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sinha on 12 November 2007

Rare: "Banjo 3 not cancelled"

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=30530


Developer source denies rumours

A source at UK developer Rare has told GamesIndustry.biz that its Banjo-Kazooie title for Xbox 360 has not been cancelled, despite rumours to the contrary.

There is speculation that development of a major, first-party Microsoft title has been stopped. But, if true, this is "definitely not" Banjo-Kazooie, says the source at the Microsoft-owned developer.

Rumours have intensified since Shane Bettenhausen, of US magazine EGM, mentioned them on last week's 1up Yours podcast.

"A big Microsoft first-party title that has been in the works for a very long time, that people are very excited for, sounds like it's being cancelled," said Bettenhausen. He added that the story had a "97 per cent chance" of being true, and may break this week.

Much of the subsequent speculation has focused on Banjo-Kazooie. The finger has been pointed at the latest in the popular series of platform games due to the poor sales of Rare's other family-oriented 360 games, Kameo and Viva Pinata.



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sinha on 12 November 2007

So it's definitely NOT Banjo 3 or Alan Wake, and it's almost certainly not Too Human or Fable 2...
So that leaves... Halo Wars? Some other game that no one was really excited for in the first place?



We don't provide the 'easy to program for' console that they [developers] want, because 'easy to program for' means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so the question is what do you do for the rest of the nine and half years? It's a learning process. - SCEI president Kaz Hirai

It's a virus where you buy it and you play it with your friends and they're like, "Oh my God that's so cool, I'm gonna go buy it." So you stop playing it after two months, but they buy it and they stop playing it after two months but they've showed it to someone else who then go out and buy it and so on. Everyone I know bought one and nobody turns it on. - Epic Games president Mike Capps

We have a real culture of thrift. The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games. - Activision CEO Bobby Kotick

 

Saiyar on 12 November 2007

Halo wars, the Peter Jackson Halo thing or the Marvel MMO then.



Neos on 12 November 2007

its too human guys, my water tells me



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NeoRatt on 12 November 2007

Banjo Kazoiee is alive and well from an official spokesperson for the company, not just a development source.

http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/12-11-2007-6866.html



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NeoRatt on 12 November 2007
Neos said:
its too human guys, my water tells me

I doubt it is.  Gamestop now has a release date for the software pre-orders of Too Human...  It used to be January 1st, but now it is March 3, 2008.  Previous to this date, Gamestop always put at the first of the months that it chose, which essentially means they didn't know.  Right after the press event for Too Human in mid-October the release date moved to March 3rd.  Also, there were a lot of positive comments on Too Human for the press release so I don't think this one is on the chopping block.

I think it is the Peter Jackson project if it is first party.  If it is any game then I think it is Haze.



NeoRatt on 12 November 2007

It is not Too Human...

Interview published today...

http://www.developmag.com/interviews/97/Game-On-Part-2

"But we are deeply involved with making sure that the future of Gears and the first iteration of Too Human are great games on our platform."



ckmlb on 12 November 2007
sinha said:
So it's definitely NOT Banjo 3 or Alan Wake, and it's almost certainly not Too Human or Fable 2...
So that leaves... Halo Wars? Some other game that no one was really excited for in the first place?

Why isn't it Alan Wake again?

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Saiyar on 12 November 2007
ckmlb said:
sinha said:
So it's definitely NOT Banjo 3 or Alan Wake, and it's almost certainly not Too Human or Fable 2...
So that leaves... Halo Wars? Some other game that no one was really excited for in the first place?

Why isn't it Alan Wake again?

 Because Remedy said it wasn't yesterday.



ckmlb on 12 November 2007
leo-j said:
Ha wow, if they cancel banjo their complete idiots, first off its the only platformer that is as good as mario. Secound off, that game will make me buy a 360.

What planet do you live in where Banjo was ever as good as Mario? The last one was garbage.

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