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#Throwbackthursday: Banjo-Kazooie

Banjo-Kazooie is a great title from Rare and holds so many special memories for me, read on to find out why I preferred it to the sequel.

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Bronxs152641d ago

I'm actually playin this right now as part of rare replay. It really is good. Takes me back makes me feel like I'm playing a game were the fun of the game was the developers focus and not resolution frame rate or set pieces. Very refreshing. Reminds me why I love video games. Wish it would get a current sequel that nailed the feel and design of the original.

Come on Phil. Make it happen. While your at it make Banjo a big deal mascot for the Xbox like master chief or Marcus Phoenix. Round out that portfolio.

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‘It’s been really painful’: Ex-Lionhead devs explain why they’ve announced, and shelved, a new game

An independent UK developer says it’s been forced to announce and postpone its game on the same day, and lay off more than half of its staff, due to the sharp downturn in investment in the games industry.

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A New Era for Mixed Reality

Meta writes: "Xbox and Meta teamed up last year to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) to Meta Quest, letting people play Xbox games on a large 2D virtual screen in mixed reality. Now, we’re working together again to create a limited-edition Meta Quest, inspired by Xbox."

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Former WipEout Devs at Starlight Games Announce Futuristic Sports Title, House of Golf 2 and More

A new studio based in Liverpool called Starlight Games is developing a futuristic sports title and is headed by the co-creator of WipEout.