Rare (company) (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Rare (company)" in English language version.

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1up.com

Pigna, Kris (27 October 2010). "Activision Initially Almost Bought Rare". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
Parish, Jeremy. "10 Interesting Things About Donkey Kong". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Smith, Luke (2 February 2007). "Rare Founders Leave to 'Pursue Other Opportunities'". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
Berghammer, Billy. "A Rare Look At Rare". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

arstechnica.com

Machkovech, Sam (6 August 2015). "Canceled Rare game details emerge thanks to Rare Replay achievement hunters [Updated]". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

bloomberg.com

Rossel Waugh, Eric-Jon (30 August 2006). "A Short History of Rare". Edge. Bloomberg Business News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

centuri.net

"Joel Hochberg (Centuri Inc, Nintendo; Rare Inc) Email Interview". Centuri.net. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

computerandvideogames.com

"Happy Birthday Banjo! (Page 2)". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

destructoid.com

Hanson, Steven (16 December 2015). "Microsoft didn't push for Kinect development, Rare chose it". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Ponce, Tony (30 June 2013). "Ex-Rare dev explains culture clash with Microsoft". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Sterling, Jim (27 July 2010). "Rare fan community closes due to Rare's own bullshit". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

develop-online.net

Batchelor, James (3 August 2015). "Return of a Legend: Rare co-founder Tim Stamper on the past, present and future". Develop. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
Crossley, Rob (27 October 2010). "Activision's deal to steal Rare". Develop. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Freeman, Will (21 March 2011). "Craig Duncan joins Rare". Develop. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

digitalspy.co.uk

Matthew Reynolds (28 October 2010). "Rare: 'Kinect will be our main focus'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

edge-online.com

David Valjalo (28 October 2010). "Scott Henson Appointed Studio Manager Of Rare". Edge. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

engadget.com

Sliwinski, Alexander (27 October 2010). "Activision and Nintendo were involved in Rare bidding war, former Microsoft exec recounts". Engadget. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
Ransom-Wiley, James (27 September 2005). "Perfect Dark scaled down to meet launch deadline". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
J. Seppala, Timothy (7 August 2015). "'Rare Replay': gaming classics at their best-worst". Engadget. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
"Pirate simulator 'Sea of Thieves' hits Xbox on March 20th". 8 December 2017.
Hinkle, David (1 July 2013). "Five ex-Rare vets form new mobile studio Flippin Pixels". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

eurogamer.net

Yin-Poole, Wesley (13 October 2011). "Ex-Rare devs talk Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
Parkin, Simon (8 February 2012). "Who Killed Rare: Did Microsoft ruin Britain's greatest game studio?". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Purchese, Robert (26 February 2007). "Diddy Kong Racing dated". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Minkley, Johnny (10 February 2006). "N64 team working on Banjo 360". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2006.
Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (16 December 2015). "Rare and the rise and fall of Kinect". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Wesley Yin-Poole (17 April 2012). "Sega design chief joins Kinect Sports dev Rare". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (17 March 2014). "The Future of Rare: After Kinect Sports, will the legendary UK developer finally give fans what they really want?". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (19 May 2014). "Layoffs hit Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals flop". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
Phillips, Tom (17 June 2015). "Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter concludes with £2.1m raised". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
John Bedford (15 June 2015). "Rare announces Sea of Thieves". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
Mackenzie, Oliver (20 April 2024). "Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5: the next big Xbox multi-platform game tested". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (28 October 2010). "Rare's New Boss Reveals His Vision". Eurogamer. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
Bramwell, Tom (29 November 2006). "A Rare pleasure". Eurogamer. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
Stanton, Rich (4 May 2012). "Free Radical vs. the Monsters". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Phillips, Tom (20 May 2021). "Deep Silver founds new Free Radical Design to work on TimeSplitters". EuroGamer. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
"Former Rare developer and designer of the Conker series Chris Seavor returns to games with Parashoot Stan". Eurogamer. 22 November 2012.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (13 October 2011). "XBLA game Fusion: Genesis announced". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (12 October 2014). "The man who made Conker – Rare's most adult game". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

