Rareware’s website has been updated with a countdown leading to the release of their new site. They have also taken on a new logo. Hopefully, this is a sign of good things to come for Rare. Stay tuned for any Perfect Dark related announcements at this years E3 (June 15th-17th).
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The July 2010 issue of Xbox Official Magazine has rumored that Perfect Dark 2 will be hitting holiday 2011 stating “With Gears of War 3 out in April 2011, what will Microsoft have for holiday 2011? The Ball sees a redheaded girl in a spandex suit.” Certainly this could only be talking about our favorite fire crotch, Joanna Dark.
Whether the next iteration will have realistic graphics, Natal support and all of our dreams come true is completely unknown but we eagerly await more information. Hope for an e3 announcement next month. We will keep you updated on any news!
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According to the IGN E3 schedule, another Microsoft title is going to be annouced tomorrow at 2:00 PM PST. Rare has been a no show so far and I think this is a good indication that we will hear from them tomorrow. As I predicted, this is Microsoft’s way of fighting Sony’s conference hype. Keep your fingers crossed everyone!
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Update: No annoucements at the conference! In fact, no Rare games were shown at all. Maybe they’ll try to steal Sony’s thunder by annoucing a game tomorrow? Stay Tuned.
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Microsoft’s E3 conference is scheduled for today and anything could happen. They have really hyped up the show this year and some big things are expected. If any Perfect Dark news drops, I will be reporting everything I can find. I am very confident we will, at the very least, see an announcement for the next installation to the series. Here is when it all goes down:Monday June 1st, 2009
Microsoft Conference: 10:25 AM PST / 1:25 PM EST / 6:25 PM GMT
G4 (Also on TV)
GameTrailers (HD)
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10. Enhanced multiplayer.
Multiplayer has always been Perfect Dark’s strength and that should be no different for the next game in the series. The original game had a plethora of options which were sorely missing from Perfect Dark Zero. Bot personalities should be available from the start with all the options from previous games. Give us KazeSims, FeudSims, PeaceSims and the works. We fondly remember enabling various types of simulants (not to be confused with stimulants) to ensue hilarity and unpredictable battles. Past modes need to make an appearance as well. Hold the Briefcase and Hacker Central could prove to be quite interesting in today’s online world. Of course, we fully welcome Rare’s creative ideas for new gameplay modes. Infection should make a return as no one has quite captured the greatness of this mode. We appreciate the direction Rare took with Darkops mode in Perfect Dark Zero and hope they continue development with this style. However, do not compromise the classic style deathmatch that we have grown to love. There is a place for both in the Perfect Dark universe !9. Give grenade its own button.
The grenade is a weapon that needs to be readily available. You cannot use one properly when it takes more than 5 seconds to execute a throw. It is no longer practical, in a first person shooter, to have to switch to a grenade in your inventory before using it. There should be a single button assigned to it. Press that button once and your character should instantly switch to it. People accuse this method of being unrealistic but you can avoid that by having a weapon pull back animation follow by a pin removal animation to slow it down.8. Bring back Elvis.
Elvis, being one of the series most memorable characters, needs to make his return. We loved running along side our little Maian buddy. Actually, bring back the whole alien crew, diversify our interactions and expand on the story presented in the original game. -
V For Videogames is reporting a rumor that Rare will have 2 games to annoucement at this years E3, a first person shooter and an online brawler. Here is snippet:
Microsoft seems to be placing its cards on the resurgence of Rare this year, word has it that the company that has assisted several internal projects from Microsoft will show the projects it has been working on for a couple of years. There are strong indications of one being a first person shooter(read Perfect dark) and the other an online brawler(Killer Instinct 3), both games are expected to be announced by E3 2009
What do you guys think? Perfect Dark is a definite posibility and Killer Instincts has been hinted at and teased for years. Will Rare finally make our dreams come true? I hope so.
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Perfect Dark Next Concept Art
Some of you may have seen this, but it’s new to me. A while back 1up released some concept art created by Rare’s senior concept artist Ryan Firchau. The art featured images of wolves, aliens and various other creatures for unreleased Rare games. Above you is the image of an alien and in small text you can see the words “Maian – Elvis …(unreadable words)”. Could this possibly be art work for the gritty Perfect Dark sequel? Certainly Rare would have to change Elvis’ looks. The aliens have the Maian look; short bodies, big oval heads, same positioned eyes and mouth. The left aliens could be the standard alien look, while the right could be Elvis’. Makes you think, doesn’t it?
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According to GAMER.tm and their “super secret” sources, Microsoft will be holding a mystery event next week. At this event, it is said that they will announce a new secret RARE game. Could this be the Perfect Dark annoucement we’ve been waiting for? Or possibly Killer Instincts 3? Guess you’ll have to stay tuned to find out!
