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| − | '''Rare Ltd.''' (formerly known as '''Rareware''') is a British [[video game]] company that is currently a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]]. It is based in Twycross, Leicestershire. Founded in 1985 as '''Ultimate Play the Game''', Rare has produced numerous critically and commercially successful titles such as the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series, ''Battletoads'', and the highly vulgar title ''Conker's Bad Fur Day''. Microsoft bought the company from competitor [[Nintendo]] in 2002, for a sum of US$375 million. (about US$506.6 million in 2017)<ref>http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_rare_microsoft_official.htm</ref> | + | '''Rare Ltd.''' (formerly known as '''Rareware''') is a British [[video game]] company that is currently a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]]. It is based in Twycross, Leicestershire. Founded in 1985 as '''Ultimate Play the Game''', Rare has produced numerous critically and commercially successful titles such as the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series, ''Battletoads'', ''Star Fox Adventures'', and the highly vulgar title ''Conker's Bad Fur Day''. Microsoft bought the company from competitor [[Nintendo]] in 2002, for a sum of US$375 million. (about US$506.6 million in 2017)<ref>http://www.gamecubicle.com/news-nintendo_rare_microsoft_official.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:25, May 17, 2017
Rare Ltd. (formerly known as Rareware) is a British video game company that is currently a subsidiary of Microsoft. It is based in Twycross, Leicestershire. Founded in 1985 as Ultimate Play the Game, Rare has produced numerous critically and commercially successful titles such as the Banjo-Kazooie series, Battletoads, Star Fox Adventures, and the highly vulgar title Conker's Bad Fur Day. Microsoft bought the company from competitor Nintendo in 2002, for a sum of US$375 million. (about US$506.6 million in 2017)[1]