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Looking forward to the return of BattleToads? Here’s some of the music from the game!

 BattleToads is set to return in 2020, with the game currently in development by Dlala Studios in the UK, in partnership with Rare. As a special treat for fans, two of the games tracks by composer David Housden have been made available on ... [Read More]
November 12, 2019

Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic isn’t joining Xbox Game Studios, not making a new Banjo-Kazooie game

 After some speculation that the development studio behind Yooka-Laylee and Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair could be joining Xbox Game Studios or could be making a new Banjo-Kazooie game, Playtonic has immediately removed any ongoing speculat... [Read More]
November 6, 2019

Shpeshal Ed’s Top 5 – Week 7

 It seems I can't shake my nostalgia kick and this week have decided I'd like to look at which Microsoft IPs I'd like brought back for the next Xbox. Much like they brought back Killer Instinct for Xbox One. 5. Kameo Kameo began it's ... [Read More]
October 17, 2019

Sea of Thieves Fort of the Damned update out now! – Includes banjo, new events and 2 player sloops in Arena

 The newest update for Sea of Thieves is out now. In Fort of the Damned players will experience Halloween-themed events, a new instrument and loads of cosmetic options. Plenty of stuff is added to the game, so it seems players have enough to do till ... [Read More]
October 16, 2019

Rare is adding coloured underwear to Sea of Thieves

 As the developer updates by executive producer Joe Neate have turned into community updates more and more the news from these updates get less exciting by the week. Next week Rare is launching the Fort of the Damned update for Sea of Thieves, but ... [Read More]
October 9, 2019

The next Sea of Thieves update is called ‘Fort of the Damned’ coming October 16th

 Every week Rare posts a developer update for their ever changing, ever evolving pirate adventure game. This week Joe Neate, the executive producer on Sea of Thieves, has revealed the date and name of the new content update for the game. It's called ... [Read More]
September 26, 2019

Sea of Thieves Content Update: Smugglers Fortune

 September is here, and so is the latest update for Sea of Thieves, titled "Smugglers Fortune". Finally Pirates can buy themselves a monkey or parrot, dress them up, and fire them out of a cannon. What's not to like? For a full rundown, check ... [Read More]
September 13, 2019

Rare reveals pets and ‘the Pirate Emporium’

 During a special livestream Rare has shown more information on pets and microtransactions coming to the game in two days. And they had a monkey puking live on stream. If that's not a good start for a new content update, I don't know what is. In ... [Read More]
September 9, 2019

Banjo-Kazooie coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate today (September 4)

 Banjo-Kazooie for Smash release date announced. [Read More]
September 4, 2019
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Sea of Thieves’ new update Smuggler’s Fortune is arriving September 11th.. with dogs?

 In the weekly developer update for Sea of Thieves, Rare has teased the inclusion of dogs to the game. [Read More]
September 4, 2019

Rare icons coming to Nintendo platforms ‘inevitable’ according to Conker creator Chris Seavor

 With Banjo-Kazooie's arrival on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate the floodgates are seemingly open according to Chris Seavor, the creator of Conker. In a short interview with VGC the former Rare employee and current indie game developer at the small ... [Read More]
August 16, 2019