filfre.net

Maher, Jimmy (14 January 2014). "The Legend of Ultimate Play the Game". The Digital Antiquarian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

gamasutra.com

Sheffield, Brandon (22 October 2012). "A Rare Opportunity: On Piñatas, Microsoft and More". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
"Top 30 Developers of All Time". Gamasutra. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

gameinformer.com

Reeves, Ben (17 November 2017). "How Rare Cast Away Its Developmental Process For Sea Of Thieves". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
Turi, Tim (22 December 2014). "Rare Co-Founder's New Game Bounces To Android". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
Reeves, Ben (28 February 2014). "Rare Details On Canceled Diddy Kong Racing Sequel". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

gamepro.com

Davison, John (2 June 2010). "25 Years of Rare". GamePro. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

gamesindustry.biz

Dring, Christopher (30 January 2020). "Who saved Rare?". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
Pearson, Dan (25 October 2010). "Zoonami Keeper". Gameindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Martin, Matt (26 April 2012). "The Collapse of Free Radical Design". Gameindustry.biz. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Pearson, Dan (4 March 2015). "Microsoft confirms merger of Lift London and Soho Productions". Gameindustry.biz. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

gamespot.com

Tor Thorsen (17 February 2009). "Rare restructures, Microsoft warns of earnings slip". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
Tom Magrino (12 May 2011). "Xbox 360 tops April console sales, Kinect library to triple in 2011". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
Pereira, Chris (28 September 2015). "Conker DLC Canceled as Project Spark Goes Completely Free (Not Free-to-Play)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Makuch, Eddie (12 September 2015). "Xbox One's Sea of Thieves is "The Best Game That Rare Has Ever Made"". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Winslow, Jeremy (8 January 2020). "Sea Of Thieves Is Now Xbox's "Most Successful" New IP Of The Generation". GameSpot. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

gamesradar.com

Towell, Justin (22 October 2015). "Why Rare's supposedly worst, least popular game is actually my favourite". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

gamezone.com

"Rare DS Development Reconfirmed". GameZone. 8 July 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

hardcoregamer.com

Carlson, Alex (18 July 2014). "Rare's Problem Is Not Microsoft". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
O'Connell, Jason (29 June 2015). "Rare Won't Be Like it was in the '90s…Ever Again". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

ign.com

"GameCube Developer Profile: Rare". IGN. 1 March 2001. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Buchanan, Levi (13 January 2009). "Battletoads Retrospective". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
"Dinosaur Planet has been terminated as a N64 game and redesigned for Nintendo GameCube". IGN. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
Goldstein, Hilary (12 April 2005). "Conker: Playing With Yourself". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Moser, Cassidee (8 January 2015). "Composer Teases "Huge Year" for Rare". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Krupa, Daniel (15 June 2015). "E3 2015: Rare Replay Announced for Xbox One". IGN. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (21 February 2024). "Nintendo Switch Online Gets More Classic Rare Games Today". IGN. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
"Rare Staff Deflects To Sony". IGN. 12 April 1997. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
"Top 50 Video Game Makes#36: Rare". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

uk.ign64.ign.com

IGN Staff (14 May 1999). "Perfect Dark Interview". IGN. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
"GoldenEye Wins BAFTA Awards". IGN. 4 November 1998. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

uk.gameboy.ign.com

Harris, Craig (7 November 2002). "Rare Still On for GBA". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
"Rare Line-up Revealed". IGN. 11 August 2003. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2011.

