Rare Working on Action Adventure / FPS Title for Next-Gen?

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Lee Bradley

Kinect Sports developer Rare is working on a number of titles for the next Xbox, according to job vacancies at the studio.

The description for the role states a requirement for a senior product manager to help create “multiple AAA future console releases,” including new IPs.

Though nothing is yet known about the titles, the job description does also state that Rare desire someone with experience in the action-adventure or FPS genres.

"Whilst continual development of their core releases will be maintained, the successful candidate will be joining at a time where the studio is looking to move into new areas and develop new IPs for future platforms," it reads.

"You will have a successful history of releasing exceptional AAA games and these will ideally be in the Action/Adventure or FPS genre but this is not essential." 

The developer of classic titles like GoldenEye 007 and Donkey Kong Country, Rare is also know for creating the Viva Pinata and Banjo-Kazooie games. They also designed the avatars for Xbox Live and developed the Kinect Sports series.

[via Superannuation]

 

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  • YES.
  • what the..... microsoft is actually allowing rare to work on a non kinect sports title.... well get out of here maybe the pigs will fly if this ever releases.
  • I was about to write my estimation for E3 including a reveal of a new FPS by RARE. This says thats not going to happen. Gunstringer 2 and Castlevania LoS 2 might still happen.
  • Perfect Dark 2, Conker sequel and a Banjo sequel and I'm sold, all of my money!
  • an fps? how original, its not like that hasnt been done a million times before
  • I'm with #4 All of my money, ALL!!!
  • fps really. we have like 123320 of those. make a different game
  • A true sequel to Banjo Tooie please.
  • lets hope any launch games thay have are miles better than the launch titles they had for 360, perfect dark zero was crap, though i'd love to see a sequal to it (or more precisley the n64 version)
  • Rare's FPS attempts have never been the whole twitch gaming style that CoD uses, they are slower paced, more tactical games where you need to attempt stealth on the higher difficulties. Honestly, an FPS from them could be very refreshing. They also have some of the best IP's from the nineties, stuff like Killer Instinct, Banjo and Conker are still fan favourites even now. It's funny, I was just thinking about whether Rare would actually make use of these IP's last night. I must be psychic, I am now thinking about whether I will receiver 10 million pounds!
  • I doubt most people will be expecting much from this, Rare have been decidedly 'meh for more than a few years now.
  • I have such cautious optimism about this. Arguably, it's been a decade since Rare gave us the titles that made of revere them. The N64 Conkers is the last game I remember enjoying from Rare. Their new project manager needs to be able to key in on what made Rare great, while Microsoft has to tone down their influence. That's not going to happen. Microsoft truly believes they can do no wrong. When writing about their MS patriotism, their employees often paint a picture of a chest pounding gorilla.
  • @8 Or maybe a prequel in the original stye? Bring on BANJO-KAZOOIE ZERO!
  • Banjo or Conker game please!
  • Please, a HD re-release of Conker's Bad Fur Day UNCUT on XBL...Pleeeeease.
  • BANJO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...please
  • I really hate that new logo compared to the old one :
  • Seeing as Rare of today are pretty much a shadow of their former glorious selves, I highly doubt they'll come up with anything worthwhile.
  • Conker sequel!!! plz plz plz!!!
  • I'd love a new Conker.
  • noob question! - what does AAA stand for??
  • Lol a new Battletoads perhaps? With an even more insane level 3?
  • Gr8 news please let it be a banjo game :)
  • RAAAAAARE!
  • As much as I love the game, I hope it's not a sequel to Conker's Bad Fur Day, the main Director, Designer, Writer and even Voice of Conker himself, Chris Seavor, no longer works for Rare (he clams he was fired). I couldn't imagine a sequel been anywhere near as good without him at the helm again. A true Banjo-Threeie would be awesome right now though.
  • FINALLY! Never thought this would happen. BANJO-THREEIE PLEASE! Though i'm open to anything aslong as it isn't a kinect game or a casual family party game. Could Rare be back?
  • YESSSSSSSSS! New Banjo-Kazooie, Conker, Perfect Dark, shit I'd even take a new Viva Piñata or Grabbed By The Ghoulies as long as it means they leave the Kinect.
  • I loved everything rare did on N64 and nothing since they became Microsoft's bitch. hope they prove me wrong and deliver something special. @ #21 AAA = triple A, the biggest game releases are known as Triple A. Gears, CoD etc.
  • The "take my money" memes are getting old now.
  • Star Fox Adventures was amazing.
  • i just hope we get a sequel to kameo. that would be awesome if thats what the AAA action/adventure game was. the article mentions new ip's, but doesn't explicitly say everything they are working on is a new ip
  • Banjo-Kazooie 3 (proper platformer) Perfect Dark 2 Conker's Bad Fur Day 2 That'll be all.
  • Yes I agree Rare need bring it's big name franchises that M$ need because M$ got few great exclusive titles on Xbox 360 which is shame unlike original Xbox got load of exclusive titles. So M$ need awake for their next generation Xbox to bring memorable franchises from RARE like Conker (this need stick it's blood and gore platformer), Banjo-Kazooie (need proper platformer since Banjo-Tooie) and Perfect Dark (Need keep FPS but not disappointed like they did with PD Zero and need long campaign). M$ need lots of exclusive titles for next generation Xbox and less Kinect exclusive titles since this generation got load of Kinect exclusive titles lol :)
  • Im with 15 there, they should rerelease conker live and reloaded on xbox live arcade or games on demand, I wanna play the multiplayer part again and put in some achievements for completing all the challenges. The single player was great too tho. got the game for xbox but nonhd games look so bad on a hd tv.
  • The New Console is named XBOX NEXT
  • @21 always awesomely amazing
  • I want a new game in the style of DK64, CBFD and the Banjo games D:
  • I will pay so much money for moar Viva Pinata. C:
  • They need to make another Jet Force Gemini game!!
  • Whatever they make, Rare these days are not the same developers we all remember fondly from the N64, most of those left to join Free Radical ...
  • New Battletoads or even Killer Instinct 3, would be much appreciated.
  • Considering the only decent games Rare has made for the 360 was Kameo and Viva Piñata I really hope it's a new IP. They shouldn't destroy the legacy of the once great franchises when they clearly can't handle them anymore. Also: Where's my **** Jet Force Gemini HD version!?
  • @40, that was just the goldeneye team. OT: I'm very excited about this.
  • Blast Corps 2 is badly needed.
  • Perfect Dark 2!!!!! Killer Instinct 3!!!!
  • Banjo Threeie and while I did Nuts & Bolts (surprisingly but only cause I like racing games like that) don't make it another sub genre D: we want the continuation
  • How can they make a new Conker without Conker's creator Christopher Seavor?
  • I'd just like to see them do something not avatar related.
  • Viva Pinata. Banjo Kazooie. Kameo.
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