Last month 360Monster was invited as part of the Microsoft Xbox Community Network (XCN) to attend this years GC2006. As you well know we let our Barrie loose on the event and we have had a number of reports from the show floors. Last week we were handed a write up of one of these events at the show, this time it was a Q&A session with Chris Kimmel, Product Manager at Microsoft Game Studios. Chris was here to here to fill us in with details on the upcoming RARE title - Viva Pinata.
Viva Piñata could well make a come back after Microsoft moved to renew the trademark, along with Blast Corps.
Rather see Banjo-Threeie
Hell a remake-revamp of Grabbed by the Ghoulies, great concepts, not executed the best but having everything around you as a weapon was great, with new tech they could get more creative
This game rocked. It was so relaxing making a little garden and getting pinatas to... Dance with each other.
Jared writes: "With the Battletoads having made a triumphant return, let's look at the rest of Rare's back catalog for which series deserves a return to form next."
Donkey Kong Country is probably my favorite game of all time but I've not connected with much else Rareware has made since other than maybe Killer Instinct. Sea of Thieves has got to be close to my worst $60 purchase I've ever made.
Kaan writes: "Rare is easily the most historic Xbox Game Studio. Founded in 1985, Rare may have begun life churning out middling titles for Nintendo but in the '90s Rare became a juggernaut within the games industry. They released classic after classic in quick succession and the most impressive part was the variety in titles. Beat 'em ups, Kart racers, platformers, first-person shooters, third-person action games; Rare did it all. But they need to bring some of these games back. Now."
This game looks awesome. I bet it will be so visually splendid and fun to play. Kudos to Rare on a cool idea.