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1UP: A Rare Look at Rare

With Banjo-Kazooie about to hit Xbox Live Marketplace and Rare putting the final touches on Nuts & Bolts, Banjo's next chapter, for the Xbox 360, 1UP sat down with Rare studio manager Mark Betteridge to talk about everything Rare. A 25-year veteran of Rare, Betteridge should know a thing or two about the studio. What was it like working with Nintendo -- often in the publishers' shadow?

What was the transition to Microsoft like? How did the company cope with the departure of founders Tim and Chris Stamper? Why isn't Banjo a true platformer? Are the Rare-developed Avatars for the New Xbox Experience a rip-off of Nintendo's Miis? Will gamers see another Killer Instinct or Blast Corps? The answers may surprise you in this rare look at Rare.

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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - Coming Back for a New Generation

Originally launched in 2011, El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is coming to Nintendo Switch, so It's time to look back at the original.

jznrpg7h ago

Still have my ps3 copies. Bought it at launch and another one when I found it cheap and in perfect condition about 10 years ago. I wouldn’t buy it on Switch but if they made a PS5 version I would. I still have one of my PS3 Fats hooked up so good to go either way.

darthv727h ago

Id play it again on the switch. I wished my 360 version was bc but this is still a good way to play.

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast9h ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood8h ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK5h ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

gold_drake4h ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

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Chatting Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered with Suda51

CGM Writes: While we were over at PAX East, we were able to sit down with Goichi Suda (Suda51) and talk about the upcoming remaster of Shadows of the Damned

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