Normal is the New Rare

Judging from the amount of e-mails we received about this redesign, it seems we have a healthy community of gamers among Brand New readers and, as a former gamer myself, I am happy to oblige. Even more so when it comes to a game developer that enabled many hours of personal enjoyment with games like the addictive Marble Madness or one of the earlier basketball games, Jordan vs. Bird: One-on-One. Rare is a British company that has been a big part of the development of the gaming industry since the late 1970s, when it produced 8-bit games and has since developed games for all the major consoles. Rare was bought by Microsoft in 2002. Yesterday, as part of their 25th anniversary, Rare announced a new look.Now, as the company focuses its vision on an even more exhilarating future, the timing is