Rare is a British developer known for its almost flawless output throughout the 90’s and early 2000s. The studio delivered hit after hit while partnered with Nintendo, releasing legendary platforming games such as the Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie series, revolutionary first-person shooters like Goldeneye 007 and Perfect Dark, and the brilliant Conker’s Bad Fur Day, which demonstrated the developer’s darkly humorous side. The studio’s body of work was celebrated earlier in the year with the release of Rare Replay on Xbox One, a compilation of it’s greatest hits.
One game that you won’t find in Rare Replay‘s collection is Dream, a pirate-themed, RPG adventure that was in development at the studio in the mid-nineties and would eventually turn into Banjo-Kazooie. Rare has released a video on YouTube documenting the story behind this failed adventure and how it gradually evolved into one of the studio’s most memorable accomplishments.
One game that you won’t find in Rare Replay‘s collection is Dream, a pirate-themed, RPG adventure that was in development at the studio in the mid-nineties and would eventually turn into Banjo-Kazooie. Rare has released a video on YouTube documenting the story behind this failed adventure and how it gradually evolved into one of the studio’s most memorable accomplishments.
- 12/23/2015
- by Joseph Banham
- We Got This Covered
E3 2015 will herald an all-new game from the creative minds at Rare, according to an as-yet-unconfirmed report.
IGN has unearthed a Tweet from a member of the studio – Creative Director Simon Woodroffe – who hinted that a new project will be unveiled under the lights at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As his Twitter messages are protected, we’re unable to embed the statement in question, though Woodroffe’s Tweet is as follows:
“E3 will tell the world what Gregg Mayles new project is about.”
Another member of the community asked a follow-up question: whether said project is a sequel or a new IP, Woodroffe replied, “All I can give here is a quote from the man himself, ‘This is more fun than anything we’ve ever done.'”
While his statements are yet to be confirmed by either Rare or Microsoft, they do align with earlier quotes by fellow developers at the studio.
IGN has unearthed a Tweet from a member of the studio – Creative Director Simon Woodroffe – who hinted that a new project will be unveiled under the lights at the Los Angeles Convention Center. As his Twitter messages are protected, we’re unable to embed the statement in question, though Woodroffe’s Tweet is as follows:
“E3 will tell the world what Gregg Mayles new project is about.”
Another member of the community asked a follow-up question: whether said project is a sequel or a new IP, Woodroffe replied, “All I can give here is a quote from the man himself, ‘This is more fun than anything we’ve ever done.'”
While his statements are yet to be confirmed by either Rare or Microsoft, they do align with earlier quotes by fellow developers at the studio.
- 5/4/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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