Killer Instinct: Trademark Renewed

PlayXBLA writes: With all due respect to our friends in the media who like to frequent trademark sites, we thought we’d break this one ourselves. :)

Our legal eagles have authorized us to say: “We have either renewed or refiled a trademark application in various jurisdictions.”

[NukaCola]

About friggin time! Don't eff this up MS. This is Killer Instinct, not a Kinect Game.

[Hatsune-Miku]

Orchid !

[Gazondaily]

Oh wow....big news.

I hope its a next gen title. Imagine having this at launch for the 720! Although, let's hope it isn't as underwhelming as PDZ was launch.

Let's hope this is happening either way.

[Godmars290]

So what happens if the trailer's end tag is, "Only through the power of Kinect"?

I'm guessing something that makes the Bayonetta-Wiiu blow up look like nothing.

[ConstipatedGorilla]

I wish Nintendo could get their hands back on Rare. I don't trust Microsoft with this game. I like my 360, but I have a bad feeling they're going to add some Kinect garbage to it.

Or turn it into a vehicle building game...

[Insomnia_84]

If this is a new Killer Instinct, I'll finally buy a 360. At least I woud now have two reasons to get it, KS and GeOW. And if M$ can throw a nice deal for a Live Gold Membership I'll be more than happy. I've been playing online for free since 2006.

[jc48573]

you know, I've always preferred this over Mortal Kombat. Hope they bring back Cinder

[XB1_PS4]

Cinder was amazing!! I hope to god almighty that Microsoft doesn't eff this one up. This is a staple of the hardcore gamer's childhood. Nothing to fuck around with.

[PandemicPrawn0]

Mind = Blown!

[-MD-]

I want to be hyped but it's hard when Microsoft decided to do this AFTER they gutted Rare.

Hopefully they somehow pull off a worthy entry.

[Gildarts]

Who said it will be made by rare? ;)

[TrendyGamers]

Great news!

[DivineAssault]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFYup! Plz be a new game as well as HD ports of the originals! As long as nintendo doesnt have rights to the older ones, it should be possible to release as a xbl game.. I wont sell my 360 if this is announced b4 2013.. Rare hasnt been the same to me so who knows how this will turn out.. I thought theyre were stuck doing kinect titles by microsoft & they were pissed off.. This btr not be a kinect game damnit

[RivetCityGhoul]

there is no point, Rare isn't Rare anymore. all the main creative heads left. would it be nice to see another Killer Instinct? sure, but for me though i know that some way it will be F***ed up. look at happened with both Banjo Kazooie & Perfect Dark. i wish there was some way that nintendo would get those IP's from Microshit.

[Dms2012]

Way to piss on our jubilation, Debbie Downer.

[Ben_Grimm]

The Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts game was awesome So many people missed out on such a terrific game. If any game deserves a sequel its Perfect Dark, the one on 360 wasn't bad but it suffered from being the first launch title for 360 and there wasn't much thought or care put into it except rush it out there to boost our first outing library.

Now though, with a little more care and elbow grease (not to mention ques from other more popular FPS's this gen)I'm sure the staff at Rare can make a kick ass PD for the 360.

[Psychonaughty]

Well said, N&B's was awesome and it's a crime that it is overlooked, also PDZ was originally supposed to be a standard xbox release but Microsoft delayed it to bolster the 360's launch, so it was bound to suffer for it.

I hope this new Killer Instinct is a full 360 or 720 release but I suspect it will be another half hearted HD version, if it is, it better at least be the arcade version and not the poo poo snes one.

[Fishermenofwar]

COMBOOOO BREAKERRRRRRRRR!!!!

[OneAboveAll]

Rare is dead. Give the IP to Neatherrealm.

[topekomsi]

RARE=kinect lol what a waste.

[topekomsi]

Holy spitballs batman, they may have just done it.

[ChunkyLover53]

Man, I wish Rare weren't so dead /s

All they've done this generation is release Perfect Dark Zero, Banjo Kazooie Nuts & bolts, Viva Pinata 1 & 2, Kinect Sports, Kameo Elements Of Power, Banjo Kazooie on XBLA and Perfect Dark on XBLA. Each game selling over a million copies, yet they still get crap because they worked on Kinect when Microsoft needed a quality app to launch with it. I still think Kinect Sports is the top app for the device.

