Game development studio Rare, a subsidiary of Xbox One manufacturer Microsoft, is gearing up the development of its latest game.

The decades-old studio has a few positions available within the company, with job listings posted on the official website. It’s the job descriptions that really give us a peek into what Rare are up to these days, with the postings all carrying the same message – “If you’d like to be part of a pioneering team dedicated to the next jaw-dropping, never-been-done-before Rare game, why not come and join us?”

So what is their next game? Personally, I haven’t the foggiest, but lets hope it’s a return to form for the studio which produced the greatest games of many an adult gamers childhood. Goldeneye, Banjo Ka-zooie and Perfect Dark all remain firm favourites of mine.

Since Microsoft bought Rare for around $375 million back in 2002 the studio has had mixed success with its releases, though some notable games have been produced, such as Perfect Dark Zero for the Xbox 360 as well as Viva Pinata. The second one is my guilty pleasure.

Over the last few years the firm’s primary focus has been on the Kinect Sports series of games, with the most recent release being Kinect Sports: Rivals for the Xbox One which received mixed reviews.

Here’s hoping that Rare’s “jaw dropping” game can bring them back to the forefront of game development, it’s been too long.

What do you think Rare is up to? Leave a comment down below.

http://www.thegamescabin.com/news-rare-working-jaw-dropping-never-done-title/#.VD_S8GfloW4

Kinect Sports that doesn't suck!? OMG!!


j/k

Predicting metacritic of >60

Banjo Kazooie Shooter confirmed.

Really, it's probably something for that Illumi-Room thingy I saw on the news a week or two ago.

I will believe it when I see it, they havent made my jaw drop since the N64 so...

Kinect Sports Resort

Do you remeber this??

They are taking this from:

“If you’d like to be part of a pioneering team dedicated to the next jaw-dropping, never-been-done-before Rare game, why not come and join us?”

???

Sorry but isn't this just the usual job listing speak? They wouldn't put "want to be part of the next boring Kinect sequel" into one of those now, would they? Really this is non news.

You couldn't be more right.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-11-29-rare-sticking-with-kinect-for-its-new-project

http://www.thegamingliberty.com/2013/03/rare-hiring-for-jaw-dropping-kinect-game-could-be-next-gen/

This exact phrase has been used at least twice before.