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Old 5th March 2015, 06:46 AM
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Ex-Microsoft employee talks about cancelled Conker Project

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comme...her_rare_info/

He also mentions reboots of Perfect Dark and Banjo in 2016-2017
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Old 5th March 2015, 06:52 AM
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Well, this seems like positive news for Banjo and Perfect Dark, at least. No mention of them being cancelled.
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Old 5th March 2015, 07:01 AM
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I don't know how Reddit works, but I guess the verified thing proves it? If so, I'd say this is even more evidence (or even undeniable proof) to support the return of a Rare platformer, which is what I've been predicting for weeks. Happy to see this.

Conker cameoed in Project Spark and Battletoads have recently been announced for Shovel Night -- so I don't find it surprising that Conker was intended to have his own game, just like Battletoads are intended to have theirs.

Robin Beanland, composer for Conker, has been teasing a bit recently, so perhaps that could be a sign it's back on track? Either way, I just want a new 3D platformer, whether that be Conker, Banjo or otherwise... and I think it's coming.
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Old 5th March 2015, 07:36 AM
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Could explain things like the Conker / Project Spark announcement, to try and reintroduce him before a game reveal. If this is true, it would be a real shame though. I can't think of a studio I'd rather have do a Conker game than Insomniac. (I'm not sure Rare has it in them anymore.) Either way, it does say that somebody at Microsoft is thinking about these properties, and that a new Perfect Dark or Banjo game would be on the way. And honestly, those are the two that I'd want. A modern FPS Perfect Dark and a new 3D Banjo platformer... be still my heart.
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Old 5th March 2015, 12:58 PM
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OMG GUYZ NEW PERFECT DARK IN 2016-2017!!11!!

Well, the new Banjo-Kazooie game has been heavily hinted in the last months. A 2015 announcement with a 2015/2016 release is likely.

Regarding Perfect Dark, didn't Ken Lobb say that they do not have immediate plans for it but were considering a 2020 release? I hope that by reboot they don't mean story-wise but simply "return after long absence" and updated gameplay
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Old 5th March 2015, 02:52 PM
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Does anybody know why they could not get Rare to develop another Conker title? Is it because Conker 2 was cancelled so many times?
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Old 5th March 2015, 03:33 PM
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I'mm kind of glad Insomniac refused, because if they had been forced to bring it out by the end of the year, it would have been a complete and utter mess (most likely) or it would be disappointing. Whoever does make the game, they should be given ample time.

As for Banjo in 2016, that would make rumors about him being at this E3 very believable. The question is: who would make it? And when they say reboot....
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Old 5th March 2015, 04:03 PM
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Apparently MS wanted Conker to hit store shelves by the end of 2015, and Insomiac refused because of the short dev cycle. MS wanted Conker out the door really quickly, because they wanted to reintroduce audiences to a bunch of older IPs that MS were planning on rebooting for 2016-17, like Perfect Dark and Banjo.
Beautiful. One of Rare's most well-known IPs and Microshag wants to ruin it by rushing it out to store shelves. In all honesty, I'm with Banjonator; I'm glad this didn't happen. We don't need Conker '06.
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Old 5th March 2015, 04:06 PM
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I don't think a Conker game would take too long to make if they were just sticking to the Bad Fur Day formula.
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Old 5th March 2015, 05:10 PM
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Honestly I don't know if Insomniac could make a very good Conker game, Conker's Bad Fur Day is pretty much built entirely on dirty British humor. Unless they had the same writers involved in it, I feel like it would be at huge risk of not actually feeling like a real Conker game.

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Old 5th March 2015, 06:07 PM
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so does this mean all the returning rare IPs mentioned arent being developed by rare themselves?
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Old 5th March 2015, 08:13 PM
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Definitely wouldn't be made by rare? Are ms just going to throw all rares properties to random developers? Who would make banjo and what will rare be doing?
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Old 5th March 2015, 08:39 PM
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Well it worked out for Killer Instinct so I guess they'd do the same for the other IP's.
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Old 6th March 2015, 12:10 AM
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What does it say about Rare as a developer that they are always the last studio Microsoft would consider to work on Rare IPs? I can understand KI, you need fighting experts for that, but ****ing Conker? That game should be Rare's bread and butter.

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Regarding Perfect Dark, didn't Ken Lobb say that they do not have immediate plans for it but were considering a 2020 release? I hope that by reboot they don't mean story-wise but simply "return after long absence" and updated gameplay
Yes, he was very clear about it. "There's no PD in development today" were his words. But that doesn't mean the game couldn't have been in the plans a year ago. This rumor goes back to spring 2014 and, with regards to PD, all they mention is a strategy MS had to bring back Rare IPs. It was most likely just an intention to bring it back. They might very well have scraped the PD idea because the Conker thing went south.
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Old 6th March 2015, 02:06 AM
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Hi, I'm the one who made the Reddit post on my work with MS and Conker. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll stick around for a couple of hours answering questions.
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