uk.retro.ign.com

McLaughlin, Rus (29 July 2008). "IGN Presents the History of Rare". IGN. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

uk.ign.com

"Conker Has A Bad Day". IGN. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

kotaku.com

Totilo, Stephen (10 June 2019). "Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Says Banjo In Smash Was An Easy Deal To Make". Kotaku. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
Ashcraft, Brian (17 September 2008). "Peter Moore On Rare: "Skills Not Applicable Today"". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

metacritic.com

"Kinect Sports critic reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
"Rare Replay Critic Reviews for Xbox One". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
"Sea of Thieves for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

microsoft.com

news.microsoft.com

"Microsoft Acquires Video Game Powerhouse Rare Ltd". Microsoft. 26 September 2002. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

nes-bit.com

"Interview with Ste Pickford". NES-Bit. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

nintendolife.com

McFarren, Damien (27 February 2014). "Month Of Kong: The Making Of Donkey Kong Country". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
McFerran, Damien (26 December 2012). "Feature: The Making Of Star Fox Adventures". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
McFerran, Damien (4 August 2015). "Rare Co-Founder Has No Idea Why Nintendo Didn't Buy The Studio Outright". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
McFerran, Damien (5 October 2015). "Lost Game Boy Color Banjo-Kazooie Game Unearthed In Design Documents". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Chan, Trevor (29 July 2011). "NintendoLife: MundoRare Shuts Down After Losing Faith in Rare's New Direction". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
"Conker's Creator Needs A Break From The Unlikely Legend Of Rusty Pup". Nintendo Life. 22 August 2019.
McFerren, Damien (1 May 2013). "Exclusive: Tengami Confirmed For Wii U Release". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
McFerren, Damien (11 February 2015). "Meet Playtonic, A Studio Of Ex-Rare Staff That Wants To Work With Nintendo". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
McFarren, Damien (2 July 2015). "Rare Founders To Be Honoured At The Develop Industry Excellence Awards". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
McFerran, Damien (4 August 2018). "Feature: Take A Peek Behind The Curtain At Rare With This New Exhibit". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

nowgamer.com

Crossley, Rob (August 2007). "The Making of Blast Corps". Retro Gamer. Imagine Publishing. p. 86. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
Paul Drury (15 May 2011). "The Making of Goldeneye". NowGamer. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.

pcgamesn.com

Desatoff, Sam (8 October 2018). "Dlala Is Looking to Add to Its Team as Development on Battletoads Continues". PCGamesN. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

polygon.com

McWhertor, Michael (22 December 2015). "Get a glimpse at Rare's canceled role-playing game Dream". Polygon. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
S. Good, Owen (26 December 2015). "Getting outbid on GoldenEye's sequel helped Rare create Perfect Dark". Polygon. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
Lien, Tracey (10 June 2013). "Killer Instinct coming to Xbox One". Polygon. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
"Rare's operations director talks about inclusion of GoldenEye N64 on Rare Replay collection". Polygon. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
Sarker, Samit (30 June 2014). "Deep Silver buys Homefront from Crytek, moves Homefront: The Revolution to new studio". Polygon. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Pitcher, Jenna (11 September 2013). "The Unlikely Legend of Rusty Pup footage revealed by former Conker dev". Polygon. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

raregamer.co.uk

"Behind The Scenes At Rare: Killer Instinct Gold Interview". RareGamer. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

rareware.com

"Rare company awards". Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

roosterteeth.com

screwattack.roosterteeth.com

"Former Rare employee blames Microsoft for ruining them!". ScrewAttack. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

theverge.com

Warren, Tom (14 November 2019). "Rare unveils Everwild, a new exclusive game for Xbox and Windows 10". The Verge. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
Warren, Tom (14 October 2024). "Rare boss Craig Duncan promoted to Xbox Game Studios chief". The Verge. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

thq-games.com

"THQ Press Release". Thq-games.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

vg247.com

Garratt, Patrick (2 March 2010). "Rare announces "new studio facility" in Birmingham". VG247. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Nunneley, Stephany (25 April 2012). "Ex-Free Radical and Rare developers form iOS studio Crash Lab". VG247. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

videogameschronicle.com

Robinson, Andy (14 November 2019). "Rare announces Everwild, a "truly original" new IP led by Conker artist". Video Games Chronicle. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

