spoiler: It was good), but what about the rest of the games industry? We asked leading figures in retail, development and publishing to deliver their analysis of Microsoft’s epic E3 showcase. Here is what they said: A strong and …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Rare announces brand new Xbox One IP, Rare Replay collection
Banjo-Kazooie creator Rare has come out in full force at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. The studio unveiled Sea of Thieves, an ambitious open-world title taking place in a Caribbean-like sea-and-island world. The announcement trailer for the game showed multiple players crewing a pirate ship and exploring an island, finding treasure …
Read More »E3 2015: Rare reveals Sea of Thieves for Xbox One
Shared world pirate adventure game is “by far the most ambitious game Rare has ever created”
Read More »E3 2015: When is the Xbox conference?
Microsoft’s pre-E3 press conference will start at 5:30pm in the UK on Monday, June 15th – 9:30am in Los Angeles. The conference will last 90 minutes and takes place at The Galen Center on 3400 South Figueroa Street, for those attending on the day. If you are planning to attend, …
Read More »The N64 era is back: Rare veterans on Wii U, triple-A development and its successor to Banjo Kazooie
Gavin Price is feeling nervous. The creative director and studio head at Playtonic Games is about to debut his first project on Kickstarter. He and five other senior veterans from acclaimed UK developer Rare have banded together to launch a new studio which aims to take gamers back to 1996, …
Read More »Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee hits Kickstarter this week
Playtonic Games’ Kickstarter campaign for Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee is scheduled to begin later today. A post on the indie studio’s website confirms the crowdfunding effort kicks off on May 1st at 5pm BST, though no word on how long it’ll run for. The game stars the chameleon Yooka and …
Read More »Playtonic open to collaboration with Rare
Ex-employees keen to work with “good old mates down the road” again
Read More »No new Conker game coming from Rare
Studio is working on “something else” while classic character is being introduced to Project Spark
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