Rare veteran George Andreas leaves Microsoft for Sony, now Creative Director of SCEE

By ThePainkiller - 01-28-2013, 10:19 AM - Boxden > BX GameSpot

Rare veteran George Andreas has left Microsoft to join Sony.

Andreas, who played a key role in the development of the Kinect hardware, Kinect Sports 1 and Kinect Sports: Season 2 as well as Xbox 360 launch games Kameo and Perfect Dark Zero, joined Sony this month as creative director of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, working out of SCEE's London office.

During his 16 years at Rare he worked on most of the legendary studio's games, including various Banjo titles, Viva Pinata and, going back to Rare's Nintendo years, Donkey Kong 64, GoldenEye and k!ller Instinct Gold.

Rare veteran George Andreas leaves Microsoft for Sony • News • PlayStation 3 • Eurogamer.net

The coffin is being built.

01-28-2013, 10:21 AM

Kinect ... Move?

This !! is lateral.

01-28-2013, 10:22 AM

no offense but wtf is a "rare veteran"?

01-28-2013, 10:23 AM

Did you read the op?

01-28-2013, 10:27 AM

Damn...Does that mean Kinect Sports 3 won't be as good [pic]

01-28-2013, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by LYTE

no offense but wtf is a "rare veteran"?

He worked for the studio, Rare.

.

01-28-2013, 10:53 AM

Come to the Darkside [pic]

We will let you be creative here and allow you to add your talents to our superior gaming library.

01-28-2013, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by Soraci7

Come to the Darkside [pic]

We will let you be creative here and allow you to add your talents to our superior gaming library.

I remember when Molyneux said that and the Xbox stans got angry [pic]

01-28-2013, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Jesszman

I remember when Molyneux said that and the Xbox stans got angry [pic]

yeah but Molyneux promised to put !! in video games that aint even possible [pic]

01-28-2013, 11:33 AM

Rare been trash since Donkey Kong 64.

01-28-2013, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by DominationCM

yeah but Molyneux promised to put !! in video games that aint even possible [pic]

[pic] Milo is 'sick' : Charlie Brooker on Project Natal - YouTube

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01-28-2013, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Jesszman

I remember when Molyneux said that and the Xbox stans got angry [pic]

And then Molyneux went on to make a !!ty independent studio that makes !!ty mobile games. He's overrated trash.

01-28-2013, 12:20 PM

Move Sports: Season 3 on the way. [pic]

01-28-2013, 12:23 PM

Banjo Kamoovie [pic]

01-28-2013, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by LYTE

no offense but wtf is a "rare veteran"?

just read it.
I apologize

01-28-2013, 12:49 PM

we'r never gonna get a KI game... [pic]

01-28-2013, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jesszman

I remember when Molyneux said that and the Xbox stans got angry [pic]

Molyneux is a joke though. This man isn't

01-28-2013, 02:22 PM

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Never heard of the guy, though. [pic]

01-28-2013, 04:49 PM

I want to know who were the guys who worked on battle toads back in the day?

01-29-2013, 12:55 AM

his game profolio is wack let him go[pic]

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