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"Long-languishing intellectual property Killer Instinct has had its trademark renewed by Microsoft.Microsoft's PlayXBLA noted the renewal, saying the company's legal department authorized the following statement about the franchise: \"We have either renewed or refiled a trademark application in various jurisdictions.\"The takeaway here is not much more than Microsoft protecting its rights. The most recent mention of the series was an interview with a former 3D modeler at Rare, who said, \"We all wanted to make KI3, but Microsoft [was] more interested in broadening their demographic than making another fighting game ... So it never got made, I doubt it ever will.\"[Thanks to all who sent this in.]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/17/microsoft-renews-killer-instinct-trademark/>