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The Rare team was spun out of Microsoft. They were the video game company that Microsoft bought from Nintendo. They were responsible for Golden Eye, Conquer,
by chollida1 16y ago
The Rare team was spun out of Microsoft. They were the video game company that Microsoft bought from Nintendo. They were responsible for Golden Eye, Conquer, and Perfect Dark.
I'm not sure if this would be considered a successful spin off though as Microsoft bought them when they were, IMHO, at their peak.
- vl 16y agoAre you sure? I can't find any confirmation, for example, they are listed as MS subsidiary on wikipedia.
- nickelplate 16y agoI would not count Rare as a good acquisition: Microsoft bought them for $375M, and they haven't produced a single hit since. To put that in perspective, Bungie (a much smaller studio than Rare at the time) was acquired for less than $40M, and their games and IP generated over $1B (and counting) in revenue for Microsoft.
- chaostheory 16y agoI could be wrong but I remember reading that the second MS bought them, all of Rare's talent left.