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computerandvideogames.com - 11/2/2009

News: Kameo 2 canned by Microsoft

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Monday 2-Nov-2009 11:45 AM 'Traditional' franchises swept aside for Natal projects, CVG learns Rare's secretly in-the-works Kameo sequel is just one casualty of a Microsoft project cull at the studio, to make way for more Natal development, CVG has learned. Earlier this year the UK developer ...

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Kameo 2 killed but Rare working on Project Natal titles
Gaming Nexus — ... CVG has learned that there was a sequel in the works but for now it's been put out to pasture. Rare's going to be concentrating on titles for the upcoming Project Natal so any resources for Kameo 2 are now allocated elsewhere. For those that played the first one, did you wanted to see a sequel?

Rare's Kameo Sequel Canceled?
1UP RSS feed — ... . According to a CVG report, a follow-up to the Xbox 360 launch title was under development at Rare, but has since been canceled in favor of freeing up resources for the Project Natal launch. ...

Secretly In-Development Kameo 2 Axed for Natal
The Escapist : Latest News — ... may have taken place all the way back in February of this year, but other than generic corporate buzzspeak about improving efficiency and a focus on quality, the true reasons for the change - and the casualties thereof - were largely unknown. However, a source close to CVG has apparently shed some light on the matter: The purpose behind the Rare reorganization was to focus development on software for the upcoming launch of Microsoft's Project Natal, at the cost of "more than one 'traditional' franchise sequel." The only game mentioned by name as being officially canceled in ...

Kameo 2 cancelled to make way for Natal games?
That VideoGame Blog — ... My editor seems to have shed a tear this morning, as a Microsoft source claims that an unannounced sequel to the 360 launch title Kameo: Elements of Power has been canned. The whistleblower goes on to say that Kameo 2 was just one of multiple ‘traditional’ franchise sequels to get the axe to make way for ...

Rare Canceled Sequels for Kameo and Another Known Title
/gamer — ... According to CVG, Rare was underway developing a sequel to the launch game Kameo for the Xbox 360. Sadly, the adventure game will never see the light of day because the company wants to focus more on Project Natal. Although, having poor sales for the first title didn’t help the chances of seeing a second installment, especially since it was one of the first games to be released for the system. ...

Rumored Kameo 2 Killed To Make Room For Natal Projects [Rare]
Kotaku — Microsoft owned developer Rare won't be returning to the world of Kameo any time soon, thanks to the studio's shift toward multiple Project Natal titles, according to unnamed sources cited by CVG. Microsoft is reported to have canceled a sequel. CVG's source "close to the platform holder" says that sales of action-adventure eyesore Kameo: Elements of Power are largely to blame for the decision to stop development on a follow-up. According to NPD data, sales of the original Xbox 360 launch title totaled a little more than 300,000, less than ...