Activision was playing the long game – the Call of Duty dev lost a bidding war to acquire Rare over 20 years ago,…
Activision is now the home of Rare, 24 years after Xbox outbid the publisher for the studio in 2002. This move comes as part of Microsoft's recent reshuffling and job cuts. Rare, known for titles like Sea of Thieves and the Banjo-Kazooie series, now falls under the Activision banner alongside other classic platforming icons.
- Entities
- Game: Sea Of Thieves
- Game: Banjo-Kazooie
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Activision
- Game: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- Company: Xbox
- Game: Viva Pinata
- Game: Spyro the Dragon
- Game: Crash Bandicoot
- Topic: Game Preservation
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Studio Acquisitions
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Company: Rare
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