It was about a year and a half ago when Rare-Elite’s forums were still running on PHPBB. While it was a great forum software, it was very limited and wasn’t really as user friendly as we all wanted it to be. The software wasn’t too customizable and many of the features found in commercial forum software were simply not in PHPBB, so we began a search for something easier to use with high levels of customization. We found SMF which was the answer we were looking for; the software is fully customizable, easy to use with an intuitive interface, and has mods galore.
After several months of tweaking, new additions, and crying to myself quietly as I solved some annoying glitches, the forum is finally very polished and ready to be filled with posts. Now I know some people have not even seen the forums since the PHPBB days and to those people I say check out the updated forums, your old account carried over so no new registration required.
As I said previously, a lot has been added to the forums with users now able to make their own personal blogs, the ability to tag messages for easy searches based on those keywords, completely customizable profiles, and another addition to profiles is the ability to show off your gamercards and share your friend codes. There’s been so much added that I can’t list it all here and along with new additions we have decided to open the forum to guest posts so anyone can post a reply even if they don’t want to register; but remember, by becoming a member of the forum, you will have access to every feature the forum can provide.
So what are you waiting for? Let’s get this forum active and show Rare that the fan community is still a pretty vocal bunch.
Of course they are. Trouble in Paradise released only last week and Pocket Paradise will be in stores tomorrow, both of which will be followed by two Banjo titles come November, so it’s only natural that a new game or two will be announced from Rare in the near future. But just how soon could that be?
A new rumor insists that on September 25th, Microsoft intends to hold a 5-hour long event featuring the new Xbox Experience, DLC, and a few game announcements, two of which include a brand new Conker title and a new Rare shooter.
IF the rumor proves to be true, I’m not certain on the whole Conker portion. Seavor made it quite clear a few years back that he wanted to take a break from the franchise after having worked on the same game for nearly a decade, so I can’t say I really blame the guy. And what is Conker without Conker himself? As for the new shooter, definitely plausible. It’s most likely the next installment in the Perfect Dark franchise, which is fine for me as long as it is less like Perfect Dark Zero and more like Perfect Dark 64 and Goldeneye. I guess we’ll just have to wait until the end of this month to find out!
Portion of an interview with ex-Rare musician Grant Kirkhope below…
“I remember playing in Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture and Enigma Variations, Walton’s Crown Imperial and Delius’ La Calinda and being amazed by the melodic content in the pieces – those times for me were amazing,” he says. “I really developed a love of that English-sounding music. Later I discovered Vaughan Williams and adored his works, especially his 5th Symphony. The Sibelius symphonies as well were very influential on me. Of course when I wasn’t playing in orchestra I was playing metal!”
Earlier today, an alleged source within Microsoft sent the above sheet music. As you can easily tell, it is labeled as the ‘Main Title’ music for the currently unannounced Killer Instinct 3. It could simply be another tease from Rare considering they love to do that sort of thing, or perhaps this is actually legitimate, as it is no surprise that rumors have been abound for a new installment in the franchise for quite awhile now. For now, all I can say is stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed that this may finally be the “confirmation” we’ve been waiting for after all these years.
Rare software engineer Nick Burton has been the center of attention lately with several interviews. The latest has been with Spong, where he discusses a variety of different subjects such as his typical day in the office, a secret game project he is currently working on, desire to work on the Wii and plenty more. Hit the provided link above for the entire six page interview.
I’ve spent the better part of this morning adding new screenshots to Banjo and Viva Pinata DS. For Nuts & Bolts, only three new screenshots have been added, but each are from the newly announced world, Jiggoseum. And for Viva Pinata, thirty new shots were added for Pocket Paradise and more than forty for the original Viva Pinata.
I have other things that I hope to add before the weekend is over and done. I’ll keep you all informed of any new entries. Hit the links in the Galleries section in the sidebar for Banjo and Viva’s respective pages.
The rumor that refuses to die. Rumors of a motion sensing controller from Microsoft have been roaming their way around the interwebs for a very long time now and had died down a while after no reveal at E3. But now it begins again. A source close to Xbox360fanboy has informed them that the rumored $199 Xbox 360 that may releasing this Fall will come packaged with the controller and include motion-controlled mini-games developed by Rare. With the Tokyo Game Show approaching next month, perhaps that will be the event that Microsoft chooses for the “Darwin’s” proper unveiling.
Of course they are. Trouble in Paradise released only last week and Pocket Paradise will be in stores tomorrow, both of which will be followed by two Banjo titles come November, so it’s only natural that a new game or two will be announced from Rare in the near future. But just how soon could that be?
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