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Rare Teases Classic Franchises for Natal

Posted August 17, 2009 by David Radd

It's publicly known that Rare is working on games for Project Natal but what games in particular has remained a mystery. Speaking to VideoGamer.com, design director George Andreas hinted that the developer may return to its roots with its Natal projects.

"Natal as well gives us an opportunity to maybe at some point in the future investigate some of those older IPs. I won’t name names," said Andreas. “One in particular actually I think we can do an absolutely phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal version on with Natal. The interface, the way you interact with it – I think it would be an absolutely world-beating product. But we need to explore a little bit more in that direction.”

When asked for more details, Andreas was evasive. “Yes, there are IP that we have looked at and are looking at and will be looking at in the future as well. So, never say never. Nothing is dead in the water. There is always scope to bring something back if we feel it’s the right time.”

Alright, who's up for a Captain Skyhawk revival! Anyone? Anyone at all?

David Radd has worked as a gaming journalist since 2004 at sites such as GamerFeed, Gigex and GameDaily Biz.