Rare “not working on” Killer Instinct 3, according to Ken Lobb
Rare will bring back KI3 “someday"
Gaming site Destructoid, getting the opportunity to talk to the Klobb himself, asked him about (what else) Killer Instinct 3. When asked when it’ll come out, Ken Lobb said: “Someday. I love KI. We want to make KI. We’re not working on it today. Someday, we will bring back KI.”
Interestingly enough, the idea of KI1 and 2 on XBLA was mentioned, but Klobb stayed silent throughout that part. Also interesting is that Ken Lobb is to thank for the Ultra Combo.

So what does Klobb’s comment mean? At face value, assuming he’s not lying, KI3 isn’t something being worked on right now. This would lead some credence to Mark Betteridge’s quote in a previous issue of Games TM magazine that said that we would have to wait to see what would happen with KI3 after Natal.
At the end of the day, whether KI3 is in development or not is still something not willing to be admitted by Rare. The opportunity with Natal is there, the fans still remember it, and, honestly, 4J just needs to bring the originals back on XBLA, complete with KI’s “Coming to your home in 1995 only for the Nintendo Ultra 64” message. Except it most likely won’t.
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24 Comments
i mean guys, i cant remember them all off hand, but how many games have been debunked so far? we lost kameo 2, conker 2, pd2, now ki3??? is there even a rare left? hahaha we have heard more games that WONT be than even a SMALL mention of one game TO be.
And we have Wankersoft to blame Billy. They’ve ruined Rare, Conker, and everything we all could have hoped for. I fear if Rare continues to go on like this their future will not be very bright. They need to work with someone else who won’t limit their creative freedom and won’t ban a certain character from making appearances because they don’t like him/her. Now believe me I like the idea of Banjo in ASR, but they’re not marketing him enough to be a major part of the game itself. They are no B-K stages, challenges, or achievements. It’s like he’s just there to be there. We’ve also lost great composers David Wise & Grant Kirkhope. Who’s next? If they lose Robin they’re done. Seriously. All we can do is hope Rare will make the right choices in the future.
Comment by Hamilton — 23.Feb.10 @ 11:52 pmyeah its sad
plus rare said the ywanted banjo to be microsofts mascot, and with only 1 game under his belt and one cross over, people arent going to get that he’s their “mascot” they should at least get cracking on another banjo game.
To me banjo is still a nintendo character since his hit games were on nintendo. Honestly rare should make sequels to their hit games like conker. Plenty of fan base plenty of plots to use such as conker given the chance to bring back berri or even what they started with. It sickens me that rare is so low right now. Sure the new banjo game was entertaining still good but if thats all rare is going to offer on the table of classics then its lost. I mean also i was looking at the orignal concepts for live and reloaded there are some intresting things they could use for multipalyer like tedizs of the world
Comment by manchild — 24.Feb.10 @ 3:00 amNoooo!!.. Goddamnit it Rare. Make the freaking game already. Such a huge disappointment!! So, no ki at this year’s e3
FOCK YOU!!
Comment by Hans — 24.Feb.10 @ 11:20 pmi knew rare was a fuck up ever since they left nintendo. all they had released was some bad kids game for xbx and will probably make some crappy sports game even if it is for natal. they keep liing about KI3. rare this needs to stop now!!!!!!!!! just admit your not making IT or just MAKE IT
Comment by jones — 25.Feb.10 @ 2:53 amback in the day when rare was delivering hit after hit, they were cocky and secretive about their next titles, but they deserved to act that way… they still act that way now, but theyre not delivering good games. therefore they should quit being so secretive because everyday we DONT hear about a new game coming and we DO hear about a new game cancelled they loose a ton of fans and support. change your act rare because i love you and dont want to see you die like this……. its pathetic, talk about a fallen hero or a shadow of a former self
Comment by Billy — 25.Feb.10 @ 3:21 amWho else is Rare going to join? I honestly can’t think of another company.
Comment by Hamilton — 25.Feb.10 @ 4:17 amQuestion is, will Sony give them better offers and promote them more than Nintendo or Microsoft did?