Anyway, this is either an HD version of the game (hopefully) or possibly a new game? I would personally wish for a HD version to test the waters and see if people still like the franchise. If people are still digging it, come out with a new version on the 720.

[BitbyDeath]

Microsoft gutted them after Banjo didn't make the 375 million they were hoping for.

http://au.gamespot.com/news...

After this the remaining staff got put on making Kinect Avatars.

[Lvl_up_gamer]

MS didn't "gut" them...at least according to the source you have provided.

It only states that MS was going to "restructure" the team with possible layoffs due to the economic times and short comings of sales.

RARE is not dead nor "gutted" just streamlined to be more efficient as a game studio.

ChunkyLover53 is correct when he said:

"Microsoft needed a quality app to launch with it."

RARE is still very much kicking and quiet lately. It's possible we could see a KI HD remake AND/OR a new KI IP releasing by holiday season. There is a reason as to why 4 months before Christmas the domain is purchased....

It's creating HYPE right before the holiday season.

[BitbyDeath]

@Lvl_up_gamer, they got 'restructured' and told to make avatars.

You don't consider that as being guttered? They may as well have been given janitor duty.

RARE got punished for MS's mistakes of overspending on the studio, expecting any studio to make $375 million with a handful of games is insane.

[Lvl_up_gamer]

List of games from RARE after Feb 17th 2009 (the date in which the article you sourced was written):

Banjo-Tooie
Perfect Dark
Kinect Sports
Kinect Sports: Season Two

Seems a bit more than just making "Avatars"....

Sure it doesn't look like they are making AAA retail games but this line up looks to be more of a "restructure" to support a new peripheral and a couple throwbacks for the fans than a total "gut-annihilation".

I think you are being too extreme.

[dalibor]

This would be a pretty cool exclusive for you 360 fans. What I would like to see is another beat 'em up called Primal Rage. Anybody remember that game? It would be interesting if that was released at some point. Don't think there was a game similar to it to this day.

[OneAboveAll]

I actually played Primal Rage a few weeks ago. Back then it was a fun little game but it hasn't held up against the test of time. A reboot with better controls is needed.

[VTKC]

Please Please Sweet Baby Jesus. Do not allow this to mess up.

[dubt72]

Nice

[Angainor7]

oh my god, hope it's not a joke & not related to kinect

[N4realGMRZ]

To all the rational thinking Gamers in hear...KI is a Hardcore title your dogging on the Kinect is lame.....i feel a tinge of Hate in this thread......MS isnt stupid....it could also be them renewing the name right because of all the trolls about.

[gamejediben]

My pants have officially been ruined!

Damn you, RARE this better not be a kinect game. I just want the first 2 arcade games. That's all I ask. Don't mess this up!

[Griffin4871]

Best Combo Breaker...EVER.

[Tzuno]

Wow, just wow this makes my day. I am so happy now. Please don't mess it up.

[whoyouwit04]

why do everybody keep saying this is not for kinect I'm pretty sure MS is not that stupid to put one of there most requested ips on kinect.

[Magic_Spatula]

Probably not going to have another KI game. Just them trademarking the name ala Sony with Legend of Dragoon so that no one else can use it.

[Gildarts]

difference is this is made public by an official MS site... I thought I
smelled some jealousy

[Magic_Spatula]

And I'm jealous because?

[silvacrest]

finally

dont fuck this up MS

[Ben_Grimm]

This doesn't mean a thing. Companies, especially toy companies renew trademarks all the time so they don't lose the rights to the name. But it never means they plan on releasing a new product or brand.

I have faith in rare but I would rather they work on a bad a** Killer Instinct or take over Crackdown.

[Unlimax]

Sadly the new Graphical improvements will ruin the Experince of this game .. think about how good the old Killer Instinct games was .. but anyway we will wait and see !

[Omnislash]

This wasnt even that great of a competitive fighting game, its like the rival to mortal kombat and MK is better... Even still this wont be a very good fighting game unless youre a casual fighter...

[wnek9]

soon...!

[black911]

I thought that was Spawn when I saw that Pic :(

[StreetsofRage]

Sometimes I just wonder what kind of suits are running the show over there at Microsoft. With the success of 2D fighting in Street Fighter 4 and Mortal Kombat, this should of been a no brainer.

My opinion... Have this at launch for next gen. Keep it at 2D with realistic and smooth graphics and keep Kinect out of this. And more importantly, work on the network code. Make the online battles run smoothly.