Former RARE composer - Microsoft 'f@#$ed' RARE over, ruined the company

Coming from former RARE composer, Grant Kirkhope...

"I think Rare have completely f#@$ed themselves. And - it isn't their fault; it's Microsoft's fault. They have completely ruined that company, and it makes me cry every day of my life."

http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=180789

I feel bad for Rare and Microsoft treated them badly.

i didn't need a former rare employee to tell me that

I feel sad for rare.

Wah wah, baby gonna cry.

I wasn't aware someone broke into Rare HQ and threatened to start shooting them one by one if they don't sign with MS.

Wankers.

I want the old Rare back:(

Unfortunate, but that's what happened. These guys were in their prime back in the 90's, now they pretty much stick to Kinect only casual titles instead of flexing their creative muscles.

Sounds about right.

That's Microsoft for ya.

Lems - "nobody cares, we still have Halo and Gears!"

We all knew it, but it's ncie to have confirmation from someone that actaully worked there. Now lems can't play dumb and have to face the truth, M$ does more harm to gmaing then good. They need to go.

"ignoring the fact it was Nintendo selling the company in the first place"alexside1

Nintendo never owned Rare.

But rare always sucked so who cares? :/themajormayor

I feel bad for you.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]But rare always sucked so who cares? :/23Jarek23

I feel bad for you.

Didnt a lot of the original Rare team leave before they were even bought by Microsoft?

[QUOTE="23Jarek23"]

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]But rare always sucked so who cares? :/themajormayor

I feel bad for you.

Well, my mom says I'm good looking so jokes on you pal.

Well that was pretty obvious.

Didnt a lot of the original Rare team leave before they were even bought by Microsoft?

coolnessmancool

exactly...and it showed with Perfect Dark Zero...

[QUOTE="themajormayor"][QUOTE="23Jarek23"]

I feel bad for you.

23Jarek23

Well, my mom says I'm good looking so jokes on you pal.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"][QUOTE="23Jarek23"]

I feel bad for you.

23Jarek23

Well, my mom says I'm good looking so jokes on you pal.

Typical of Microsoft. I don't think they even like games. This explains very well why the Xbox 360 is lacking games.

In other news, scientists reveal other already well known information.

I wonder if this is why Rare isn't developing a sequel to Perfect Dark.

i didn't need a former rare employee to tell me that

Chris_Williams

[QUOTE="coolnessmancool"]

Didnt a lot of the original Rare team leave before they were even bought by Microsoft?

23Jarek23

exactly...and it showed with Perfect Dark Zero...

or star fox adventures which happened before ms bought them.

I'll take a bottle of those tears.

So lets take a look at that sentence....

I think rare has completely F****ED themselves...but its not their fault its microsofts... How exactly does this work? you did something to your self yet its someone elses fault?
Is there no such thing as personal responsiblity?

I won't have this argument with moron charlie sheens nor sheep Rare killed themselves and they did it all by themselves it wasn't nintendo's or Microsofts fault it was Rares and the owners that specifically sold their company at a high bid exclusively to another so they could get out 2-3 years later rich and fat.

So lets take a look at that sentence....

I think rare has completely F****ED themselves...but its not their fault its microsofts... How exactly does this work? you did something to your self yet its someone elses fault?
Is there no such thing as personal responsiblity?

I won't have this argument with moron charlie sheens nor sheep Rare killed themselves and they did it all by themselves it wasn't nintendo's or Microsofts fault it was Rares and the owners that specifically sold their company at a high bid exclusively to another so they could get out 2-3 years later rich and fat.

WilliamRLBaker

Read the article again.

It's typical for you Lems to completely change the subject to defend yourselves. It's pathetic.

^^^ lol Kinda like saying, it's not my fault, she said she was on the pill!

...only, rare had no idea M$'s gaming division would turn into what it is today.....They probably saw a lot of potential, like so many others did.

Rare got completely screwed when their Key Developers for Goldeneye and Perfect Dark Disbanded to make Free Radical.

^^^ lol Kinda like saying, it's not my fault, she said she was on the pill!

...only, rare had no idea M$'s gaming division would turn into what it is today.....They probably saw a lot of potential, like so many others did.

23Jarek23

Typical of Microsoft. They seems dislike games. This explains very well why the Xbox 360 is lacking games.

GamerwillzPS

You seems dislike grammerz.

And after two edits too.

rare should go 3rd party or shutdown

So that explains everything, why Microsoft why?

[QUOTE="coolnessmancool"]

Didnt a lot of the original Rare team leave before they were even bought by Microsoft?

23Jarek23

exactly...and it showed with Perfect Dark Zero...

We all knew this, lol M$ killing game companies as usual.

I was playing Perfect Dark Zero the other day on the third difficulty and I almost broke the disc.

"Yo guys, our cover system works whenever it feels like it, our controls are beyond repair, lets make one checkpoint per mission, some missions won't have checkpoints. That'd be brilliant won't it?"

i didn't need a former rare employee to tell me that

Chris_Williams

big publishers killing develoeprs trying to make games? thats a shock

Everyone knew this, I don't know why devs even stick with MS anymore, they just kill them off or force them to make Kinect games.

You shouldn't have left Nintendo, you guys got what was coming. You should have at least went to Sony instead who gives great support to devs. Sony and Nintendo know how to treat devs and gamers right, MS is purely just about the money at any cost.

So lets take a look at that sentence....

I think rare has completely F****ED themselves...but its not their fault its microsofts... How exactly does this work? you did something to your self yet its someone elses fault?
Is there no such thing as personal responsiblity?

I won't have this argument with moron charlie sheens nor sheep Rare killed themselves and they did it all by themselves it wasn't nintendo's or Microsofts fault it was Rares and the owners that specifically sold their company at a high bid exclusively to another so they could get out 2-3 years later rich and fat.

WilliamRLBaker