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172 days, 2 hours ago - Microsoft's first-party software studio Rare has announced a host of new hirings as they look to build on the recent release of Kinect Sports: Season Two. Andrew Dennison...

221 days, 3 hours ago - Four veteran game developers from Microsoft-owned Rare have decided to leave the company and start off their own, independent company called Starfire Studios. There is st...

332 days, 16 hours ago - Kinect Sports, Microsoft's Kinect response to Nintendo's hugely successful Wii Sports franchise, was one of the add-on's best selling titles. So its not unexpected that Mi...

1 year, 7 days ago - According to sources, Microsoft's Rare studio is working on another title, which will compliment a confirmed sequel to one of the peripheral's launch titles, Kinect Sports...

1 year, 30 days ago - Over the past few weeks we've taken stock of the console exclusive arms race as it currently stands. Last week, we saw the best exclusive offerings that Microsoft's Xbox ...

1 year, 40 days ago - Microsoft has declared that they will be announcing many new first party titles at this year's E3 for their Kinect peripheral, which has been selling rather well since its...

1 year, 88 days ago - Back in the day when the 3D platformer ruled all, I found myself drawn to titles in this genre without mercy. Mario 64, Donkey Kong 64, Spyro, and the like were my bread ...

1 year, 208 days ago - Once upon a time, Rare were hot property, as shown by Microsoft splashing out $375 million to purchase them just under 10 years ago. However, it's been revealed that the w...

1 year, 343 days ago - One of the first major games coming out of Microsoft's E3 press conference for the new Kinect system is Kinect Sports. Kinect Sports contains multiple sports bundled in a ...

1 year, 349 days ago - It seems that this year's E3 is a little bare when it comes to first party games coming out of Microsoft's studios. This could either mean that it's a slow development per...

2 years, 194 days ago - Microsoft have really been trying to get people excited about Project Natal, a new piece of motion-based technology that was announced at this year's E3. It was fairly ...

2 years, 202 days ago - It's been disclosed recently that Rare have been asked to focus primarily on development of games for Natal. They are hoping to use their experience in the industry to bre...