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'Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' DLC Add-On Dated, Media Released

The Lord of Games doesn't have much faith in Banjo and Kazooie staying productive. So much so, that Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts will be getting new DLC available next week. "L.O.G.’s Lost Challenges offers players the ability to earn up to 250 achievement points as they immerse themselves into 12 new challenges and 7 new...

Posted March 31, 2009| 13 Comments
Rare Hints At 'Banjo-Kazooie' DLC

According to a posting on Rare's official site, (and a little speculation), Banjo-Kazooie:Nuts and Bolts downloadable content could be coming soon. Here's the post, written by Rare's resident deity, The Lord of Games. Pardon the purple prose: "As I put so much effort into hammering and sticky-taping together all those new worlds for Nuts...

Posted March 10, 2009| 7 Comments
Rare To Restructure

Venerable game developers Rare (Banjo Kazooie, Viva Piñata, Xbox LIVE Avatars) are facing some tough times due to the sluggish economy. Microsoft is reviewing Rare and plans to restructure it. It's a move that could lead to job cuts. Rare plans to focus on three areas as specified by Microsoft. It will look at expanding the existing 360...

Posted February 17, 2009| 45 Comments
Xbox Live Activity For The Week Of January 12

Microsoft's Captain Marketing Major Nelson has posted stats on last week's Xbox Live activity. Included in the mix are the top Xbox Live titles based on unique users and the top Xbox Live Arcade games based on full purchases. Nelson has started listing the top Community Games, also based on full purchases, which adds some interesting...

Posted January 20, 2009| 181 Comments
Bigger Text Patch for 'Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts'

Last month, I reported that Rare, developer of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, promised to improve the legibility of the game's on-screen text, which was just too small on standard definition TVs. Well, the bigger and better text is now available for download. Initially, Rare said the problem was "too expensive" to fix, but changed...

Posted December 23, 2008| 12 Comments
Sessler's Soapbox: Bigger's Not Better

As Americans, we like everything bigger, faster, stronger, flashier, and smothered in cheese. But sometimes, bigger isn't always better. Such is the topic of this week's Sessler's Soapbox. Adam is feeling nostalgic for the good ol' days when the hardware limitations of video game systems often forced developers to make a better quality product....

Posted December 17, 2008| 49 Comments
Analysts Predict Holiday 2008 Flops And Bombs

Gamasutra posted an interesting article in which it interviewed industry analysts on which games will "miss" in the 2008 holiday season. Given the huge glut of titles typically available at the end of the year, there are always good and/or high-profile games that lose out. Given current economic conditions, games that were once viewed...

Posted November 19, 2008| 34 Comments
'Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' Review

Rare offers you adventuring, platforming and vehicle construction all in one tight little package. How will it fare? X-Play reviews Rare's latest bear and bird duo adventure Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts for the Xbox 360. X-Play's Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Review Watch Larger Version of this Video

Posted November 14, 2008| 27 Comments
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Gets Text Fix

Rare, developer of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts has promised to fix the small text on the fun game, which at the moment, is illegible on a standard-definition TV and only legible on a high-definition display. The updated version with be released within the next 30 days, according to Rare community manager George Kelion. Source

Posted November 10, 2008| 6 Comments
'Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' Demo Now On Xbox LIVE

The demo for Microsoft and Rare's Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts has been released on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and is now available for your downloading pleasure. The demo clocks in at 1.1GB's and will give you a nice preview of the full version, which releases on November 11, 2008 exclusively for the Xbox 360. Here's the latest trailer for the...

Posted October 29, 2008| 42 Comments
Moore Rips Rare: OLD!

EA Sports' Peter Moore is a candid man who is not afraid to tell the truth: A trait that's way too rare in the game industry. And speaking of "Rare," on The Guardian's gaming blog, Moore dropped a few choice words about Rare, the company behind Conker and Banjo Kazooie: "We were trying all kinds of classic Rare stuff and...

Posted September 17, 2008| 29 Comments
Rumor: 360 Motion Controller System Bundle

Along with the "still rumored" Xbox 360 price cuts, Xbox360Fanboy cites "a tip from a source close to Microsoft's marketing department," that the long speculated motion controller for Microsoft's system could be included in the Arcade bundle this holiday season. According to the report, the motion-sensitive controller will...

Posted August 25, 2008| 30 Comments
New 'Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' Media

Rare shows off its new olympic inspired arena, Jiggoseum, for their action platformer Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts for the Xbox 360. You can start building your weapons of mass construction November 14th, unti then check out our image gallery and trailer below. Banjo-Kazooie Jiggoseum Flythrough Watch Larger Version | Watch HD...

Posted August 19, 2008| 10 Comments
'Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' On November 14

Rare's platform duo will be making their next-gen debut this November 14 with the release of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, but the good news doesn't stop there. Customers who have pre-ordered (at "participating retailers") the title will also receive a download code for Xbox Live Arcade to obtain the original Banjo Kazooie,...

Posted August 19, 2008| 47 Comments
Xbox Developer Slain In Washington

Tragic news has hit the video game industry and community, as Xbox software developer, Melissa Batten, was killed on July 29 by her estranged husband in Redmond, Washington. According to reports, Batten was on her way to work until her husband, Joseph Batten, shot her to death with a 9mm pistol and then pulled the trigger to take his own life....

Posted August 4, 2008| 26 Comments