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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Hands-on Preview
Posted 11 Sep, 2008 4:04pmTake a deep, long look at Rare's nuts (and bolts).
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Interview
Posted 11 Sep, 2008 2:22pmRare talks about Banjo's return and the growth in user generated content.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Hands-on Preview
Posted 25 Jul, 2008 10:29amThe 360's answer to LittleBigPlanet?
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Fact Sheet
Posted 14 Jul, 2008 9:12pmE3 2008 Fact Sheet.
Latest Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts News
Rare's George Andreas: Part two
Posted 28 Aug, 2009 12:57pmCan first-person shooters work on Natal?
Rare: We consider Banjo-Kazooie a success
Posted 27 Aug, 2009 3:55pmBelieves you won't find a game that offers such a wealth of creative freedom anywhere else.
Rare's George Andreas: Part one
Posted 27 Aug, 2009 2:07pm15 years with the UK studio and still committed to originality.
Rare: We've been battling against the Xbox demographic
Posted 25 Aug, 2009 1:38pmNatal puts Microsoft and Rare on a similar path for the first time.
Rare: Natal gives opportunity to investigate classic IP
Posted 17 Aug, 2009 10:59amNeeds to explore a little bit more, though.
Banjo's Stop 'N' Swop explained
Posted 29 Apr, 2009 10:29amCustom Contraption winners also revealed.
Banjo-Tooie priced
Posted 16 Apr, 2009 9:34am1200 MS Points, out April 29.
Banjo-Kazooie DLC detailed
Posted 31 Mar, 2009 3:36pm400 MS Points gets 12 new challenges, 7 new multiplayer games and 250 achievement points.
Banjo-Kazooie DLC announcement next week
Posted 6 Mar, 2009 3:48pmNuts & Bolts to get 'lifespan-lengthening activities'.
Rare re-jig to three pronged focus
Posted 17 Feb, 2009 11:47amGoal to expand 360 user base, extend appeal of Xbox LIVE and continue delivering triple A gaming experiences.
Fable 2 has sold over 1.2 million in the US
Posted 28 Jan, 2009 11:38amBanjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts has managed only 140,000 units.
Banjo-Tooie confirmed for April
Posted 27 Jan, 2009 4:57pmRare also says it's been working on something to spice up Nuts & Bolts.
XBLA Banjo slips to Dec 3
Posted 20 Nov, 2008 12:39pmThose without special pre-order access made to wait an extra week.
Rare confirms fix for Banjo's tiny text
Posted 10 Nov, 2008 10:05amGamers with standard definition television sets will soon be able to read in-game dialogue text.
Xmas 08 beats 07 for quality games, says Microsoft
Posted 31 Oct, 2008 1:55pmMS UK head of gaming points to Gears of War 2 and Fable 2.
Sony: PS3 has a Christmas line-up to be proud of
Posted 30 Oct, 2008 2:11pmUK MD claims PS3 has 'never been in a stronger situation'.
Get jiggy with it - Banjo-Kazooie demo out now
Posted 29 Oct, 2008 9:50amThe game's not in stores until next month but you can give the demo a try now.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts dated for Europe
Posted 22 Oct, 2008 10:07amSet for release exclusively for Xbox 360 on November 14.
Banjo-Kazooie demo coming soon
Posted 20 Oct, 2008 8:39amAd spotted on Xbox LIVE, Rare says it's unlikely we'll see the demo in October.
Rare details free Banjo-Kazooie offer
Posted 29 Sep, 2008 9:04amUK gamers can receive the free XBLA title when pre-ordering from GAME, Gamestation, Play.com and Amazon.
Banjo-Kazooie XBLA on November 26
Posted 24 Sep, 2008 3:40pmWill be available two weeks after the launch of Nuts & Bolts, priced 1200 MS Points.
'Barely a quarter' of Banjo revealed
Posted 11 Sep, 2008 2:20pmRare says the game is 'immense' and they've only touched on what it has to offer.
