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Thursday, Jun 4
E3 2009: Rare Developing for Project Natal
During Microsoft’s Media Briefing on Monday, Microsoft revealed a controller free, motion controlled camera that is set to revolutionize the future of gaming. It is called Natal. Today, Microsoft’s Shane Kim told Kotaku that “Rare is intimately involved with Project Natal in a number o...
Wednesday, Jun 3
E3 2009: Perfect Dark XBLA Theme Now Available, Graphical Upgrade Inbound?
As promised by Major Nelson, the theme to the newly announced Perfect Dark XBLA is now avaiable to download…but only from Xbox.com for the moment. So go ahead and add the download to your instant queue by clicking this link Rare has also updated their official website with a few brief details...
Tuesday, Jun 2
E3 2009:Perfect Dark for XBLA Announced, Coming this Winter!
Yes, you read that correctly. Rare is bringing Nintendo 64 classic to the Xbox LIVE Arcade with full 1080p support as confirmed by Major Nelson. It will currently be releasing this winter. We’ll have more information as it becomes available. Stay tuned!
Sunday, May 31
Pre-E3 2009: Rare-Elite’s Predictions
Perfect Dark 2 Coin says: Yes. Hylian1 says: It’s possible Tyrant_Reborn says: I see it happening…. Eventually, but with the last Perfect Dark we had leaked pictures this close to E3, we haven’t heard or seen anything to indicate it will make an appearance this week
Tuesday, Mar 17
Reviving Perfect Dark
To most people, the franchise of Perfect Dark lost its luster in November of 2005. After a successful outing on the Nintendo 64, expectations for the next entry were indeed high and fans of the series and gamers looking into purchasing the Xbox 360 console were anticipating the first ‘kill...
Monday, Mar 9
WHY RARE?!?! WHYYY! A Fanboy’s Rant
Rare at one point was one of the greatest developers to create games on the Nintendo game consoles. Rare bled creativity with a solid release lineup with hit after hit, with classics such as Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2 Diddy’s Kong Quest, Donkey Kong Country 3 Dixie’s Double...
Monday, Sep 8
RUMOR: Conker sequel and a new Rare shooter?
IF the rumor proves to be true, I’m not certain on the whole Conker portion. Seavor made it quite clear a few years back that he wanted to take a break from the franchise after having worked on the same game for nearly a decade, so I can’t say I really blame the guy. And what is Conker without Conker...
Thursday, Aug 21
Gaming’s Top Piss-Offs: The Fall of Rare?!
Is anyone else tired of hearing this? Everyone is always speaking of the Rare’s “alleged” downfall but I’ve yet to see where they’ve ever fallen? Sure, and I openly admit, that Perfect Dark Zero didn’t live up to expectations. At all. This I believe was due in part to just some really bad decis...
Monday, Jul 14
BREAKING: Grant Kirkhope Resigns from Rare
It is said that with all good news, bad news must follow. Today, that saying rings true in the hearts of many Rare fans as Grant Kirkhope — musical mastermind behind Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Viva Pinata, Perfect Dark 64, and many more — resigns from his position at Rare. The official new...
Sunday, Jul 13
It’s the 2008 ‘A Week in News Edition’ for 07/07-07/13
Goldeneye and Perfect Dark ranked Among Greatest Games of All Time 64 Days of Viva Pinata- Day 5: Our Viva Pinata Review Joanna and Candy Overlooked Babes Perfect Dark has Awesome Elevators 64 Days of Viva Pinata- Day 9: The Pinatas of Viva Pinata Rare-Elite vs. Rare-Extreme Prologue
It’s the 2008 ‘A Week in News’ Edition for 07/07-07/13
Goldeneye and Perfect Dark ranked among Greatest Games of All-Time. What’s up with the pricing of Trouble in Paradise and Banjo 3? 64 Days of Viva Pinata- Day 4: Name that Pinata. Reminder: Win a free copy of Viva Pinata: Pocket ...
Wednesday, Jul 9
Rare attending London Games Festival 2008
Gamesindustry.biz’s Career Fair is once again a part of this year’s London Games Festival (UK). Rare attended the event last year and hosted a Perfect Dark Zero tournament against the Frag Dolls. Banjo will more than likely be a part of the show year as will Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise. Th...
Joanna and Candy overlooked babes
Lists, lists, lists…they never die! If Gamesradar has their way, then absolutely not. So what, pray tell, did they look at this time? None other than the top twenty most overlooked babes of gaming. Two from from a couple of Rare titles were mentioned: Candy Kong of Donkey Kong Country and Joa...
Tuesday, Jul 8
Rare adopts new audio solution
UK-based Rare is part of Microsoft Game Studios and is renowned for creating some of the most popular video games in history, such as Conker’s Bad Fur Day, GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo-Kazooie, and Donkey Kong 64. ...
Monday, Jul 7
Goldeneye and Perfect Dark ranked among Greatest Games of All-Time
I’m a Wii bit late on this one (c wat i did thar? har har har…yeah..). Not too long ago, Game polled nearly 100,000 thousand gamers in the UK asking what they thought in their humble opinions were the greatest games of all-time. Out of 100 different titles, two of Rare’s were selected: Goldeneye 0...
Sunday, Jul 6
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise Fact Sheet (Not Final)
Founded in 1985 and based in the United Kingdom, Rare Ltd. is one of the world’s leading video game developers and has masterminded some of the most popular video games in history, including multi-million-dollar sellers “GoldenEye”, “Perfect Dark”, “Banjo-Kazooie” and the “Donkey Ko...
Would you buy a Rare PSP game?
A question that arises quite often is if Rare could ever develop for Sony’s Playstation Portable (PSP) handheld. Microsoft has made it quite clear that developing for handhelds is not considered as competition. They have allowed Rare to develop not only on the Game Boy Advance, but for the...
Saturday, Jul 5
Nuts & Bolts, Killer Instinct 3, and more mentioned in Gametrailers Bonus Round
The above video is Gametrailers’ E3 2008 Bonus Round. In this episode, Steven Totilo, N’Gai and Brian Crecente discuss what what their expectations are from Microsoft at E3. There’s a few brief mentions and old footage of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Killer Instinct 3 being announce...
Tuesday, Jul 1
Nintendo Power’s Top 20 Games per Console/Portable
Where the hell is Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark, and why wasn’t Donkey Kong Country, the very salvation of the SNES, mentioned on that particular list**? Nintendo Power’s hatred for Rare must go deep. They’re rotten to the core! ...
Wednesday, Jun 11
Rare sales 100 million
grace’ for the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 consoles with their astounding franchises which include–and are not limited to–Donkey Kong Country, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Conker, Viva Pinata, Goldeneye 007, and many more. ...
