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Microsoft hiring for Project Natal and Halo
joystiq.com - 14 days ago
Microsoft hiring for Project Natal and Halo
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A variety of new job listings have emerged on a Microsoft employment site , including positions for Project Natal and -- perhaps more interesting -- positions for a new Halo game. These listings for Halo , likely for Halo: Reach , call for designers, AI developers and animators -- even a ...
News: Kameo 2 canned by Microsoft
computerandvideogames.com - 19 days ago
News: Kameo 2 canned by Microsoft
— computerandvideogames.com — 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 ... (more) News: Kameo 2 canned by Microsoft

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The 50 Best Inventions of 2009
time.com - 9 days ago
The 50 Best Inventions of 2009
— time.com — Since time immemorial — or at least since Pong— one barrier that has stood between gamers and total Tron -like immersion in their video games has been the controller: the joystick, trackball, mouse, light gun or whatever. This year Microsoft ... (more) The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

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playstationlifestyle.net - 15 days ago
Halo Has a Date With the PS3
— playstationlifestyle.net — Coming soon to a PS3 near you. This coming February , Halo fans around the world will be able to get their hands on “ Halo Legends ,” a series of animated shorts involving their favorite Chief. But the only console that will be able to play the release in its highest quality ... (more) Halo Has a Date With the PS3

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Job listings spring up for Halo and Natal
That VideoGame Blog — ... , or even if you had doubts that they decided to take a breather on the Halo franchise, you’ll notice some job listings on ...

Natal and Halo Get More Workers
XboxLifeStyle — ... several new job listings, involving two major Xbox partners, Halo and Project Natal. The positions for Halo could be for a possible new Halo title, or most likely for Halo: Reach. Project Natal has some interesting listings, one for development on “a large franchise,” and also “an excellent next-generation” project. Larry Hryb (”Major Nelson”), has confirmed that the listings are in fact real. However, no other information was given. [Source] ...

