Nearly fifteen years ago the gaming gods over at Rareware (now known simply as Rare) graced us with a masterpiece of a title: Banjo-Tooie. A sequel to 1998’s Banjo-Kazooie, Tooie took everything up to eleven. Featuring a humongous overworld littered with equally as expansive underworlds, Banjo-Tooie kept gamers playing for hours and hours. Tooie was also, believe it or not, my first ever console video game. Early on Christmas of 2000 Old Saint Nick blessed me with the...
Six years ago was a weird time, for both myself and the gaming industry. It had been quite a bit of time since any bit of hype had been built up for Banjo-Kazooie as a franchise, with the idea of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts not even being conceptualized yet. I had, myself, become obsessed with a Banjo themed forum – Spiral Mountain (which has since become RareGamer) – where I spent every waking moment of my sad, overweight internet life. I would roleplay as...
At Microsoft’s E3 briefing, ‘Killer Instinct’ was announced to Xbox One. The team showed off the Xbox One’s new DVR feature as the lead developer played a live match on stage and showed off how players can edit, upload and even live-stream via Twitch TV. (more updates as they become available)
At E3 this morning ‘Kinect Sports Rivals’ was announced as one of Rares next titles. Adding in mountain climbing, wake boarding, ski-dooing, and more, it is to be releasing this Holiday on the Xbox One and will allow you to scan yourself into the game. (Updates coming later)
