Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts News from N4G

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  Xbox Killed One of the Greatest Developers in Gaming

  Since the Stamper brothers and Nintendo sold Rare to Microsoft in 2002, its been all downhill. Games like Grabbed By The Ghoulies on the original Xbox (later on XBLA) and the severely lacking Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts on the Xbox 360 have shown that even with some success in the home console market, Microsoft cannot sustain a good in-house developer to put out AAA titles.

  Xbox 360 - Oct 22, 2010
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  BK: Nuts and Bolts is now available through Games on Demand

  VGArabia: Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is now available for download via Microsoft's Games on Demand service through Xbox Live for cheaper than retail price.

  Xbox 360 - Jan 05, 2010
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  David Wise, composer since 1985, leaves Rare

  MundoRare writes: Recent times and cancellations have shown that all is not well in Rare-land. As if the cancellations of both Perfect Dark 2 and Kameo 2 in favor of Project Natal have shaken the faith of even the most loyal Rare fans, David Wise's departure from Rare could very well be the killing blow. [...] From his Facebook: I think the business of Rare has changed a great deal, and at the moment there is just not the opportunity ...

  Xbox 360, DS, GameCube - Nov 15, 2009
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  Target holds new Xbox 360 game clearance

  Select Target Corp. stores this month began holding a new game clearance for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.

  Xbox 360 - Sep 16, 2009
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  Rare: We've been battling against the Xbox demographic

  Rare was acquired by Microsoft back in 2002 and has been at the heart of the platform holder's internal development, but only now, with the upcoming launch of Natal, does the developer feel it and Microsoft are on the same page. Speaking to VideoGamer.com about Natal prior to gamescom, Rare design director George Andreas explained just why the motion sensing technology is such a big deal.

  Xbox 360 - Aug 25, 2009
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  PathEngine SDK Updated, Licensed for Project NATAL's Milo & Kate

  PathEngine has announced the release 5.21.00 of their pathfinding and agent movement SDK, with key features of the release being the addition of functionality for projecting 3D geometry to ground shapes, significant optimisation of pre-process data structures, and 3D content processing improvements. In addition, the team have also announced a licensing agreement with Monolith, and to Nexon for Nexon Star.

  Xbox 360, PS3, PC - Aug 10, 2009
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  Amazon Offers Free Game w/ Xbox 360 Arcade

  360-Deals writes: This July 4th, retail Amazon.com kicked off a special promotion on the Xbox 360 Arcade console. Get a copy of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts free ($29.99 value) when you order an Xbox 360 arcade at Aamzon! Promotion ends on July 11, 2009 at 11:59PST Here are the full details...

  Xbox 360 - Jul 04, 2009
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  Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Soundtrack Out on June 30th

  GamingShogun.com writes: Banjo-Kazooie fans be aware that the soundtrack to Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts will be released tomorrow on June 30th via retail stores, www.sumthing.com, and will be available for digital download on www.sumthingdigital.com and iTunes...

  Xbox 360 - Jun 29, 2009
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  Amazon price cuts Xbox 360 game titles

  Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut game titles for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 in the latest video game promotion. This week, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts held a sale price of $17.97, 40 percent off the $29.99 MSRP. In addition, You're In The Movies held a sale price of $14.97, 25 percent off the $19.99 MSRP.

  Xbox 360 - May 26, 2009
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  Rare denies Blast Corps 2 and Jet Force Gemini 2 yet again

  MundoRare writes: With E3 fast approaching, and the last edition of Scribes being somewhere around mid-February, good ol' Loveday saw it fit to update with yet another tantalizingly teasing edition of Scribes. When asked about what a Banjo-Fourie would have, Loveday, besides commenting on the horribleness of the name, said that he doesn't know any more than you do on a possible sequel. Keep in mind that, before the game's release, the team originally wanted to build upon (sorry) the ...

  Xbox 360 - May 20, 2009