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News Rare Gives Us A Closer Look At Everwild, Coming To Xbox Series X
"A unique and unforgettable experience"
Developer Rare has shared a closer look at its highly-anticipated new IP Everwild in a trailer as part of today's Xbox Games Showcase. You can check out the new trailer above. Unfortunately, there's still very little information to go on for now, with the game's description simply suggesting that "unique and...
News Sea of Thieves Is Running A Competition To Win A Gaming PC
'The Greatest Tales Never Told'
Fancy winning a gaming PC? Sea of Thieves is running a competition with an MSI Trident X Plus 9SF-488EU Gaming PC as the grand prize, but it won't come easy! Rare is asking fans to record the telling of their most memorable Sea of Thieves adventure to date - "in a way that makes best use of your own creativity" - and...
News Sea Of Thieves' Concurrent Player Peak On Steam Continues To Rise
Nearly 60,000 peak players!
When Rare's Sea of Thieves sailed onto Steam last week it was able to grab the attention of more than 10,000 players on the platform and made it into the top sellers list. Well now, just over a week later, it's managed to reach an all-time peak of 59,404 concurrent players. Once again, that makes it one of the top 100...
News Rare's Sea Of Thieves Is Already A Top Seller On Steam
Over 10,000 peak players
Yesterday, we noted that Xbox Game Studios title Sea of Thieves had been released on the Steam platform, two years after its initial release on PC. And so far, it looks like it's gone down a treat, with the game quickly rising to the top of the Steam "global top sellers" list. According to SteamCharts, Sea of Thieves has...
News Rare's New Xbox IP Might Adopt The Games As A Service Model
According to a new trademark filing
Sea of Thieves has been able to stay afloat on the Xbox Game Pass service over the past few years, but it's not exactly everyone's cup of tea. Players who weren't so fond of it said they didn't enjoy the social aspects, while others felt it was underdone on release and were not willing to buy into the "games as a...
News Rare's New Xbox IP Appears To Have Been In The Works For Three Years
And it only got revealed last November
One upcoming Xbox title you might have forgotten about is Everwild. If the name doesn't ring a bell, it's Rare's brand new IP that was shown for the very first time at the celebratory X019 event in London last year. Over on the official Rare website, the game promises it will offer players "unique and...
From Rare with love
To celebrate its 30th year as a developer, Rare has crammed 30 of its games into a single package for just $30. Not only does that make for a brilliantly-coordinated promotion, it also makes for a value almost unheard of for a new release. Instead of breaking down each individual game in this collection, which would push us well...
News Kinect Sports: Season Two Golf DLC Out Next Week
Fore-hundred MSP
You can treat your caddy to some new sights next week, as Kinect Sports: Season Two is due to get nine new holes from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The Maple Lakes golf pack launches on 20th December for 400 Microsoft Points, adding nine new holes alongside new Challenges and Achievements. On the same day the game will also get a free...
News Free Kinect Sports Season Two DLC Out Now
Up your game
We're big fans of Kinect Sports: Season Two here at KINECTaku, especially now Rare's released some new downloadable content for free. Available on Xbox Live Marketplace today, the Kinect Sports: Season Two Challenge Pack #1 adds new modes to each sport: Crazy Kicker (American Football), Frantic Fielder (Baseball), Cool Ringings...
Hands On Kinect Sports Season Two
We visit Rare's UK HQ to experience what could be this Christmas' biggest Kinect title
Given the incredible commercial and critical response to the original Kinect Sports, it was inevitable that a sequel of some description would occur. What was slightly less predictable was the news that the legendary British code house Rare would be co-developing...
News Pro Boxer James DeGale Practises with Kinect Sports Boxing
Recently lost. Probably a coincidence.
As countless tired gamers can attest, Kinect Sports boxing is a tough workout, but it's so gruelling even professionals use it to keep their training interesting. Professional boxer James DeGale recently took media behind the scenes at his gym in Essex, where he revealed he loves nothing more than a bit of...
