Rare

General Information

Full name: Rareware Ltd
Established: 1985
Website: www.rareware.com

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Rare: New GoldenEye 007 Stranger Things have Happened

But not much stranger.
21 Sep 2009

Rare and Public Idiocy: Conclusion Jumpers

Bridge of Information required
28 Aug 2009

LittleBigPlanet vs Banjo-Kazooie: Gauntlet Thrown Down

Who has the better tool?
28 Aug 2009

Natal to Make Rare Love Microsoft's Audience

Philosophies form a union
26 Aug 2009

Rare: Shooters are Based on Original Xbox 360 Controller

You can make a shooter with Natal
24 Aug 2009

Molyneux Wants Rare Exposed

MGS creative director seeks identity for secretive studio
15 Jun 2009

Rare Working on Natal Projects

Details still hush-hush
05 Jun 2009

Microsoft: Rare Redundancies

Let's hope it's not an Ensemble piece.
17 Feb 2009

Rare: Coy on NXE User-Generated Avatar Content

Too big to cram into NXE launch
06 Feb 2009

Banjo-Tooie Kinda Dated

Merciless teasing inside
27 Jan 2009

Banjo-Kazooie Classic Hits Xbox Live

Update thrown in
03 Dec 2008

Rare: "We Have a Sense of Humour" on 'New' Killer Instinct

Banjo character says 'Yes'. Developers confirm nothing.
17 Nov 2008

Banjo-Kazooie Tiny Text Controversy Heads for Resolution

When little becomes big and it's not even a planet!
10 Nov 2008

Killer Instinct Vs Viva Pinata... Garden!?

A Rare hybrid
16 Oct 2008

Rare Takes Banjo-Kazooie to Facebook

Developer's all down with the kids and stuff
03 Oct 2008

Banjo-Kazooie XBLA: Dated, Priced, Free to the Worthy

Plus: a half-response to Peter Moore
26 Sep 2008

Banjo Kajooie XBLA Leak Explained

Didn't come from us says Rare.
25 Sep 2008

Peter Moore has a Rare Squirm

Tries to make nice with Microsoft
22 Sep 2008

Peter Moore: Xbox Hard Drive Killed Us

Plus: Hard drive killed the Xbox
17 Sep 2008

The Nuts & Bolts of Banjo-Kazooie

New screens!
11 Sep 2008

The UK Charts: Spore Aliens vs Tiger Woods vs Mercenaries

Which EA title will it be?
09 Sep 2008

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise Community Site Live

Plus: scary VP fans alert!
02 Sep 2008

Rare Taking a 'Hiatus' From Viva Piñata

We're want a new challenge
29 Aug 2008

Exclusive: Rare Imagines the Xbox 720

How does this Microsoft-owned studio see the next Xbox? Find out here.
22 Aug 2008

Rare Treats Us to Pocket Paradise Release

That sounded more rude than we'd meant
15 Aug 2008

Viva Pinata Vs Halo 3: Fight!

Creepy video below
05 Aug 2008

Rare: There is NO Banjo-Kazooie Motion Control

No truth at all
10 Jul 2008

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise Dated

Time to get your fingers cold.
04 Jul 2008

Xbox 360 Gets GoldenEye Consolation Prize

Rogue Agent hits 360-compatible Xbox game list
17 Jun 2008

Rare: Inspiration is Outside Video Games

Did anybody say Meccano?
14 May 2008

Banjo Kazooie 3: Not a Racing Game

Pix are genuine though.
12 May 2008

Banjo Kazooie 3 Plot Revealed... Several Times

Rare Gets Misinformative...
01 Apr 2008

Why No Xbox Live for Goldeneye 007?

Apparently Microsoft and Nintendo fall out.
14 Jan 2008

Rare: Banjo-Kazooie Not Cancelled

Other Microsoft titles still on the chopping block?
12 Nov 2007

First Viva Pinata Marriage Proposal

Gamers get loved up
13 Sep 2007

Viva Piñata To The Nintendo DS

Yes - Microsoft's developers fling Viva at Nintendo's handheld.
31 Jul 2007

Sony Takes Top Prize At Develop Awards

European development awards get record turnout
26 Jul 2007

Develop Conference Offshoot: New Speakers Announced

Microsoft, Epic, Evolution and Rare get involved
23 Apr 2007

Develop Conference: First Details

British games industry looks forward to summer hols
04 Apr 2007

Jetpac Refuels On Wednesday

Spectrum Classic On Live Arcade
26 Mar 2007

Kameo and Viva Piñata DS-bound?

