It’s got something going for it, at least

We know that E3 2013 “will be all about the games” for Microsoft, which is good, because we didn’t get many of them today during the Xbox One announcement. Rare is among the studios that will have something in store for next month’s expo.

“Fans of Rare and Rare IP I think will be pleased with what we’re going to show at E3,” Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer toldPolygon. “We had a limited amount of time today and a lot of story to tell. But Rare remains an incredibly important part of our development capability. That historic IP that they’ve built I think can play a real important role on Xbox One.”

Article image

That’s one of Microsoft’s15 exclusive gamesfor the platform, then.Killer Instinctseems like a decent bet here. Even as a fan ofBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, I’ve given up hope for the modern-day Rare ever living up to its legacy. It is what it is, unfortunately.

‘Historic’ Rare franchise for Xbox One to appear at E3, Microsoft says[Polygon]

A battle scene in Battlefield 6 Open Beta

capcom evo moment 37

GigabyteMon

A snap of the upcoming MESA update in PEAK

Naked Snake sneaking around in MGS Delta.

Battlefield 6 aiming RPG at a helicopter

BO7 key art

yordles animation still image

Milla Jovovich portraying Alice in Resident Evil 2002, wearing a red dress and holding a gun in her hand.