Microsoft Acquires Rare

Announced September 24, 2002 — $375M

What happened

Rare was a company based in United Kingdom operating in video games.

Microsoft's acquisition history

70th of 280 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

70 of 280 Microsoft deals

Microsoft's average disclosed price

$2.55B

Microsoft's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2002

40 across all acquirers

Microsoft in Video games

20 acquisitions

When did Microsoft acquire Rare?

Microsoft acquired Rare on September 24, 2002. This was Microsoft's 70th publicly tracked acquisition out of 280 we have on record.

How much did Microsoft pay for Rare?

Microsoft paid $375M for Rare.

What does Rare do?

Rare was a company based in United Kingdom operating in video games.

What other Video games companies has Microsoft acquired?

Microsoft has made 20 acquisitions in Video games, including Rare. See the full list on the Video games and Microsoft acquisition pages.