videogamesdaily.com

archive.videogamesdaily.com

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web.archive.org

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"Rare Part 1: Unusual". Machinima Inc. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
"Behind The Scenes At Rare: Killer Instinct Gold Interview". RareGamer. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Maher, Jimmy (14 January 2014). "The Legend of Ultimate Play the Game". The Digital Antiquarian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
"GameCube Developer Profile: Rare". IGN. 1 March 2001. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Batchelor, James (3 August 2015). "Return of a Legend: Rare co-founder Tim Stamper on the past, present and future". Develop. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
Davison, John (2 June 2010). "25 Years of Rare". GamePro. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Buchanan, Levi (13 January 2009). "Battletoads Retrospective". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Rossel Waugh, Eric-Jon (30 August 2006). "A Short History of Rare". Edge. Bloomberg Business News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
"Rare: Part 2: In Demand". Machinima Inc. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
McFarren, Damien (27 February 2014). "Month Of Kong: The Making Of Donkey Kong Country". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (13 October 2011). "Ex-Rare devs talk Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
Crossley, Rob (August 2007). "The Making of Blast Corps". Retro Gamer. Imagine Publishing. p. 86. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
Paul Drury (15 May 2011). "The Making of Goldeneye". NowGamer. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
McWhertor, Michael (22 December 2015). "Get a glimpse at Rare's canceled role-playing game Dream". Polygon. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
"Happy Birthday Banjo! (Page 2)". Computer and Video Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
IGN Staff (14 May 1999). "Perfect Dark Interview". IGN. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
S. Good, Owen (26 December 2015). "Getting outbid on GoldenEye's sequel helped Rare create Perfect Dark". Polygon. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
"Rare Part 4: Invaluable". Machinima Inc. 17 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
"Conker Has A Bad Day". IGN. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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"Rare Part 5: Unique". Machinima Inc. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
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Harris, Craig (7 November 2002). "Rare Still On for GBA". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
McFerran, Damien (5 October 2015). "Lost Game Boy Color Banjo-Kazooie Game Unearthed In Design Documents". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
"Rare Line-up Revealed". IGN. 11 August 2003. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
Parish, Jeremy. "10 Interesting Things About Donkey Kong". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Towell, Justin (22 October 2015). "Why Rare's supposedly worst, least popular game is actually my favourite". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
"Rare DS Development Reconfirmed". GameZone. 8 July 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Purchese, Robert (26 February 2007). "Diddy Kong Racing dated". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
"THQ Press Release". Thq-games.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
Goldstein, Hilary (12 April 2005). "Conker: Playing With Yourself". IGN. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Ransom-Wiley, James (27 September 2005). "Perfect Dark scaled down to meet launch deadline". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Sheffield, Brandon (22 October 2012). "A Rare Opportunity: On Piñatas, Microsoft and More". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
Smith, Luke (2 February 2007). "Rare Founders Leave to 'Pursue Other Opportunities'". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2007.
Minkley, Johnny (10 February 2006). "N64 team working on Banjo 360". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2006.
Berghammer, Billy. "A Rare Look At Rare". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Tor Thorsen (17 February 2009). "Rare restructures, Microsoft warns of earnings slip". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
Garratt, Patrick (2 March 2010). "Rare announces "new studio facility" in Birmingham". VG247. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
David Valjalo (28 October 2010). "Scott Henson Appointed Studio Manager Of Rare". Edge. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
Hanson, Steven (16 December 2015). "Microsoft didn't push for Kinect development, Rare chose it". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (16 December 2015). "Rare and the rise and fall of Kinect". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Matthew Reynolds (28 October 2010). "Rare: 'Kinect will be our main focus'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
"Kinect Sports critic reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
Tom Magrino (12 May 2011). "Xbox 360 tops April console sales, Kinect library to triple in 2011". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
Freeman, Will (21 March 2011). "Craig Duncan joins Rare". Develop. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
Wesley Yin-Poole (17 April 2012). "Sega design chief joins Kinect Sports dev Rare". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
Lien, Tracey (10 June 2013). "Killer Instinct coming to Xbox One". Polygon. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
Pereira, Chris (28 September 2015). "Conker DLC Canceled as Project Spark Goes Completely Free (Not Free-to-Play)". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (17 March 2014). "The Future of Rare: After Kinect Sports, will the legendary UK developer finally give fans what they really want?". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
Yin-Poole, Wesley (19 May 2014). "Layoffs hit Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals flop". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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