“Makes a lot of sense" says Microsoft’s Shane Kim
13 Feb 2007

Rare to Resurrect Jetpac on Live Arcade

No need to dust off that Spectrum after all
08 Feb 2007

SCEE's Harrison on Rare's Circling Vultures

Missed trends, too much money and secrecy blamed
05 Jan 2007

Microsoft Says Thanks to Stamper Bros.

Goodbye and ta for all the amazing staff and that
04 Jan 2007

Stamper Brothers Leave Rare

Legendary studio founders clock off
03 Jan 2007

Viva Pinata Special Edition Releases in December

Details on this season’s most-wanted stocking filler inside
01 Nov 2006

Kameo Power Pack Now Available on Live

New modes, stuff about Runes and more
14 Sep 2006

Viva Pinata Craze Starts Here

Official website relaunches with mini-games and more
13 Sep 2006

Viva Piñata TV Series Kicks Off

Rare's massive new kids game to follow soon after
15 Aug 2006

Xbox Live News - Rumble Roses, Perfect Dark, Oblivion

Girls, girls, elves.
08 Jun 2006

Revolution Back-Cat May Lack Rare Gems

First third-party snag emerges
29 Mar 2006

Brand New Rare Game - Viva Piñata - Full Report

Rumours confirmed as paper animal community emerges
16 Mar 2006

New Rare Game Titled

Thrilling party or straw donkey?
14 Feb 2006

Go Blind Looking at Joanna Dark

PDZ website lets you look at leading lady's sheriff's badge.
25 Oct 2005

Perfect Dark Content Trimmed

Online and recordable matches cut.
28 Sep 2005

Perfect Dark Out October 4 – Joanna Has Boyfriend Called Stu

Official site update offers clues. Kind of…
12 Sep 2005

Perfect Dark Zero: Limited Edition content explained

The continuation of a tradition…
26 Aug 2005

Rare Returns to Glory Days?

DS titles in the works
08 Jul 2005

Perfect Dark Looks Lovely!

Next-gen Rare effort in 'not rubbish' shocker.
20 May 2005

Exclusive: Rare Duo Confirmed for Xbox 360 Launch

Sisters are doing it for themselves: PDZ and Kameo for day one.
25 Apr 2005

Conker: Live and Cut!

Rare’s squirrel in no-swear shame.
19 Apr 2005

Allard: "Rare Xbox to Xenon Conversion Within Three Weeks"

Kameo likely to miss current gen.
04 Apr 2005

Rare Still in Trouble: Conker Latest to Slip

UK dev studio struggles to make any impact since massive sale.
16 Feb 2005

Best rumour ever: Rare co-coding Halo 3 for Xbox 2

The rumour even we couldn’t see coming
16 Nov 2004

Nintendo: ‘No DS games from Rare’

Latest rumour nonsense quashed
15 Nov 2004

Comedy Rare’s latest embarrassment revealed

Kameo slips indefinitely
04 Nov 2004

Rare speaks – Massive updates for Banjo, Kameo, DK and loads more

Fresh Scribes section – Interesting stuff
20 Oct 2004

Rare fills out its pants with Donkey Kong's coconuts

New GBA puzzle title looks awful in an appealing way.
13 Aug 2004

Rare on the ropes? Staff walk-out rumours abound

What price a legend? Microsoft feeling heat…
26 Jul 2004

Kameo in mystic-genetic shifting shocker!

Elfin charms replace fairy claims...
02 Jul 2004

Exclusive: Nintendo Vague on Rare DS Support

NOJ reacts in a strange way indeed.
25 May 2004

Microsoft Game Studios’ Latest GBA Offering – Fresh Wulf Screens Inside!

Hark back to the good old days...
18 Feb 2004

Goldeneye Hackers Unearth Fabled Hidden Level! Screens Included

Amazing determination sees six-year hunt end in triumph.
11 Feb 2004

Japanese trademark overload! Banjo for Xbox? New Square Enix game and more inside!

More goodness from the Tokyo patent office.
03 Feb 2004

Perfect Dark in Limbo – Xbox 2 Bound?

