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*[[Chris Sutherland]]: One of the programmers, voices of Banjo and Kazooie.
*[[Chris Sutherland]]: One of the programmers, voices of Banjo and Kazooie.
*[[Gregg Mayles]]: Designer of [[Banjo-Kazooie]] and [[Banjo-Tooie]].
*[[Gregg Mayles]]: Designer of [[Banjo-Kazooie]] and [[Banjo-Tooie]].
*[[Mark Betteridge]]: Main programmer on many of Rare's games, including [[Battletoads|''Battletoads'']]. He was also the Studio Director from 2007-2010. He left the company that same year.


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Revision as of 21:31, August 16, 2018

Rare, Ltd., also known simply as Rare and, formerly, Rareware, is a British video game development company. They have developed a huge amount of games. Many were for Nintendo, but the company is now owned by Microsoft. Rare has two studios: one in Twycross, in Leicestershire, England and one in Digbeth, in Birmingham, England.

History

Rare was founded in 1982 by Tim and Chris Stamper. They published their games as Ultimate Play The Game, for 8-bit consoles like the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and BBC Micro. In 1995, Rareware made an agreement with Nintendo, and began publishing games for them. In 2002, Microsoft bought Rareware. Since then, Rareware has made console games strictly for Microsoft, but also made handheld games for Nintendo, by publishing them through THQ. During the summer of 2010, Rareware opened a new studio in Digbeth, in Birmingham, England.

While working for Microsoft, Rare has also helped create the Xbox Live Avatars. They have stated that they are focusing more on Microsoft's new controller-free peripheral, Kinect. Rare's first game to be released for Kinect was Kinect Sports, a disappointing game for many fans. Most of Rare developers left the company, and the same games maker may be closed soon.[1]

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