360.kombo.com - 27 days ago
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It has been revealed that a sequel to the Xbox 360 launch title Kameo: Elements of Power was in the works at Rare, but has recently been canned by Microsoft in favor of more Project Natal-oriented projects.
CVG reports that a source "close to the platform holder," i.e. Microsoft, said that the recent company-wide restructuring saw numerous "traditional" franchise sequels get the axe. But in the case of Kameo 2, its weak sales at the system's launch didn't exactly help sway anyone's decision toward ...
computerandvideogames.com - 29 days ago
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Monday 2-Nov-2009 11:45 AM 'Traditional' franchises swept aside
for Natal projects, CVG learns Rare's secretly in-the-works Kameo...
sequel is just one casualty of a Microsoft project cull at the studio, to make way for more Natal development, CVG has ...
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News: Kameo 2 canned by Microsoft
computerandvideogames.com - 30 days ago
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computerandvideogames.com —
'Traditional' franchises swept aside for Natal projects, CVG
learns. Rare's secretly in-the-works Kameo sequel is just one...
casualty of a Microsoft project cull at the studio, to make way for more Natal development, CVG has learned. Click here to ...
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Kameo 2 canned by Microsoft
videogamesloop.com - 20 days ago
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videogamesloop.com —
A UK based gaming biz site say that
they have details on Microsoft's Project Natal that gives...
a release date, the number of launch games, and a price. Little new details on Project Natal have been released since the announcement at this year's E3, but we may now know the date, price, and ...
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Project Natal Release Date Leaked?
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Rare Sets Sights on Project Natal Shooter
Kombo.com —
... Betteridge said, adding "you only have to look at the success of the Halo series to see that. And we're obviously very happy about the excitement over Perfect Dark coming back to Xbox Live Arcade." "Right now our sights are trained on Natal, which is a great opportunity to break new ground with content and gameplay. It's also an opportunity to exercise some genre evolution, so hopefully we'll be able to develop something on that front." On the bright side, at least this means that Kameo 2's demise hasn't seen the studio's focus shift entirely to expanded-audience ...
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US pilot programme only, for now. Microsoft has told Eurogamer there is "nothing to announce" regarding an Xbox Live Rewards program being offered to the public. "The Xbox Live Rewards website is part of a pilot programme we're testing ...
Details of Xbox LIVE Rewards Program(s) Revealed —
Kombo.com 27 days ago
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Rare Sets Sights on Project Natal Shooter —
Kombo.com 27 days ago
MCV has run an interesting feature which provides an in-depth look at the state of the first-person shooter genre, and mining the depths of the article, one can find what Twycross-based developer Rare has in store for the future.
"It's still a ...