During this period, Rare started selling their games under the trademark name "Rareware". The company was considered one of Nintendo's key developers and had enough recognition that …

We are Rare, an Xbox Game Studio. We’re explorers, creators and magic makers. We forge new paths, building worlds and adventures to surprise and delight players around the world.

Oct 21, 2001 · The Helix mp3 encoder modified by 'maikmerten' to include a 'lametag' to provide sample accurate encoding/decoding for VBR and CBR, plus a bug fix to the original code. Info tag cleanup, …

The company would make games from 1983 to 1988. Once changing their name to Rare, they made games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, being allowed to make as many games as they want …

In 2003, the trade name "Rareware" was officially dropped, when Rare redesigned the logo. [21] The same year, Rare released Grabbed by the Ghoulies, which was their first release on an Xbox …

Oct 16, 2023 · According to sources close to the deal, Microsoft decided to sell Rareware to Activision Blizzard as a gesture of goodwill and a way to avoid potential antitrust issues.

Feb 27, 2025 · Rareware is a game developer with a storied history. They first arose from the ashes of Ultimate Play the Game; a British developer of home computer software. Most famous for games like …

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Rare (1985 - present) Full name: Rareware Ltd -- The first seeds of the company that would one day become the internationally-renowned Rare were sown way back in the late 1970s, amidst a clutter of …

(As an aside, the "Rareware" name used during this time wasn't the company name, just a moniker for their software.) Entering the Nintendo GameCube 's life, however, a big change was on the horizon.