Insider gossip suggests generational leap for Joanna
02 Jan 2004

Make a Rare fansite

In a kind of Worms 3D-inspired move from MS.
25 Nov 2003

Conker developer speaks of online goodness

More Internet, more often.
15 Oct 2003

Exclusive: Conker’s Bad Fur Day for Xbox online

Rudeness set to travel.
15 Oct 2003

First Xbox Rare game within weeks

Grabbed by the Ghoulies goes gold.
14 Oct 2003

RARE - Conkers, Banjo before Perfect Dark as Xbox 2 chatter gains ground

Shooter troubled as Rare prioritises.
19 Sep 2003

Rare deal shows Sony is common enemy

Big players in back-scratch-a-thon
13 Aug 2003

Diddy Kong booted in favour of Banjo

Ties cut as DKP makes way for Microsoft
25 Jul 2003

Rare Treats For Xbox

The latest info on Rare's Xbox exclusives.
14 May 2003

Rare takes receipt of first Xbox 2?

Insider rumblings combine with recruitment ad to make compelling case.
01 May 2003

Exclusive: Vapourware Xbox 2 exists!

The hunt begins.
01 May 2003

More hints that Rare canned Tork

Schedule balance given as reason in world’s most amicable split.
11 Apr 2003

Has Rare forced MS to can Tork? Amazing Xbox news inside!

Microsoft turns down Tiwak-developed platformer .
07 Apr 2003

Rare in "giant Xbox-themed butt" shocker

Really, Rare has posted a big Xbox arse!
21 Jan 2003

Nintendo president sees Rare closure

By throwing stones...
22 Nov 2002

Rare publishes hilarious hate-mail

And responds to it - essential reading inside!
08 Nov 2002

Microsoft clarifies Rare buy-out

MS spills beans, deal confirmed
28 Sep 2002

Joanna Dark, Conker and Kameo confirmed by Microsoft

Rare reassurances.
26 Sep 2002

Nintendo makes Rare comment

Official statement: ‘No More Rare GameCube games’.
13 Sep 2002

Rare sold: Official

X02 announcement in the pipeline, Rare makes first comment
12 Sep 2002

World Exclusive: Microsoft to buy Rare

Perhaps the biggest story in the industry's history unfolds inside
03 Sep 2002

Perfect Dark heads to Xbox

What’s going on at Rare?
21 Aug 2002

Does Perfect Dark Zero exist? (Reprise)

Apparently not. Nintendo response inside.
14 Aug 2002

Star Fox Adventures screens and details

Rare-developed Nintendo game lookin’ good!
24 May 2002

A Rare move for Namco

Star Fox Arcade looms for TriForce.
08 May 2002

Rare - Multi-platform?

Don’t you just love rumours?
12 Apr 2002

Fifth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Nominees Revealed

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has revealed the nominees for the fifth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.
11 Feb 2002

Rare on GameBoy Advance

Banjo-Kazooie once more.
07 Oct 2001

Diddy Kong Pilot for Game Boy Advance latest screens

Flying monkey alert as Diddy Kong jets in
29 Aug 2001

Rare cashes in with TV and Movie Deal

Perfect Dark the series - Great!
13 Jun 2001

Spotlight on Rare’s Kameo for GameCube

This game really does look amazing...
07 Jun 2001

Donkey Kong Racing first look!

Animal on animal action
07 Jun 2001

Kameo the only game in development for Xbox at Rare?

Disarray as indecision seems rife.
20 Jan 2003

Rare MMORPG in the works

New Xbox partner wastes no time.
28 Oct 2002

Nintendo severs Rare link: Official

Final and conclusive proof as era draws to an end.
23 Sep 2002

X02 coming soon

MS to reveal all in orange-land.
19 Sep 2002

Does Perfect Dark Zero exist at all?

Why has nothing been seen of Rare’s latest FPS offering?
07 Aug 2002

First Star Fox details emerge

It’s a whopper!
06 Aug 2002

Donkey Kong Racing Announced

Kong senior gets his own racing game.
17 May 2001

Last gasp Nintendo 64 game drops from Rare

End of Era as Rare pulls plug on N64
11 May 2001

Conker debuts drunkenly in the UK

Nintendo didn't want to publish Conker's BFD. THQ did.
21 Mar 2001

Turn play into work!?

Get a decent job in the games world
02 Mar 2001

Nintendo refuses to publish Rare game, THQ to the rescue

THQ take Nintendo's too blue squirrel in hand
01 Mar 2001

Rare scrap Dinosaur Planet 64 in favour of a GameCube version

The N64's guardian angel moves on
28 Feb 2001

British game might not get released in England

One of Nintendo’s 2.5 party developers, Rare, might not release Conker’s Bad Fur Day in Europe.
17 Jan 2001
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