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 [...]

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Hoping to allay fears surrounding the fates of studios Rare and Lionhead, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Game Studios, commented that the work of both the studios is “incredibly important to Microsoft.”
He was referring to the sudden closure of Ensemble Studios, the much vaunted developer of the Age of Empires series.
Both Rare and Lionhead [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Although gamers want to play through the legendary Nintendo 64 shooter GoldenEye 007 again, licensing issues and other problems have kept Rare from bringing the game to either Xbox Live Arcade or the Wii Shop Channel.
“The ball’s not in anybody at Rare’s court really,” said Rare senior engineer Nick Burton. “It’s squarely in the [...]

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