Rare dug up the old mailbag today, answering more than a dozen fan questions and concerns. Among the highlights, was an age-old question fans are dying to know the answer to: Is Rare working on a new Killer Instinct game? Nada, says Rare:

Purely out of contractual obligation, no, we’re not working on KI3, no, we don’t have a secret team in the basement finishing off JFG2, no, we’re not brainstorming an exciting sequel to It’s Mr. Pants and traditionally we’re not big players in the RPG market either. Until we’re ready to unveil some of the games beyond the new Banjo that we are working on, why not go back and sample some prime Rare goodness from the archives such as NES classics Time Lord or Super Glove Ball?

That settles it, no Killer Instinct 3 for some time. At least we’ve got Banjo 3 heading our way.

Scribes – June 25, 2007 [Rareware]

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