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Banjo-Tooie Xbox Live Arcade release date announced

Jeff Baker — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:11:19 +0000

Rare has recently announced that 4J Studios’ Xbox Live Arcade port of popular N64 title, Banjo-Tooie is set to hit the service on April 29th.

The port will feature a “super-charged frame rate” along with a Stop ‘N’ Swop that was absent from the original release.

If you’re a real Banjo-Kazooie fan, you’ll be happy to hear that Rare will also release an appropriately themed Gamerpic pack for 80 Microsoft Points, featured above. Yippee!

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Banjo-Tooie hitting Xbox Live Arcade in April

Jeff Baker — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:17:55 +0000

Whether or not you liked the recently released Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts there is no question about it, the minute Banjo-Kazooie, and it’s succesor Banjo-Tooie, hit the shelves for the N64 they became instant classics.

Well, for those of you who didn’t receive the honor to grow up in the era of N64 (or if you just want to give the game another run through) now get a chance to play Banjo-Tooie.

While Microsoft originally predicted the game would hit sometime early 2009, Rare has recently refuted that claim giving the game an April release (re-release?) date.

A yet unannounced sum of Microsoft Points will get you the Banjo-Tooie Xbox Live Arcade port that will feature newly remastered graphics (to an extent) and improved framerate. Sign me up!

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Rare Fixing Banjo SDTV Problem

Rajiv Ashrafi — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:19:12 +0000

Reverting from its original stance, Rare has promised to fix the small text in Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. This will only be applicable to those who play the game on a SDTV, which makes the text illegible.

"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," reads an update on the company’s official Banjo blog.

The game is due out November 11, but the problem was noticed by gamers who downloaded the gameplay demo.

Banjo Kazooie Heads to XBLA

Rajiv Ashrafi — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:37:20 +0000

Microsoft has announced that Rare’s Xbox 360 port of classic N64 platformer Banjo Kazooie will be available through Xbox Live Arcade starting Wednesday, November 26.

It will be priced at 1200 Microsoft points ($15), but will be available as a free download to those who pre-order Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, which hits stores November 11.

The XBLA version of the game will feature additional content. Its sequel will also be getting the XBLA treatment early next year.

Pre-order Banjo Kazooie to Get the Original Game Free

Rajiv Ashrafi — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:44:33 +0000

The highly anticipated revival of Banjo Kazooie will hit North America on November 14, publisher Microsoft announced. Dubbed Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, the game will sell for $39.99.

However, what is more interesting is that those who pre-order the game will receive a free download code for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade release of the original Banjo Kazooie game. These customers will be able to access the game two weeks before the general public and will also be able to unlock extra content and features.

No release date for the XBLA game was provided, though Microsoft noted that it would be some time after Nuts and Bolts.