Rare (company) | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-06

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00:02:43 1 History
00:02:52 1.1 Founding (1985–1993)
00:08:50 1.2 Partnership with Nintendo (1994–2002)
00:18:07 1.3 Microsoft era (2002–present)
00:28:28 2 Culture
00:34:20 3 Related companies
00:36:40 4 Games
00:38:44 5 Awards



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Rare Limited is a British video game developer and a subsidiary of Microsoft Studios based in Twycross, England. Rare is known for its platform games, which include the Donkey Kong Country, Banjo-Kazooie, and Conker series, although the studio does not adhere to specific genres and has developed games in the first-person shooter, action-adventure, fighting, and racing genres.
The company was established in 1985 by the Stamper brothers, Tim and Chris, who also founded Ultimate Play the Game. During its early years, Rare was backed by an unlimited budget from Nintendo, primarily concentrated on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. During this time they created successful titles such as Wizards & Warriors, Battletoads, and R.C. Pro-Am. Rare became a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, who came to own a large minority stake of the company. During this period, Rare received international recognition and critical acclaim for games such as Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
In 2002, Microsoft acquired Rare, who retained their original brand, logo, and most intellectual properties. It has since focused on developing games exclusively for Microsoft's video game consoles. Their releases include Kameo: Elements of Power, Perfect Dark Zero and Viva Piñata. In 2007, founders Tim and Chris Stamper left the company to pursue "other opportunities" and, in 2010, the company's focus shifted to the Xbox Live Avatar and Kinect, releasing three different Kinect Sports games. In 2015, Rare released Rare Replay, a compilation of 30 games produced by the company to celebrate their 30th anniversary which was made exclusively for Xbox One. Rare recently developed Sea of Thieves, a multiplayer adventure game.
Several key employees left Rare to form their own companies, such as Free Radical Design and Playtonic Games. Rare is widely recognised by the gaming industry and has received numerous accolades from critics and journalists. The company has often been described as secretive and seclusive.