Fans of the series and newcomers alike will enjoy platforming with Rare's famous honey bear Banjo and breegull Kazooie as they fight to save Banjo's little sister Tooty from the evil witch Gruntilda in their original classic adventure. "Banjo-Kazooie" launches on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, December 3 at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).
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Nov 20, 2008

Microsoft Admits to Banjo-Kazooie Preorder Code Problems, Delays XBLA Release to December 3

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1UP contacted Microsoft to see if they knew what was going on and received the following official response:

"We are aware that some consumers who preordered Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts have not received their redeem code for Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox Live Arcade. We are currently investigating the scope of this situation, but we believe it represents a small fraction of the total number of preorder customers. We encourage anyone who preordered Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and did not receive a redeem code to follow up directly with your retailer's customer service team for resolution."
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Nov 17, 2008

Rare: Our future products will "surprise" people

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360 - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Rare: Our future products will "surprise" people

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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Nov 16, 2008

Rare drop a massive bombshell hidden in Banjo Kazooie!

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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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Nov 13, 2008

Banjo Dev Diary 6: Closing Comments

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360 - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Banjo Dev Diary 6: Closing Comments

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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Nov 12, 2008

Play Banjo-Kazooie with Rare

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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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Nov 11, 2008

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Launches Today

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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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Nov 10, 2008

Rare apologises over Banjo SD text issue

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360 - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Rare apologises over Banjo SD text issue

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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Nov 8, 2008

A font size fix for Banjo is in the works

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360 - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - A font size fix for Banjo is in the works

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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Nov 5, 2008

Rare Posts a New Edition of Scribes

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360 - Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - Rare Posts a New Edition of Scribes

Official Rare Banjo Blog:

"With only a week to go before the release of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, the editor has posted a brand new edition of everyone's favourite Q&A, Scribes!

With help from a few dev team members, the editor answers all your pressing questions including these:

I was just wondering if the feathers on Mumbo's head had flying properties like Kazooie's? I mean did he rip them from Kazooie or something?
Bryner

Editor Answer - Possibly. Maybe he sliced her head open like Sylar and now he can do a Flap Flip jump as well.

I can't wait for Banjo-Kazooie! I literally crapped my pants when I heard the big news. I'm also looking forward to Nuts & Bolts but I want to try the demo first (make it happen please).
Christopher 'Chito' Escobar

Editor Answer - Everyone's having accidents in their pants today. Demo's up now, stop cacking yourself and play it.

Click the link for more questions and answers."
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