Rumor: Kameo 2 **** canned by Microsoft

WTH.... :evil:

I was hoping for the new Conker big time but damn, a spanking new Kameo would have had me :) as well. I sure hope MS doesn't have Rare as just a Natal Dev for :cry: out loud and they better be working on my new Conker as we speak or else. :P

Any thoughts ?

Project Natal has claimed its first victim, with the followup to Rare's 2005 adventure game Kameo thrown on the scrapheap to make way for projects involving Microsoft's magical waggle monster. According to rumors, Kameo 2 was just one of several "traditional" projects quietly murdered in the name of Natal.

As a premier Microsoft studio, it's clear that Rare will be in the vanguard of Project Natal's march. The company is hard at work on motion-sensing nonsense and doesn't have time for old-fashioned games. It's also been reported that the poor sales of the original Kameo helped make the decision far easier. Let's be honest, Kameo was never going to be a major franchise and this could almost be seen as a mercy killing.

Kameo 2 isn't exactly a big loss, but it makes one wonder what else has been thrown away in favor of this new gimmick. I hate hearing that games have been scrapped because some new piece of kit is hitting the market, and I hope that this doesn't become a running theme.

http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-kameo-2-sh-tcanned-by-microsoft-153831.phtml

Evil!

Such a fun adventure and it did rather well critically. It sold poor, though, didn't it? Shame.

no guns no sale. You cant say ms doesnt know its customers

Its hardly a hard decision to make if the first onehad poor sales.

They should just make a game called "The Fall of Rare". It could be a co-op game with conker, banjo, joanna dark and the kameo chick fighting off wards of MS employees and execs.

According to rumors, Kameo 2 was just one of several "traditional" projects quietly murdered in the name of Natal.

SecretPolice

Argh. :evil: Natal better be epic.

that sucks

on a happier note updatedperfect dark should be hitting XBL soon

that sucks

on a happier note updatedperfect dark should be hitting XBL soon

johnnyblazed88

It was fun, but not one of those games that had me waiting for the sequel.musicalmac

There is a difinitive deficit of similarly styled games on the 360. This news makes me sad if it's true.

poor sales? i'll have to look that up, i find it hard to believe it didn't sell a million copies if for no other reason than it was a launch title

Evil!

Such a fun adventure and it did rather well critically. It sold poor, though, didn't it? Shame.

BioShockOwnz

I dont think it sold too bad, i mean it was an Xbox Classic here (UK). I think it did around 500,000, which IMO is pretty good for a launch console new IP on a console with a specific demographic (at the time).

I really liked it and although im dissapointed its been canned, it makes me think RAREs got something much bigger cooking.

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At the very leat it failed to break a million but you have to wonder why they'd bother to make a sequel if the sales were THAT poor.

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]It was fun, but not one of those games that had me waiting for the sequel.topgunmv

There is a difinitive deficit of similarly styled games on the 360. This news makes me sad if it's true.

O well. I'm done with Rare until they put out a new Conker.

Trust me guys, once you see NATAL you'll forget about Kameo.Nidget

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At the very leat it failed to break a million but you have to wonder why they'd bother to make a sequel if the sales were THAT poor.

Trust me guys, once you see NATAL you'll forget about Kameo.Nidget

damn this life...I loved the first. It was like the only traditional rare game released on the 360...

[QUOTE="Nidget"]Trust me guys, once you see NATAL you'll forget about Kameo.mattacular

Its not going to make them enough money.

[QUOTE="mattacular"][QUOTE="Nidget"]Trust me guys, once you see NATAL you'll forget about Kameo.mythrol

[QUOTE="mythrol"][QUOTE="mattacular"] No Natal is exactly what i don't want to see it will be crap because its too limited. Take a FPS for example, it will not work on Natal. All i can say to this news is FU MS.mattacular

[QUOTE="mattacular"][QUOTE="mythrol"] FPS the only type of game you play? . . .Whoa. mythrol