Staff Walkouts Rumored At Rare

Unnamed sources in both the US and UK have described a significant wave of departures from Microsoft first party developer Rare. The walkouts are allegedly due to internal politics and/or unhappiness with the direction of various games, with suggestions that some staff have already found new employment with British companies such as Codemasters and Eidos. Since the purchase of the studio for an alleged £375 million ($690m) in 2002 only one new Xbox game has been released under the Rare label - the critical and commercial failure Grabbed by the Ghoulies. Source: IGN