Comment by Hudson — 26.Feb.10 @ 1:52 amSo no Killer Instinct 3? WTF Rare? I really hope Rare goes bankrupt and all their staff put on the streets homeless. They diserve it for fucking around like this. Fuck you Rare. They didnt have to tease us like this
Comment by mike — 27.Feb.10 @ 9:25 pmHey, don’t bad mouth Rare like that. They’re not Sega. They actually bounce back after a couple minor setbacks. It’s not their fault they have to cancel their projects just to work on Wankersoft’s commercial failure to be Natal. They’re holding Rare back. PD2, Kameo 2, & COBD were all dropped because they are being forced to work on Natal. That’s the exact reason why Grant Kirkhope & David Wise left. With Rare being forced to work on Wankersoft’s shite there were little oppritunities to compose music for more games. Rare’s major problem is that they’re working for a slave drivin company who doesn’t allow creative freedom and always expects everyone to think exactly like them. Nintendo didn’t even care about them as they sold them to this terrible company and made them leave behind projects like Donkey Kong Racing including characters Donkey Kong himself and Star Fox. If Rare had kept those two we would have had some great games by now. Rare just won’t accept the fact that they are not happy at Microsoft. Their only hope of surviving is joining Sony. Sony may be having minor problems, but after the stuff they produced in 2009 (minus the PSPGo) they’ve proven themselves to be great people. The people at Sony are cool too. They got some Brits over there themselves. Sony can offer Rare so much more than Nintendo or Microsoft could. They could promote Rare more and let them be more well known and get them out of this media shyness state. So before bad mouthing Rare for something make sure you know who’s behind the operation: Wankersoft. Have a nice day
Well if thats so then Microsoft has a lot of nerve for doing this. I will admit I am getting a little tired of what Microsoft has been doing lately and their games and exclusives. I still think if Rare wanted to be more impressive they should not lie and say they are making games in development. We miss games like Donkey Kong Killer Instinct and their other porjects like Starfox. I think Sony would be a better choice for them even more than Nintendo. Lets just hope they dont continue to be limited by Microsoft and quit making up stories about Killer Inst
Comment by mike — 13.Mar.10 @ 3:06 amFOR FUCKS SAKE BRING OUT KILLER INSTINCT 3 AND BRING BACK THE OLD ONES FOR XBLA AND PSN!!!
Comment by chuck norris — 15.Apr.10 @ 1:51 pmWe all wish that rare would release a new killer instinct or even re-release the old ones but I must tell you that partially owns the rights for killer instinct and rare cant produce another one without Nintendo’s consent and it would be very unlikely that nintendo would sell their rights to microsoft or even sony for that matter read these letters KILLER INSTINCT WILL NEVER COME BACK WITHOUT NINTENDO!!!!Nintendo designed the GAME rare designed the silicon graphics for the game neither can release the game without the others consent!!!!!
Comment by timothy — 20.Apr.10 @ 1:12 amRare has created every great story line and action games such as Killer Instinct, Banjo Kazooie, Conker, Kameo and even Starfox but if you look at their games they are making games very rarely and that is terrible being the fact they made almost all the greatest games. What id like to see is Killer Instinct Included with Banjo Kazooie, Conker, Kameo, and Perfect dark characters for the hell of it to fight. Killer Instinct was great for all the endless combos you can do which didnt require skill you can just button smash and beat people
i hope to see more games someday Rare Entertainment Please make more games
I don’t care if they aren’t working on KI3 because all I want is Conker 2.
Comment by 1994 cain — 23.Jun.10 @ 9:28 pmWhat the fuck are they waiting for jesus just make ki3 it will be one of the best selling games of the year! they are afraid to make it because they know they will never be able to make another game as good except for a ki4 and 5 and 6.And all of the bullshit teasing about ki3, you made me think it was actually coming and then you said never mind were not making it thats just a good way to piss people off. please just make the damn game already.
Comment by lar dass — 22.Jul.10 @ 10:45 pmthe personage of killer instinct 3 are:
jago,fulgore,tusk,kim,maya,orchid,riptor,sabrewulf,cinder,
thunder,combo,glacius,spinal,eyedol,gargos.
damn you rare damn you!!! just make a killer instinct 3! in 3d not on kinect and totally not on the wii my God how blind can a company be… if you made killer instinct 3 you would have made much more then kinect snif coke or kinect break your arms instead of that you would have made a great fighting game that would destroy! any fighting game out there!!! you need Hardcore Fans!!! ideas! if you want to make a good game!!! look at midway< even they look at what fans have to say to make a better fighting game its almost 2011 and you are still not paying attention just make KI3 in 3d make it Brutal!!! and let the fans enjoy treu fighting experience like jago kicking the character with backwardflips like 60 combos and the camera follows behind imagine that whyll he kicks the shit out going to the sky combo after combo on a rooftop going even higher lightning and all and the camera zooming in and out imagine cinder kicking the character to the air and then circiling around him and punching him so fast whyll the camera cant keep up but then zooms behind its flames seeing cinder cirkeling and then smashing his aponent burned on the ground imagine fullgore in 3d with that turning hand punch kicking its charachter in to the air and the voice of ULTRAA… Combooo!!! instead of this you make kinect? damn you must be stupid or on drugs
We love killer instinct put tj combos song on from gold and orchids and.all of them pretty much rareware made some of the best games
Comment by perry — 22.Aug.11 @ 8:14 amThey should try it they will blow heads and make bread so rareware should consider it think of the people who used to play Ur game and the title of the best game is being pushed.aside by soul calibur ,mortal kombat and all those other games I’m not saying they are bad I’m saying killer instinct is better we should write a letter to rareware or something cause its the best game ever and that is a fact not an opinion
Comment by perry — 22.Aug.11 @ 8:21 am




THEN WTF IS RARE WORKING ON?!!1? i figured wed know by NOW. i guess they arent coming out with anything this year then. i swear to god if the ONLY thing their working on now is wii sports.. er i mean NATAL sports, i will be sorely disapointed. sorely.
Comment by Billy — 23.Feb.10 @ 10:03 pm