Rare's studio manager, Mark Betteriedge, has told GamesIndustry.biz that some of the company's future products will "surprise a lot of people, both in terms of what they are and the different styles".

Talking in an interview, the first part of which will be published tomorrow, he explained that one of the studio's roles as a first party developer was to change the perception of the Xbox 360 from just being a "shooter box, or a hardcore box," and "change the conventional thinking of games and entertainment".
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CrankyGamersUK writes: Been playing through Banjo Kazooie on 360 and have found a nice secret that i'm sure lots of you are going to go crazy for!

2009 just got a whole lot sweeter!
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According to the newest Dev Diary on BanjoKazooie.com, the team is going to be working on more Banjo games.

"Lastly, let's spare a thought for our local pizza delivery company, who are now at risk of going out of business. They told me that at first they thought it was because of the credit crunch biting in, but they soon realised it was because we'd finished Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. There's only one solution to their woes...

...more Banjo games!"
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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is out in Europe this Friday (and on sale now in the US) and to celebrate developer Rare is throwing down a block-building gauntlet.

On November 23 a dozen artists and designers from the UK dev, including head of design and 'Mr. Banjo' Gregg Mayles, will descend on Xbox Live multiplayer competitions between 3 and 5 pm.

Members of Banjo's dev team will be recognisable by their characters' stylish sunglasses and you'll also unlock a special Achievement just for battling them.
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More than 10 years after the launch of "Banjo-Kazooie," Microsoft Game Studios and Rare Ltd. are proud to renew the beloved franchise with "Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts." Landing at North American retailers today, this Xbox 360 exclusive is rated "E 10+" (for Everyone 10 and older) and retails for $39.99.
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Rare's issued an apology over last week's favourite storm dan le teacup, the issue of whether or not players with SD TVs would be able to read text in Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.
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While playing the recently released Nuts & Bolts demo, you may have noticed the rather small font size. Or, more appropriately, you might have not, given the stalwart backlash from the community after giving up squinting at their small CRT sets.

While it's disappointing nevertheless that this issue wasn't caught in earlier focus testing, [...] a fair and quick rectification from Microsoft Game Studios PR, that Rare's very own George Kelion gently forwarded to MundoRare today to clarify the issue:

"It has come to our attention that people are exmeperiencing subtitle readability issues with Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts on Standard Definition TVs. We would like to assure you that contrary to earlier reports, we are aware of the issue and currently working on a title update to be released within the next 30 days that will fix it for those with Standard Definition TVs. We're committed to ensuring all fans of the franchise are able to have the best experience possible with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts."
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Kombo writes: Congratulations, Rare. You've just lost a customer.

Word has gotten around that the demo of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is rather hard to read on a standard-definition TV. As such, there have been complaints about it in places such as the NeoGAF forums, and as such, Rare Community Manager George K. told everyone that they were looking into the text issue for the retail version of the game. So that was good. Until this came back...
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Taken from the Official Banjo Blog:

'Today is 31st October and at midnight, we will not be accepting anymore questions on the character Facebook pages. There has been a great response and I look forward to seeing each character's answers.'
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Major Nelson reports that a demo for Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Build awe-inspiring vehicles and tackle the Jiggy challenges in any way you see fit! Show your creations off over Xbox LIVE.
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