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Deal time: Snag Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts for $26
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Dec 11th 2008 at 4:15PM }
[Via Evil Avatar]
Battletoads and Killer Instinct jokes in Nuts & Bolts
by Richard Mitchell { Nov 17th 2008 at 2:45PM }
Now, we could live without most of them (okay, technically we could live without all of them), but we have to admit a new Battletoads would be more than welcome. Unfortunately, the text itself is relatively clear, the sequels are mentioned merely as a joke. Unless, of course, a sequel to an old franchise counts as Rare's upcoming "surprise."
We're not holding our breath.
[Via Joystiq]
Shipping this week: Banjo's Edge at War edition
by Richard Mitchell { Nov 10th 2008 at 4:00PM }
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Mirror's Edge
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- Pro Evolution Soccer 09
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Rock Revolution
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts demo on the XBLM
by Xav de Matos { Oct 29th 2008 at 10:00AM }
Banjo-Kazooie looking sharp on XBLA
by Ludwig Kietzmann { Sep 25th 2008 at 8:30PM }
Not to berate or belittle the big, bouncing buffoon's bygone birth, but the backpack-packing bear (from Rare) clearly benefits from blatantly bettered visuals in his XBLA bash. Whether you're a boy bedridden or babe bored in your boudoir, you'd best be aware that this bear with a bird in his backpack is worth both a care and a stare.
(Also, alliterations are annoying.)
(Also, alliterations are annoying.)
New Banjo interview talks balance, challenges
by Richard Mitchell { Sep 17th 2008 at 12:45PM }
Rumor: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts achievements
by Dustin Burg { Sep 12th 2008 at 1:30PM }
Fresh from a visit to Rare HQ for some hands-on with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, the Xbox 360 Online Center folks came back with a supposed list of Nuts & Bolts achievements. Though, they came back without any of the pretty achievement artwork. Boo! You can view the "rumored" list of achievements after the jump and even though there aren't any achievements quite as good as Gears 2's "Beat the Meatflag", Nuts & Bolts' "BBQ Beef" achievement is pretty yummy. Or maybe we're just hungry.Nuts & Bolts is $39.99, pre-orders get XBLA Banjo early
by Richard Mitchell { Aug 19th 2008 at 3:15PM }
Finally, a new Nuts & Bolts world called Jiggoseum was revealed. You can check out the first images of Jiggoseum in the gallery below.
[Via Joystiq]
Rare promises Banjo-Kazooie demo before its November release
by Dustin Burg { Aug 19th 2008 at 12:45PM }
So, there you have it. You can expect colorful Banjo-Kazooie demo goodness prior to the game's release this November. Huzzah!
Gallery: Banjo-Kazooie 3
E308: Fable 2 and Banjo reception in pictures
by Dustin Burg { Jul 16th 2008 at 6:00PM }
Banjo Kazooie coming to XBLA later this year
by Jem Alexander { Jul 14th 2008 at 3:02PM }
Rumor busted: No motion control in Banjo 3
by Richard Mitchell { Jul 9th 2008 at 4:30PM }
There you have it folks. Consider this rumor busted.
Update: We've received further comment from Microsoft just to make things extra clear. Per Microsoft: "There is no truth to this speculation. Ken's comment is in reference to rotating the left analog stick while hitting the X-button to move different things in the game." Can't get much clearer than that, now can we?
New Banjo Kazooie videos and screens
by Joystiq Staff { Jul 8th 2008 at 9:15PM }
Rare looks to have anticipated the outcry and saved much of the more traditional stuff for later reveal. IGN recently got some media out of Rare that seems designed just for that reveal, the first video introduces you to Showdown Town, the game hub, and where most of the more traditional platforming happens. The second video showcases Banjo Land and displays some of the vehicle creation and editing, as well as some of the quirky world exploration. Get watching!
By the way, listen closely around 4:00 into the first video for what could be a possible mention of a long rumored item.
Gallery: Banjo-Kazooie 3
Banjo and Viva sequels only $39.99 at Gamestop?
by Terrence Stasse { Jul 3rd 2008 at 1:00AM }
This generation of games has seen the average price for a title rise to $59.99, so when a game looks to possibly be released at a price point lower than that, we take notice. Over at Gamestop's website, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts are both currently listed at the price of $39.99. Now while this could just be a simple error (Amazon has them both at $59.99), we'd like to hope that there's more going on ...
The rest of this is only speculation, but there are a few connections between the two games. They're both from Rare and so they're both Microsoft first party games. Now it could just be wishful thinking, but we'd like to hope that Microsoft might be willing taking a bit of a profit hit on these two to get them to be must-buys for a larger audience of gamers (read: kids).
The rest of this is only speculation, but there are a few connections between the two games. They're both from Rare and so they're both Microsoft first party games. Now it could just be wishful thinking, but we'd like to hope that Microsoft might be willing taking a bit of a profit hit on these two to get them to be must-buys for a larger audience of gamers (read: kids).
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts' official box art
by Dustin Burg { Jun 23rd 2008 at 2:00PM }
It's time for another exciting edition of the too fun and too exciting Xbox 360 video game box art reveal of awesomeness reloaded! Where today, thanks to Microsoft, we bring you the official box art for Rare's Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts in all its bear, bird, nuts, bolts and wrench glory. And we'll admit, it's a pretty nicely designed box art. Our favorite Nuts and Bolts box art design decision has to be the centering of Banjo's square nose on the cover, because we have something about adorably square cartoon noses. Too fun!
