Layoffs hit Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals flop

[Porcupeth]

kowenicki said:

RolStoppable said:
Great news. Hopefully this puts Rare back on track to be a proper games maker. Maybe a real Banjo-Kazooie 3 isn't out of the question now.

Its a guarantee. If not this E3 then the next will have that kind of annoucement.

Its great because all of those that slagged off the more recent Rare offerings can come together as one community to rejoice in the return of much loved games and characters to the Xbox One.  That will probably happen I think.

 

Sources close to the Microsoft-owned studio indicated that just under 20 employees are set to depart, including veteran programmer Chris Sutherland, who has worked on Rare games for more than 20-years.

During his distinguished career Sutherland acted as lead programmer on Battletoads, as well as all three Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie games. He's also known as the 'voice' of the latter's bear and bird protagonists.

CVG sources indicate that designer Gavin Price will also leave Rare, after a 15-year career which saw him work on Viva Pinata, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and a number of unannounced, cancelled projects.