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https://www.rare.co.uk/
Last activity: 23.09.2026
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Overview

Employees
51-200
Founded date
1985

Mentions in press and media 9

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Sep 22, 2026‘I know how difficult today will be’: CCO Matt Booty opens up as Microsoft's Xbox division lays off more employeesMicrosoft's Xbox division is laying off 268 employees. This comes as the company reorganises its game studios, Bloomberg reported. Activision, which Microsoft bought for $69 billion, will now lead development. It will oversee the next Halo ...
Jun 18, 2026Sea of Thieves Custom Seas: Once a Paid Feature, Now Free and Live for All PlayersBy Maxwell Templeton Published: Jun 18 2026, 09:03 AM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard
Jun 15, 2026Xbox perde dois executivos em onda de demissõesXbox Series S e Series X (ilustração: Vitor Pádua/Tecnoblog) Resumo O chefe do Xbox Game Studios, Craig Duncan, deixará o cargo após 18 meses, junto com a chefe de gabinete Louise O’Connor. A Microsoft planeja fechar a Compulsion Games, est...
Jun 11, 2026Xbox Braces for Major Cuts as Leadership Warns ‘This Cannot Continue’Xbox is reportedly preparing to make major layoffs next month as Microsoft’s gaming division faces pressure over falling revenue, rising hardware costs and questions over its long-term strategy. According to a Bloomberg report, the layoffs ...
Jul 1, 2025Teesside University awards Honorary Doctorates to industry leadersTeesside University awards Honorary Doctorates to industry leaders Tue, Jul 01, 2025 14:31 CET Report this content This month, Teesside University will award honorary doctorates to three outstanding individuals who have not only made signif...
Oct 1, 2020The makers of Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon and Hellblade want more women to help them make gamesThree of the top game studios in the UK have set up a group to help more women get into the industry. Rare, Playground Games and Ninja Theory, which are all part of Xbox Game Studios alongside other Xbox teams in the UK, have launched Women...
Feb 12, 2010March: Perfect Dark Xbox Live ArcadeThe Xbox Live Arcade port of Perfect Dark now has a release date: March. This is the part whee you jump up and down in celebration. Rare also has a video, a trailer, I guess, of the game on its Web site. It’s not embeddable. In lieu of that...
Hit Kill 06 – Switch no Brasil, dicas de jogos e GamescomNeste sexto episódio do Hit Kill, o podcast de games do Tecnoblog, falamos sobre a chegada (mesmo que tardia) do Switch no Brasil e a alta nos preços da Nintendo. Também estreamos um quadro com dicas de jogos e falamos (muito) da Gamescom 2...

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FAQ about Rare

When was Rare founded?

Rare was founded in 1985.

What has the press written about Rare?

Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Rare, among them “‘I know how difficult today will be’: CCO Matt Booty opens up as Microsoft's Xbox division lays off more employees” (Sep 22, 2026) and “Sea of Thieves Custom Seas: Once a Paid Feature, Now Free and Live for All Players” (Jun 18, 2026).

Is Rare still active?

Yes, Rare is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 23, 2026.