Tag: Banjo-Kazooie
News Toys For Bob Talks 'Ambitious' New Xbox Game & Banjo-Kazooie Interest
"Banjo's been hibernating long enough, right?"
Toys for Bob, which is a development studio you may know for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, has indicated a major interest in working on a new Banjo-Kazooie game with Team Xbox. In an interview with Canadian Guy Eh on YouTube, Paul Yan (co-studio head and creative...
News Banjo-Kazooie Revival Would Be 'Instantly Hated' By Some Fans, Says Original Composer
"I have zero hope for another Banjo game"
Earlier this week, we covered a story about the CEO of Moon Studios questioning why Xbox hadn't decided to make a new Banjo-Kazooie game yet - he suggested that a talented developer could "rival 3D Mario" in the process. This story attracted the attention of original Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope,...
News Xbox Could 'Rival 3D Mario' With A New Banjo-Kazooie Game, Says Ori Developer
"...and probably sell similar numbers"
We've been hearing for years and years and years about how Xbox might do something with the Banjo-Kazooie IP at some point in the future, but as things stand, it doesn't seem like anything particularly noteworthy is happening. A lot of people have shown support for it, including the CEO of Moon Studios (best...
News Xbox Exec Dismisses Rumour That He Doesn't Care About Banjo-Kazooie
"It holds a special place in my heart"
Over the weekend, a video from YouTuber Puerta al Sótano began getting a lot of attention after they claimed that Xbox exec Aaron Greenberg used the phrase "nobody cares about Banjo-Kazooie" at a recent press event. The event was apparently for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and the response was to the...
News Xbox's 'Double Fine' Studio Dismisses Idea Of Making New Banjo Or Conker Games
Not interested
There's been a lot of speculation and even a few rumours about the possibility of Banjo-Kazooie returning under Xbox's current leadership, but one studio that won't be handling the responsibility is Psychonauts 2 developer Double Fine. As spotted by GamesRadar, the team took to social media this week to praise the recent release of
News Don't Get Your Hopes Up About Banjo-Kazooie, Suggests New Xbox Rumour
"There is no Banjo game in development"
For years and years now, we've been desperately hoping that Xbox might develop a new game in the Banjo-Kazooie series, but nothing has materialsed as of yet. And supposedly, that might remain the case for a long time to come. Windows Central's Jez Corden mentioned the possibility of a new Banjo game on the...
Rumour Xbox 'Actively' Working On New Banjo-Kazooie Game
It was supposedly greenlit in early 2022
We've been talking about Banjo-Kazooie for years and years here at Pure Xbox without any real sign of a reboot for the series, but a rumour appears to suggest that Microsoft might have some plans for the franchise after all. This comes from NateDrake on ResetEra, otherwise known as NateT
News Xbox's Phil Spencer Knows How Much We Want A New Banjo-Kazooie Game
"Banjo fans, I hear you"
For years now, we've been hearing from Xbox fans who are desperate for a new Banjo game to make its way to market. It's been 15 long years since the last one, and Xbox boss Phil Spencer is well aware that it's been a long wait. Spencer brought up Banjo-Kazooie as part of an interview with Windows Central this week, using...
News As Banjo Kazooie Turns 25, Xbox Is Still Keeping Us Waiting For A Revival
Some of the devs think it probably won't happen
Can you believe it's the 25th anniversary of Banjo-Kazooie?! The first game in the series released all the way back on June 29th, 1998 for the Nintendo 64 - and you can play it right now as part of Rare Replay on Xbox Game Pass. Sadly, it's been 15 years now since we last saw a new Banjo-Kazooie game,...
Rumour Banjo-Kazooie Revival Could Be Announced At Xbox Showcase 2022
"Something’s happening with Banjo..."
Stop us if you've heard this one before, but it's being rumoured that Banjo-Kazooie's revival might finally be announced at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase this Sunday, at least according to YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer. MVG was a guest on the Nate the Hate podcast today (thanks, VGC), where he...
News Banjo-Kazooie Fans Agree Xbox Version Is Still The Best Way To Play
Even though it's now available on Switch
As we mentioned recently, Banjo-Kazooie made its debut on Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Switch Online service in January, but there's a big difference compared to Xbox - the NSO version is the (mostly) unaltered N64 original. The Xbox version, on the other hand, is the Xbox Live Arcade port from back in...
News Rare's N64 Classic Banjo-Kazooie Is Out This Week On Switch
Another "modern way" to enjoy this title
Update: Rare has passed on the news to Xbox fans that its classic N64 title Banjo-Kazooie is out on the Switch tomorrow. Of course, Xbox fans can still play the title via Game Pass and Rare Replay. Original article [Fri 24th Sep, 2021 03:30 BST]: Rare might have been purchased by Microsoft long ago, but...
Reminder Rare's Banjo-Kazooie Now Available As A Smash Bros. amiibo
Raring to go!
Well, here's something you don't see every day - the Rare and Microsoft-owned character Banjo-Kazooie has just been released as an amiibo for Nintendo's all-star brawler, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Banjo & Kazooie originally made their debut in Smash Bros. Ultimate in September 2019, as part of Fighter Pass Vol. 1. To this day,...
News Double Fine Isn't Interested In Making A Banjo-Kazooie Game
'Rare is still around!'
The Xbox community has been holding onto hope over the years that the Microsoft owned Banjo-Kazooie might eventually make a comeback in some form, but Xbox studio Double Fine has distanced itself from taking the hotseat. Speaking to IGN, founder Tim Schafer explained that he'd seen speculation that his studio might be in...
News A Look At Loading In Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts On Xbox Series X
Blink and you'll miss it
On Xbox Series X|S, backwards compatible titles load faster than ever. Earlier this week, for example, we saw how The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt skips entire loading screens whenever fast travel is used. Now, we've got yet another look at just how quick load times are on Microsoft's next-generation system, with the Xbox 360...
News Rare's Banjo-Kazooie Releasing As A Smash Bros. amiibo In 2021
The bear and bird are back
Steve and Alex from Minecraft weren't the only characters under the Xbox Game Studios banner to feature in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate broadcast yesterday. At the very end of the show, game director Masahiro Sakurai gave fans a first look at the amiibo for the Rare duo Banjo-Kazooie. It'll be arriving in 2021,...
E3 2015 Rare Replay Will Bring 30 Classic Rare Games to Xbox One This August
30 games for $30
During Microsoft's E3 press briefing it was announced that Rare Replay, a collection of 30 classic games from developer Rare, will be coming to Xbox One on August 4th. The trailer (which you can view below) showed a broad range of titles from Rare's history – dating back to the NES days and before – all bundled into one package...
