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Activision Almost Outbid Microsoft to Acquire Rare Back in 2002

Before Microsoft inked a deal to acquire Banjo-Kazooie and Yooka-Laylee developer Rare, it’s been revealed that Activision was jostling for a place in the 2002 bidding war.

Word comes by way of IGN, where Xbox Co-Creator Ed Fries revealed that Microsoft’s initial bid for the former Nintendo sparked competition, and it wasn’t until the eleventh hour that the platform-holder was able to fend off competition and complete…

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