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E3 2008: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Impressions

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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E3 2008: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Impressions

Let’s get the big news out of the way first: Stop ‘n’ Swop is back, and this time, it does something. GameCyte went hands-on with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts on the show floor at this year’s E3, and got to experience the bird & bear’s new knack for motoring. Your price for flight is but [...]

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Dana Hanna Discusses Shadowrun Missteps

Thursday, May 15, 2008

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Dana Hanna Discusses Shadowrun Missteps

Dana Hanna of Microsoft Game Studio gave a postmortem lecture at the ION Game Conference called “You Can’t Do That! Crossing Platforms and Genres with Shadowrun.” My opinion on Shadowrun is well-known by readers here, so it should come as no great shock that I’m intrigued by the argument Hanna made during the lecture.

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Team Xbox Gets a Rare Visit

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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Team Xbox Gets a Rare Visit

With Rare making two major announcements today, gamers are abuzz about upcoming sequels Viva Pinata 2 and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. Team Xbox has a new movie from the Inside Xbox team, who took a visit to Rare’s UK headquarters, and learned a few things about the latter game.

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Shane Kim Talks Shop About Microsoft Game Studios

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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Shane Kim Talks Shop About Microsoft Game Studios

GameDaily has an interview with Corporate Vice President Shane Kim that rolls through a number of different topics of concern to the video game-loving populace. Though his answers are coated with a slick corporate oiliness, it’s still an interesting read with some of my favorite excerpts after the jump.

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