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Latest Rare News
Friday11th Apr 2025
News Nike's Newest Sneaker Pays Tribute To One Of The N64's Finest, And It Sold Out Almost Instantly
Nike’s 'Big Head Mode' sneaker pays tribute to Rare's FPS classic GoldenEye 007
Wednesday19th Mar 2025
News Something Just Happened In GoldenEye 007 That Has Never Been Seen Before
"We experienced something that was only theorised"
Tuesday11th Mar 2025
News Two Classic Rare Titles Are Getting Physical Re-Releases On NES And Game Boy
R.C. Pro-AM II and Battletoads & Double Dragon
Tuesday28th Jan 2025
News This Kazooie Puppet Is Pure Nightmare Fuel, But It Just Sold For More Than $2,000
So when are we getting a new game, then?
Monday20th Jan 2025
News GoldenEye 007 Mod Gets Updated With Co-Op Support
"GoldenEye X 6A is here!"
Monday30th Dec 2024
"Wrestlerage never happened; it evolved"
Thursday28th Nov 2024
News Someone Compared All The Versions Of Battletoads So You Don't Have To
Yes, even the Amiga CD32 version
Thursday21st Nov 2024
News Donkey Kong Country Has Just Got Three Challenging New ROM Hacks
It's time to test whether you're the King of Kong!
News Grant Kirkhope Explains Why Some Donkey Kong 64 Tracks Are Missing From His New Remix Album
"Legally, you’re only allowed to do cover versions of tracks that have already had a release"
Monday11th Nov 2024
News Exhibition Celebrating The Work Of Late Rare Artist Brett Jones Now Open To The Public
Update: Former Rare developers have already visited
Wednesday6th Nov 2024
Tuesday29th Oct 2024
News Have A Spare $35K? Someone Is Selling Animation Cells From The Battletoads TV Pilot
The collection also includes production notes & pencil sketches
Friday30th Aug 2024
News Donkey Kong Country's Developers Are Reuniting For An EGX Panel Later This Year
To celebrate the game's 30th anniversary
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
News Banjo Kazooie Meets Zelda: Wind Waker In This Amazing N64 Mod
'Banjo Kazooie: Bear Waker Deluxe' is available now
Monday5th Aug 2024
News New YouTube Video Debunks Old 'Ultra Donkey Kong' 64DD Rumour
We've also done some digging of our own on the subject too
Friday19th Jul 2024
Thursday18th Jul 2024
News GoldenEye 007 & Perfect Dark Artist Brett Jones Has Passed Away
Jones worked at Rare from 1994 to 2002
Monday15th Jul 2024
Friday28th Jun 2024
Friday21st Jun 2024
News "It's The Worst" - Perfect Dark Expert Delivers Withering Verdict Of Nintendo Switch Port
"There's no point in playing this version"
Friday14th Jun 2024
Poll What Do You Think Of Jo's New Look In Perfect Dark?
The spy's new appearance is dividing opinion
Wednesday5th Jun 2024
News Former Rare Artist Shares Early Concept Art For Perfect Dark Zero
The many faces of Joanna Dark
Wednesday29th May 2024
News Microsoft Slayed Killer Instinct eSports Event To Stop Sequel Gossip
"The idea was dead just like that"
Monday6th May 2024
News The Banjo Kazooie Mod 'BK: Nostalgia 64' Lets The Bird & Bear Visit Other N64 Classics
Including GoldenEye 007, Mario 64, and Donkey Kong 64
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
Monday5th Feb 2024
News This Bug In Rare's 'It's Mr. Pants' Was Too Funny To Fix
"I overruled because this was much funnier"
Tuesday23rd Jan 2024
News Even Conker's Dad Didn't Know About The Playboy Multiplayer Tour
"It's a fun and sexy game ... very Playboy-esque!"
Tuesday16th Jan 2024
News Yes, Perfect Dark's 'GoldenEye X' Mod Is Still In Development
New update launching later this month
Sunday12th Nov 2023
Thursday9th Nov 2023
Saturday21st Oct 2023
Anniversary Rare's Grabbed By The Ghoulies Is 20 Years Old
The studio's first Microsoft game
Tuesday26th Sep 2023
The Making Of Perfect Dark Zero And The Final Push To Hit Xbox 360's Launch
"Expectation is so insane you can't live up to it"
Tuesday5th Sep 2023
News Ultimate's 'Atic Atac' Gets Fanmade Remake For Spectrum Next
Did we mention it's free?
Friday25th Aug 2023
News Retro Gamer's 250th Issue Showcases New Rare Art By Wil Overton
Also comes with a 32-page guide to the company's games
Sunday6th Aug 2023
Thursday6th Jul 2023
News Rare Co-Founder "Always Intended" Banjo-Kazooie To "Grow" As A Franchise
"Banjo-Kazooie is a carefully constructed masterpiece"
Wednesday5th Jul 2023
News Former Rare Staff Not Sure We Need More Banjo-Kazooie Games
"I’m not convinced the audience is there"
Tuesday13th Jun 2023
Monday22nd May 2023
News Rare Co-Founder Under Fire For "Teasing People" With 1997 Space World Zelda Cart
"He just likes to tease people"
Friday19th May 2023
Monday8th May 2023
News 'Undrium' Is A Glorious Throwback To Ultimate Play The Game
And it's available now for free!
Friday5th May 2023
Thursday20th Apr 2023
News Former Rare Director Joel Hochberg Has Passed Away Aged 87
He was a behind the scenes figure instrumental to Rare's success
Wednesday5th Apr 2023
Random Former Rare Artist Reveals Origin Of 'Donkey Kong Country' Name
It's probably not what you think!
Tuesday28th Mar 2023
News Rare Co-Founder Shows Conker 64, Fans Immediately Beg Him To Dump It
Update: Stamper shows video footage
Saturday18th Mar 2023
Thursday9th Mar 2023
News Rare Co-Founder Tim Stamper Is About To Show Off Some Cool Stuff
"There are more secrets locked in the vault!"
Wednesday22nd Feb 2023
Feature The Tale of Rare’s Unsung Virtuoso And Voice Of Perfect Dark, Eveline Novakovic
"Creating music still gives me a huge buzz"
Friday10th Feb 2023
News Rare Cheekily Compares Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom To Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
"Just felt compelled to remind everyone, that's all"