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Old 09-21-2020, 05:30 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Max Cow Disease View Post
I think the "Microsoft killed Rare" narrative's a bit overblown. The Kinect era was regrettable (as was much of Microsoft's vision at that point in time), but Rare's been around for three and a half decades- peaks and valleys are to be expected in the lifetime of a developer that's been around so long. They've since released Sea of Thieves (which has become a pretty damned good game, and is totally Rare in terms of style), Battletoads, and are working on the new IP Everwild.
I think it was less "Microsoft Killed Rare" and more "Rare Sucked Without Nintendo". They're picking up steam again no though.
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