KnackChap Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Development pipeline at much-loved Microsoft-owned British studio under review with possible job losses Microsoft has confirmed to Develop that its UK studio Rare is currently undergoing a 'review' that could lead to job losses. Coming as part of the organisational refocus already announced by Microsoft Game Studios in January, the move will see the world-renowned studio focus on three new areas, a statement said. These are: "1) Expand the Xbox 360 customer base by delivering experiences that allow our customers to interact with our content in new and innovative ways", "2) Better support efforts to extend the appeal of Xbox LIVE as a social entertainment network to drive greater adoption across the Xbox 360 customer base" "3) Continue delivering AAA gaming experiences that excite both our current and future customers". The studio had already helped out not just on developing titles such as Banjo Kazooie for the 360, but also designed the new Avatar system for Xbox Live. The Microsoft statement adds: "As we restructure to successfully execute against our shared strategy within this framework, we will be implementing a new approach to current projects in the pipeline that could serve as an industry-wide model for how to achieve a more efficient and scalable development process. http://www.developmag.com/news/31306/Rare-restructures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 "1) Expand the Xbox 360 customer base by delivering experiences that allow our customers to interact with our content in new and innovative ways", "2) Better support efforts to extend the appeal of Xbox LIVE as a social entertainment network to drive greater adoption across the Xbox 360 customer base" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinitwins Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 ^ anyone home (pun intended)? V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie G Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strategy Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 RARE ......are just great devlopers!! Whats up with M$ they should give them more time to devlop ........... ....they make them release about 2 games ( almost) every year and .......on the other hand they give Silicone knight ages to devlop "Too human".....what a crap that was!( i agree silicone knight did great with their earlier projects!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 RARE ......are just great devlopers!!Whats up with M$ they should give them more time to devlop ........... ....they make them release about 2 games ( almost) every year and .......on the other hand they give Silicone knight ages to devlop "Too human".....what a crap that was!( i agree silicone knight did great with their earlier projects!) Ummm... Rare has like 3 different internal teams working on atleast 3 different games at any given point. On top of that they do a lot of R &D work for MS, even the forza 2 engine was developed by rare afaik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 basically Rare will fold into MS and become the team that works on XBL a LOT. And possibly one big title for the whole team. Good to see MS deciding to improve XBL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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