Articles for May, 2015
Rare Will Reveal New Project at E3, Dev Says — Report
by GameSpot | May 3, 2015 at 2:19 pm
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Rare Headquarters Goldeneye 007 and Banjo-Kazooie developer Rare will reveal a new project it's working on at E3 2015, studio creative director Simon Woodroffe has said. Woodroffe was responding to news that Banjo-Kazooie inspired project Yooka-Laylee by former Rare developers was successfully funded on Kickstarter last week when he said "E3 Will tell the world what Gregg Mayles new project is about." Mayles previously worked on Rare's Donkey Kong Country games as well as Viva Pinata. When a fan suggested that it might be another 3D platformer, Woodroffe said that the company is more about new things, and also indicated that it isn't Kinect game. Woodroffe also quoted Mayles, saying "This is more fun than anything we've ever done." This isn't the first sign we've seen that Rare is ready to talk about a new project. In January, composer Robin Beanland, who has worked at the company for more than 20 years, said that 2015 would be a "huge" year for the UK studio. We're not sure what the new Rare game will be, but given Yooka-Laylee's Kickstarter success, we know that a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie is in development. The game hit it's initial funding goal of £175,000 in under an hour, and yesterday the project hit a goal of £1 million, or roughly $1.5 million.
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Rare Will Reveal New Project at E3, Dev Says — Report
by GameSpot | May 3, 2015 at 2:19 pm
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Rare Headquarters Goldeneye 007 and Banjo-Kazooie developer Rare will reveal a new project it's working on at E3 2015, studio creative director Simon Woodroffe has said. Woodroffe was responding to news that Banjo-Kazooie inspired project Yooka-Laylee by former Rare developers was successfully funded on Kickstarter last week when he said "E3 Will tell the world what Gregg Mayles new project is about." Mayles previously worked on Rare's Donkey Kong Country games as well as Viva Pinata. When a fan suggested that it might be another 3D platformer, Woodroffe said that the company is more about new things, and also indicated that it isn't Kinect game. Woodroffe also quoted Mayles, saying "This is more fun than anything we've ever done." This isn't the first sign we've seen that Rare is ready to talk about a new project. In January, composer Robin Beanland, who has worked at the company for more than 20 years, said that 2015 would be a "huge" year for the UK studio. We're not sure what the new Rare game will be, but given Yooka-Laylee's Kickstarter success, we know that a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie is in development. The game hit it's initial funding goal of £175,000 in under an hour, and yesterday the project hit a goal of £1 million, or roughly $1.5 million.
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Batman Arkham Knight Dev Responds to DLC Pass Criticism, Reveals Playable Batgirl
by GameSpot | May 3, 2015 at 1:55 pm
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Last week Warner Bros. and Rocksteady Studios announced that Batman: Arkham Knight will get a $40 Season Pass, which some fans thought was too expensive considering the little information the developer and publisher revealed about what it will include. Last night, Warner Bros. responded to the criticism, and also revealed that the game will include an extra mission that will let you play as Batgirl. "We’ve heard from our community that you want more information on what we’ll be delivering in the Season Pass," Warner Bros. said in a post to the game's Facebook page. "While we aren’t ready to unveil every aspect of the content we’ll be developing, we would like to share more detail now to give you a better sense of the scope of the Season Pass." Here are the new details Warner Bros. revealed about what the Season Pass will include: - Batgirl: A Matter of Family -- An all new prequel story expansion in an entirely new location where you play as Batgirl for the very first time in the Arkham series - check out the first render of Batgirl.
- The Season of Infamy -- Play as Batman in all new story missions featuring legendary super-villains invading Gotham City, with new story arcs, missions and gameplay features.
- Gotham City Stories -- Play as Batman’s key allies in narrative missions extending their storylines, from both before and after the events in Batman: Arkham Knight.
- Legendary Batmobiles with Themed Tracks -- Drive the most iconic Batmobiles from Batman’s 75-year history, on custom-built race tracks, each themed to that Batmobile’s specific era. Every Batmobile will be drivable across every race track.
- Crimefighter Challenge Maps -- Engage in a series of new challenge maps utilizing the unique play styles of Batman and his allies.
- Character Skins -- A variety of skins from across the eras for Batman, Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman.
Originally scheduled to launch in 2014, the new Arkham Knight release date is June 23 for Xbox One,PlayStation 4, and PC. Earlier this week, Rocksteady released a thrilling new trailer for the game that also confirmed it will have a Grand Theft Auto V-style character switch mechanic.
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