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Where does id Software stand on motion controllers?
weblogs.variety.com 11 days ago — id Software make shooters. It essentially invented the genre, in fact. So you might not expect the team there to be particularly enthusiastic over the introduction of motion control sensors like Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s motion controller. ...
Rumor: Project Natal Launches November 10, 14 Games, Might Be Cheap [Xbox 360] — Kotaku
According to sources speaking with British trade site MCV, Microsoft's Project Natal will be released worldwide in November 2010, and may retail for under $80. The details apparently leaked during a round of developer visits in the UK, in which Microsoft toured studios showing off the ...
Rumor: Project Natal Launches November 2010, 14 Games, Might Be Cheap [Xbox 360] — Kotaku
According to sources speaking with British trade site MCV, Microsoft's Project Natal will be released worldwide in November 2010, and may retail for under $80. The details apparently leaked during a round of developer visits in the UK, in which Microsoft toured studios showing off the ...
Microsoft hiring for Project Natal and Halo — GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
A variety of new job listings have emerged on a Microsoft employment site, including positions for Project Natal and -- perhaps more interesting -- positions for a new Halo game. These listings for Halo, likely for Halo: Reach, call for designers, AI developers and animators -- even a ...
Ghostbusters devs working on big Project Natal game — That VideoGame Blog
After receiving generally positive reviews for their work on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Ghostbusters: The Video Game , developer Terminal Reality has moved on to the next level and is now making a game for Project Natal . A job posting on Gamasutra shows that the Dallas-based ...
Terminal Reality seeking programmers for 'seriously high-quality' Natal project — Joystiq
Wait a minute. Now we're confused. We thought one of the major development incentives for joining the motion revolution was to conserve resources in the production department. When your players are busy flailing and flapping -- surging with euphoric endorphins -- they don't exactly notice ...
Ubisoft talks dancing, fitness and party games on Natal, PS3 Motion Controller — Joystiq
On the conference call covering Ubisoft's Q2 earnings , management had a chance to discuss its strategies for the company, including support for both Microsoft and Sony's motion control accessories. "We will also be ready with some very nice innovations when Natal and Motion Controller are ...
Rare Wants to Revolutionize FPS Genre With Project Natal — Planet Xbox 360
Banjo Kazooie / Viva Pinata developer Rare made some important contributions to the first-person genre, a space it hasn't visited since Perfect Dark Zero hit Xbox 360 in 2005; all that may change in the future thanks to Project Natal.
Rare looking to Natal to give the FPS genre a shot in the arm — That VideoGame Blog
Yesterday brought the news that Kameo 2 had been possibly cancelled so Rare could focus development on Project Natal -supported games. While nothing about specific Rare projects has been announced, head of studio Mark Betteridge took some time to talk about Natal and the effects it has on ...
Rumored Kameo 2 Killed To Make Room For Natal Projects [Rare] — Kotaku
Microsoft owned developer Rare won't be returning to the world of Kameo any time soon, thanks to the studio's shift toward multiple Project Natal titles, according to unnamed sources cited by CVG . Microsoft is reported to have canceled a sequel. CVG's source "close to the platform holder" ...
Rumored Kameo 2 Killed To Make Room For Natal Projects [Rare] — GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
Microsoft owned developer Rare won't be returning to the world of Kameo any time soon, thanks to the studio's shift toward multiple Project Natal titles, according to unnamed sources cited by CVG. Microsoft is reported to have canceled a sequel. CVG's source "close to the platform holder" says ...
Rare Looking Toward A Natal Shooter — G4 TV - TheFeed
Buried near the bottom of an interesting article on the history of the first-person shooter comes an interesting look into the genre's future from Rare’s Mark Betteridge. When asked how Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's motion control system, Betteridge said, "Right ...
Rare Hopes To Evolve The FPS Genre With Project Natal [Rare] — Kotaku
Banjo Kazooie and Viva Pinata developer Rare has made some important contributions to the first person shooter genre, a space it hasn't visited since Perfect Dark Zero hit the Xbox 360 in 2005. That may change, thanks to Project Natal . Rare's Mark Betteridge tells MCV, as part of a feature on ...
Rare Hopes To Evolve The FPS Genre With Project Natal [Rare] — GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
Banjo Kazooie and Viva Pinata developer Rare has made some important contributions to the first person shooter genre, a space it hasn't visited since Perfect Dark Zero hit the Xbox 360 in 2005. That may change, thanks to Project Natal. Rare's Mark Betteridge tells MCV, as part of a feature on ...
Rare Might Make an FPS For Natal —
You might remember recent news reports that stated that there would not be a Kameo release made by Rare, and as a result of decling sales figures, Perfect Dark sequels may never see the light of day. Well it still doesn’t look good for a Kameo sequel, but Rare has talked about the ...
News: Kameo 2 cancelled by Microsoft — Official Xbox 360 Magazine
Sequel killed to make room for Project Natal development at Rare. Kameo 2 was culled at Rare to make room for more Project Natal development, reports CVG. Click here to read the full article
Kameo 2 cancelled to make way for Natal games? — That VideoGame Blog
My editor seems to have shed a tear this morning, as a Microsoft source claims that an unannounced sequel to the 360 launch title Kameo: Elements of Power has been canned. The whistleblower goes on to say that Kameo 2 was just one of multiple ‘traditional’ franchise sequels to ...
Secretly In-Development Kameo 2 Axed For Natal — The Escapist : Latest News
An early-2009 company-wide reorganization at UK developer Rare to better focus on development for Microsoft's Project Natal apparently meant the axing of several "traditional" sequels including Xbox 360 launch title Kameo .
Secretly In-Development Kameo 2 Axed For Natal — GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts
An early-2009 company-wide reorganization at UK developer Rare to better focus on development for Microsoft's Project Natal apparently meant the axing of several "traditional" sequels including Xbox 360 launch title Kameo. ---- link GamePad: The Best Video Gaming Blog Posts The Best Video ...
Cutbacks and Casual Causality Kill Kameo 2's Creation — Kombo.com
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 ...
Rumour: Kameo 2 cancelled? — VideoGamer.com - All Updates
Resources instead to be used on Project Natal projects.