Microsoft celebrates rare 40th anniversary with few controllers and thieves’ virtual hats weeks after Everwild cancellation
Blog Andrew Joseph 05 Aug , 2025 0
Microsoft will sell special edition Xbox controllers to mark the 40th anniversary of Legendary Development Studio Rare Weeks after the company announced major layoffs and Cancel the studio's long-awaited next project Everwild.
You can also use the thief hat to commemorate this occasion today, you need redemption Through the Microsoft Rewards application.
Xbox's 8Bitdo Ultimate 3 Mode Wireless Controller
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These products appear at uncertain times in the studio and now look to double The thief's seaits live service Pirate Game was launched in 2018. Everwild reportedly left the studio after the end of theand producer Louise O'Connor.
Founded in 1985, the British Development Studio is known for its prolific era that collaborated with Nintendo to involve classics such as Donkey Kong, Banjo-Kazooie, Goldeneye 007 and Perfect Dark (where the Restart is another victim of Microsoft's recent cuts).
So among all of this, the rare now celebrates its fifth decade and is through a collaboration with the controllers that manufactured 8Bitdo, which contains rare logos and some thieves’ brands. Blue and gold controllers are now available for sale for a limited time, Price is $89.99.
What's the next step for rareness? It's not clear outside of the thief. However, in a timely first community direct broadcast, the developers made it clear that it has been working on its Pirate Simulator and plans to update it for at least a few years.
Rare teams are now developing a “year-old vision” to increase the overall scope of the thief Except for the usual seasonal updates. The game will also get an optional paid subscription product in “Early 2026” that will unlock a custom server.
Tom Phillips is the news editor for IGN. You can reach Tom at [email protected] or find him on the Blues @tomphillipseg.bsky.social