UK Xbox studio enabling pirate capers in @seaofthieves.com. Also made some other games you might know.https://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mvkrha4ios2qRash is always smiling through the punching, but we're not sure why Joanna's got such a grin. Deep diving conspiracy documentaries? Not important. Marketable plushies, available from Youtooz. Links below, have at 'em. 🔫 https://youtooz.com/products/joanna-dark-plush-9-inch 🐸 https://youtooz.com/products/rash-plush-9-inch15 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkrha4ios2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mvawzmyaai2cYou'll enjoy #FanArtFriday this much. It's lots, we're holding up a big number. Both from Instagram this week: the very chuffed Conker is by leandro_lasanhas while the @seaofthieves.com art study comes from the hand of oliver_concept_art. Now, away with you!11 Sep 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvawzmyaai2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mvatixkowl2zSo, who's been hitting SharpClaws on the head this week? Anyone for the first time? We look back fondly on Star Fox Adventures - yes, even Prince Tricky - so it's great to see it on Nintendo Switch 2. Remember: you can activate widescreen in the options before you load a file!11 Sep 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvatixkowl2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3muphhnruzs2oThe piratey, Dream-inspired Banjo and Kazooie comes from Tumblr's MewyMarsher while the moody @seaofthieves.com Servant of the Flame is by VampFlore, also of the place named after a cup. And that's #FanArtFriday for another week, as time marches unstoppably on. Have a nice weekend!04 Sep 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muphhnruzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mt2rc3ql3g2tFootball's done so let's get back to our regular, hashtag-mandated appreciation. #FanArtFriday this week comes from Twitter/X, with smashing Battletoads work by gaspitoon and a terrifying SeaOfThieves vision by Captain_Shadow8. Good Stuff, now have a Good Weekend, Or Else.14 Aug 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2rc3ql3g2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mt2iy6ajbc22And that's football! Over £63,000 raised for @specialeffect.org.uk, and a lovely 11-1 victory for Rare Ltd over Playground Games in the final match - powerful! An almighty thank you to anyone who said hi in chat, those who helped make it happen and everyone who took part.14 Aug 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2iy6ajbc22https://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3msxsq6i3rc2tTime to do the One Big Game thing again to raise more moolah for @specialeffect.org.uk! Over the next 24 hours, some of the best (or at least the most enthusiastic) UK game dev ball-booters will face off in the matches below. Tune in and learn how to donate: twitch.tv/Xbox13 Aug 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxsq6i3rc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3msisnuhq6s2a#FanArtFriday post! Pair from Instagram this week: @seaofthieves.com scene by gutasvo.hms and Gruntilda puppet from scowlenes. If we could wish for anything, it would be more puppets. Well, if we could have anything, we'd probably wish for a curry, but more puppets is a close second.07 Aug 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msisnuhq6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3msgg4ualnc2aBanjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, together on one @evercade.co.uk cartridge, oh what a beauty! Available October 30th and works in any Evercade device, so you can play Tooie on your Super Pocket Rare Edition's D-Pad if you really want to. Details here: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/banjo-kazooie-double-pack/06 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgg4ualnc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3msditnnq4224One Big Game is soon (August 13th-14th)! 24 hours of livestreamed footie played by games industry folk of varying skill! Raising money for @specialeffect.org.uk! But don't just take our exclamations for it, squidge your peepers around this video for a look at what it's all about:05 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msditnnq4224https://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mrvbnh6jqk2pConker: Live & Reloaded's marvellous fuzz launching on XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC last week led to @steveburkemusic.bsky.social unearthing this recording session for the 2005 game, featuring young @robinbeanland.bsky.social own marvellous fuzz! Enjoy this rare peek behind the curtain...30 Jul 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvbnh6jqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mrg4kix2bk2wCreatures huge and papery fill the #FanArtFriday frames this week thanks to this duo from Instagram. The big, hungry @seaofthieves.com Megalodon is from similyjay while the model of a petite Viva Piñata Pretztail is the work of ivoryshiek. And that's it for another week. G'bye!24 Jul 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg4kix2bk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mr5w4zvwbs2qNow that the World Cup is over, we can finally announce this year's true major ball-punting event: One Big Game is back! After a year off, the @rare.co.uk-organised 24-hour games industry footy marathon returns August 13th-14th to raise more dosh for @specialeffect.org.uk. Details soon!21 Jul 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5w4zvwbs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mqulopy5wc2pBeen a couple of weeks since we've had one so who's ready for an eye-massaging #FanArtFriday!? Oh yeah, you definitely are, person looking at these words. Behold the pastel @seaofthieves.com beauty from KaoChimo, then enjoy the bold hues of JJSponge120's Gruntilda, both from Twitter/X. FEEL RELAXED!17 Jul 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqulopy5wc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mqokfs4s522pOverheard at Rare: "I have the exact same frog!"15 Jul 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqokfs4s522phttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mp7l6feuvs2pStart #FanArtFriday post. Something about the heat. Pithy remark about the sun. Sentence about these images coming from Instagram. Conker and Berri by super.butter.scotch. @seaofthieves.com pirate by nurukk0. Final remark about now being a puddle. End post.26 Jun 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7l6feuvs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mp4jxdtirs2oOur annual Pride Picnic encouraged staff to brave the UK heat in the name of #PrideMonth! The bright and bold celebrations served as a beautiful reminder that Rare welcomes everyone (and the factor 50 sunscreen on offer kept everyone's skin un-singed during the celebrations too).25 Jun 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4jxdtirs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3moxtabwzr22vThe Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket Rare Edition arrives this week! It's got 14 classic Rare games built-in including an optimised version of Banjo-Kazooie, plays @evercade.co.uk carts and we took some lovely photos of ours, just for you. If you're grabbing one, we hope you enjoy it!23 Jun 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxtabwzr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3monvkt7xss2wSide by side, hand in hand, we all enjoy #FanArtFriday together! And what a pair from Twitter/X today: Banjo and '80s glam Kazooie from JuJuBee2008 and a peaceful @seaofthieves.com pair by the prolific hasmoq. Right, done, off you hop!19 Jun 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3monvkt7xss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3modu3cjl7k2vAs Donkey Kong 64 has been on Nintendo Switch Online for a little over a week, we have to ask: has anyone been playing it for the first time!? Many of us here look back on it fondly, and it's fun to see it being rediscovered (with every Kong individually) all these years later.15 Jun 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3modu3cjl7k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mo4mm6636c2sIf we can find time to dig about on Instagram to bring you these #FanArtFriday highlights, then you can find time to do that thing you're putting off. Highlights are from supermimobroxx (Marvin from Conker's BFD) and agnes_stelmach (@SeaOfThieves painting). NOW GO DO THAT THING!12 Jun 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4mm6636c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mnze44e4cc2aOverheard at Rare: "No idea, I've never put up a medieval pavilion tent."11 Jun 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnze44e4cc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rare.co.uk/post/3mlecsp5pos2aWe're seeing red. No, it's not the bloodlust setting in, it's just some #FanArtFriday highlights that share a big splash of the shade. From Twitter, the realistic Viva Piñata Sour Mallowolf is by GhosteBoergre while the @seaofthieves.com Madame Olivia piece is from Similyjay.08 May 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:utmtkbcw5j5fasnvmemfqurq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlecsp5pos2a