Banjo dev: Game play through time 'almost irrelevant'
Posted 11 Sep, 2008 1:44pmNuts and Bolts senior animator prefers to 'get lost' in games than play them from start to finish.
Banjo-Kazooie DLC is possible
Posted 11 Sep, 2008 1:24pmRare says they simply haven't 'though about it yet'.
Get N64 Banjo free with Nuts & Bolts
Posted 20 Aug, 2008 7:13amEager pre-orderers to receive download code for classic Rare platformer.
No Rare IP is dead suggests developer
Posted 8 Aug, 2008 2:39pm"You might see Killer Instinct, you might see Battletoads."
Rare: Our 360 titles could have GoldenEye effect
Posted 7 Aug, 2008 1:15pm"It looks like people are going to remember our stuff".
Rare: GoldenEye doesn't haunt us
Posted 6 Aug, 2008 4:10pm"Our recent games are better than they ever were."
Rare feels 'lucky' to be owned by Microsoft
Posted 6 Aug, 2008 4:07pmCan do things that are 'slightly more out there'.
Third of original GoldenEye team still at Rare
Posted 6 Aug, 2008 3:31pm"Viva Piñata doesn't mean the talent has gone", says legendary dev.
Rare dev: 'I don't think 360 has reached its limit'
Posted 5 Aug, 2008 1:43pmGraphics programmers are doing things now they didn't feel were possible at the start of this generation.
Rare: Half the studio working on secret projects
Posted 5 Aug, 2008 1:24pmDeveloper remains tight-lipped over the identity of secret titles, but says we'll hear about then 'soon enough'.
Banjo-Kazooie vehicle sharing a 'possibility'
Posted 25 Jul, 2008 10:33amBut only if Rare deems it a 'definite worthwhile improvement'.
Microsoft E3 2008 Press Conference round-up
Posted 14 Jul, 2008 7:42pmNo Halo or motion controller announcements, but FF XIII is coming to Xbox 360.
Banjo-Kazooie out this November
Posted 14 Jul, 2008 6:34pmOriginal N64 game to be made available on XBLA.
MS details E3 2008 Bringing It Home
Posted 11 Jul, 2008 10:01amWill include a downloadable demo of Silicon Knights' Too Human.
Rare: 'no truth to the Banjo motion control rumour'
Posted 10 Jul, 2008 12:41pmDeveloper responds to mounting rumours that Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts will use a new motion controller.
MS fuels motion controller fire
Posted 9 Jul, 2008 9:03amBanjo-Kazooie walkthrough video hints at the heavily rumoured Xbox 360 motion controller.
Microsoft set to announce more for 2008 at E3
Posted 20 Jun, 2008 8:39amPlatform holder is also confident Xbox 360 will be home to "most exclusives".
MS believes 2008 line-up is stronger than 2007
Posted 13 Jun, 2008 9:15amNothing as big as Halo 3 but believes Gears 2 and Fable 2 will be huge.
MS chest thumps over "flood of brilliant 360 games"
Posted 23 May, 2008 4:51pmSays every week of the year brings a "Christmas Eve" like never before.
Rare explains Banjo's blocky look
Posted 21 May, 2008 2:03pmThe designers made a conscious effort to retain an angular look.
Microsoft has its say on April NPDs
Posted 16 May, 2008 2:06pm10.1 million Xbox 360s now sold in the US, contributing to global sales of over 19 million.
Banjo 3 is 80% vehicles
Posted 15 May, 2008 10:39amThe Banjo-Kazooie designer understands fans will find vehicles "tough" to accept.
Two previous Banjo 3 concepts were scrapped
Posted 15 May, 2008 10:15amProduction on the game began after Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
Create the USS Enterprise in Banjo
Posted 14 May, 2008 10:00amDuring testing players have created all kinds of crazy things including the "full compliment of Star Wars vehicles".
Banjo-Kazooie 3 out Holiday 2008
Posted 13 May, 2008 4:35pmThe most famous bear and bird duo to return, once again going up against the evil witch Grunty.
