I'm extremely doubtful we'll be getting any more than one big game from Rare this year, if even that. Let's take a look at their development history so far this gen.

2005
November - Perfect Dark Zero (Xbox 360)
November - Kameo: Elements of Power (Xbox 360)

2006
November - Viva Pinata (Xbox 360)

2007
February - Diddy Kong Racing DS (Nintendo DS)
March - Jetpac Refulled (Xbox Live Arcade)

2008
September - Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (Xbox 360)
September - Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise (Nintendo DS)
November - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Xbox 360)

In early 2007, it was stated that Rare was made up of about 200 employees. That number is almost certainly reduced now with the recently announced restructuring at the studio and the subsequent job cuts that followed. Now a studio of about 200 can usually only be working on three big games simultaniously, and Rare's release history affirms this. In 2005 they released two big games with Perfect Dark and Kameo and released Viva Pinata a year later. All three of these games were in development for a number of years. We know that the same team that did Viva Pinata did Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise which took them at least two years to develop after the first. It's pretty much guaranteed that we won't be seeing anything from this particular section of Rare. I like to assume that Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts was developed by the same section as Kameo. If that's true then we can also assume that we won't be seeing anything from that studio given the three year gap between releases. So at the absolute most we'll be seeing a game from the Perfect Dark section of Rare.

My guess is that two games will be announced from Rare this year at E3. A new Perfect Dark that will release late this year, and a new Killer Instinct that will release late next year.

Halo 3 ODST will move hardware.

Halo 3: ODST.

i dont think those are coming out for the 360?

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EaglesEye379

Seihyouken

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coolbeans

and some others for ur input i forgot about Forza

Xbox 360 (as well as the Wii and PS3) is now in a sales status where no single game will really make much of a impact. Sure maybe a game will push a couple of 100K, but nothing huge. It is all about libraries and word of mouth now. 360 really has entered the stage where someone that has been holding out can easily justify spending $200 to jump in. By Christmas that price may be reduced to $150 and will really be easy for impulse purchases.

Of all the games people listed, in terms of 2009, I only see Halo: ODST and Alan Wake moving hardware. (assuming the latter releases in 2009)

The listing of the multi-platform games is near negligible because they are MP. Also, with games like MW2 and AC2, I imagine most of the base for that crowd already owns a system. I have similar sentiments about Forza 3.

As for games like Risen or "untitled future game", way too early to tell. It would be best to make this thread after E3.

We don't even know when the games will come out. Wait until E3. Microsoft said they have a lot of surprises.

halo 3 launch week bumped 360 weekly sale to 230k ww. coming from 165k the week before, then it went to 200k then back down to 179k.

so if hAlo 3 bumped 360 70k approx more weekly, i highly doubt halo odst will bump as much in % as its not halo 4, its an add on style game.

out of all the games that will bump hw for the week id pick between huxley and risen.

coudl i quote you on that?

I want in on this too!

Alan Wake is gonna be sweet.