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After the link. Just one shot of Rare's Viva sequel, you lucky, lucky people. It shows a lovely camel thing in some kind of desert environment. See for yourself. Read more..Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Galleries, Hot, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
Just one. Someone, somewhere, must have all these on a disc and is just dropping them out from his internet castle in the sky, or something. After the break. Read more..Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | 22 Comments »
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts dev lead Gregg Mayles reckons platform adventuring of old is over - and the new Rare game is the true evolution. "It's true that anyone wanting ... Read more..Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
As far as we know this Kotaku piece is the first actual playtest of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts beyond the pre-embargo previews. Sounds as though Brian had a nice ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
We just chanced across the full PR introduction to Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' plot in this Amazinhiddenbanjofolder on Rare's site. Sneaky buggers. "Tired of the feuding between bear, bird and ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
The cast list for Banjo 3: Nuts & Bolts has been revealed on a top secret Banjo site that we fell over earlier. Aside from the obvious, the game will feature ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzler | No Comments »
Amazing what can materialise out of thin air when you least expect it. Hit the link for three brand new screens of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, in lovely high ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »
Kotaku's just posted a new Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts trailer which we're reliably informed gives a far better indication of what the game's like to play than the previous ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | 1 Comment »
Talking with OXM, Banjo Nuts & Bolts producer Shaun Read said that the team has built Star Wars and Star Trek vehicles using the game's building blocks. "We've got the full ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Exactly what it says on the tin. Watch AceyBongos (don't ask) and his side-kick chat to the crazy Brits at Rare HQ here. All in HD Technicolor too! By Mike Bowden Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Puzzler, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Wonder how hard they had to beg for this? IGN's posted one solitary new Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts screen. And here it is. Taken with this gallery, we reckon ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
It's on CVG, exclusively from the look of it. Microsoft's issued the 10 leaked shots on its site, but these are from some special, secret place. There's four bits character ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Games for Windows, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
Speaking to CVG, Gregg Mayles, head of design at Rare has confirmed that if you want to just get on and finish Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts in a reasonable ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
After the link. It's one of the developers at Rare's office talking with Gamespot about the title. Haven't watched it all the way through, but fill your boots. Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 27 Comments »
Gamevideos just posted the first trailer of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. It gave us goosebumps, which is the only sign we need. The video shows myriad vehicles, racing, platforming, exploration, construction, ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 42 Comments »
On NeoGaf. The series of photos shows construction underway, a few new vehicles and the parts shop interface of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Get 'em while they're hot. Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 35 Comments »
Danish site Gamereactor has described in detail the first level of Rare's new genre-blender, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. "When Fileccia [head programmer] jumps into to the first of six gaming ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 4 Comments »
Speaking of a recent press day at Rare, Gamereactor has revealed a few multiplayer modes for the new Banjo Kazooie title - supposedly named Nuts & Bolts - on Xbox ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 8 Comments »
Kombo's reporting that the new Banjo game, to be shown in public for the first time at the Microsoft Gamer's Day in San Francisco, is titled Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & ... Read more..Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 Posted in Fighter, Microsoft | 8 Comments »
From the same NeoGaf thread that bought you the Fable 2 screens this morning comes what appears to be proof that the studio's working on a new Killer Instinct. The snap ... Read more..Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 15 Comments »
Speaking to videogaming247 this morning, Rare community manager George Kelion said that the leaked Banjo shots from tomorrow's MS Gamer's Day don't show the meat of the game. "You can't tell ... Read more..Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »
"Whoops". While half the world's press heads to San Francisco for Microsoft's Gamer's Day tomorrow, the event's assets appear to be charging online with gay abandon. Following the first few ... Read more..Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in DS, Microsoft, Simulation, Strategy | 1 Comment »
Rare has updated its Scribes mailbag to reveal that Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise for DS is complete. The developer also talks about how Diddy Kong Racing is "highly unlikely" to appear ... Read more..Sunday, May 11th, 2008 Posted in Platform holders | 12 Comments »
Update: Just added a heap more to the gallery. So much for the embargo. The first shots of next-gen Banjo have appeared online, and it's all looking rosy. You can see ... Read more..Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 4 Comments »
Microsoft UK has just confirmed that its Gamer's Day assets will be released on Tuesday, May 13 at 8am PST, or 5pm BST if you're in the UK. While the firm ... Read more..Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Update: We've just had it confirmed that assets from the event will be released at 5pm BST on May 13. See here. Kotaku's filed this under "rumour" but, in easy terms, ... Read more..Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
According to a Neogaf poster who claims he saw Banjo at a press event two weeks ago, a press embargo is to be lifted on the game on May 13. I ... Read more..Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »
According to Mundorare, Banjo was shown to "selected press" last week. From the site: It seems that only some selected media were allowed to attend this call; and as it’s obvious ... Read more..Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Development, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 6 Comments »
So MTV reckons. Apparently a motion-sensing controller for Xbox 360 has been in the works since last August, and will hit this Christmas. According to MTV News, Rare has been ... Read more..Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments »
Just in case Shane Kim's previous confirmation wasn't enough, Rare community manager George Kellion has stopped by this forum thread to assure that Banjo 360 is still on track for ... Read more..Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Internet, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 3 Comments »
Here. You have to install Silverlight to view it properly. There's no new information there apart from a spinning jiggy and an alternating picture of Banjo and a "coming soon" ... Read more..Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Action, Adventure, Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | 4 Comments »
Here. Some French kid posted these on his blog. We've no idea if these are the real deal. Do some squinting and plumber-style chin-rubbing and see what you think. Read more..Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Development, Microsoft, UK, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »
We really should read things properly. As well as the Banjo details posted on Rare's site this morning was confirmation that the Viva Piñata is going to release a mystery ... Read more..Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Microsoft, Platformer, Xbox 360 | 7 Comments »
In this interview, Microsoft boss Shane Kim has apparently confirmed that Rare-developed platform update Banjo will be out in time for Christmas this year. "I’m super-excited about what they’re doing with ... Read more..Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Fighter, Rumour, Xbox 360 | No Comments »
This has put two and two together to make five, coming to the conclusion that the next issue of British Xbox World 360 magazine may contain information on a Killer ... Read more..
