Rare cooking up two killer titles for this year?

So far, we have seen what Sony has planned for the PlayStation 3. Upcoming games include Uncharted 2, MAG, and God of War 3, and with the recent release of Killzone 2, the publisher has really upped its game this year. On the other hand,
we only know of a few exclusives for Microsoft and the Xbox 360. Halo Wars has just released around the world, as has the exclusive GTA IV DLC on Xbox Live, but besides that and the Halo 3 expansion, Halo 3: ODST, not much is known regarding future exclusive games until now. Do you remember a few editions back? We discussed the rumour that Microsoft has two secret games in the works and we had a hunch that one of them could be a certain Killer Instinct 3? Well our instinct suggests that we could have been right on the money.

V4vg.com published a rumor stating that Rare will be showing off two “AAA” titles for release this year very soon. Apparently the Microsoft-owned company has been working on these titles for the last couple of years and are finally ready to be shown off to the rest of the gaming world. The first of the two is tipped to be a full-fledged sequel to Perfect Dark, likely to be Microsoft’s big holiday game.

The second game is being touted as an online brawler. You can take one guess as to what this might be, especially after its numerous appearances in previous Rumor Killers and in TGR’s  “Wishing on a Game” feature to it. That’s right, it’s none other than Killer Instinct 3. You bet your bottom dollar it’s coming. Every time we mention this game, more and more evidence points towards a revival for the much-loved fighting game.

People have claimed Rare has lost its touch? Well I think they are mad; Viva Pinata, Kameo and Viva Pinata 2 were great games in their own right but if there is any criticism it’s the fact that they have mostly concentrated on child-like games. With Perfect Dark 2 and Killer Instinct 3, Rare has two mature games that show that they can still create “AAA” titles that mature gamers want to play. Besides, Microsoft need some good exclusives and what better than these two? This is the year of Rare; this is the year of Killer Instinct 3.

TGR Rating: Highly Likely