The Perfect Dark achievements popped up recently, and they’re full of two things: surprises and disappointment.  First off, it’s worth mentioning that, for some reason, Perfect Dark has 20 achievements instead of the customary 12 for XBLA... 

As announced at X10 today in San Francisco Microsoft will be “hosting” a Block Party this March on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Similar to the Summer of Arcade we now know what games will be released weekly to the Arcade.  ‘Toy Soldiers‘... 

Fans of SEGA and Rare unite? In a surprise announcement this week, Banjo and Kazooie will be making an appearance in the upcoming Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing game, (only on the Xbox 360 version that is.) Plus, as if Banjo wasn’t enough, Xbox... 

Rare seems to be playing the “make them burst with anticipation” game.  They appear to be content slowly releasing screen shot after screen shot of Perfect Dark, touting how much better it looks than it did on the N64.  This week, they revealed... 

This morning Rare passed along some new screen shots of the upcoming game Perfect Dark on the Xbox Live Arcade.  We still don’t have any shots of Agent Joanna Dark, but there is a revamped shot of everybody’s favorite Maian, Elvis.  Accompanying... 

Looking for more old school, N64 fun? Look no further, because Rare is bringing Banjo-Tooie to the XBLA, and we have an early list of achievements to show! The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed.. var fo290_3 = { params... 

Rare has given us the word that Banjo-Tooie will be available to download this April on XBLA, (appropriate since Easter is the designated time for hunting multi-coloured eggs.) The Flash Player and a browser with Javascript support are needed.. var... 

Just in time for the winter holiday season, Rare has developed new ways for any level gardener to cultivate snowy landscapes in Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise. Regardless of what climate players live in, their piñata gardens can be transformed into... 

In response to recent mild-mannered internet discussions concerning the size and legibility of the text in Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts on some SDTVs, Rare sent us the following email explaining that they are working on a solution. The rest of the... 

Word on the streets is that the Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Demo is up on the Xbox Live Marketplace.  And of course, this comes from none other than our friendly neighborhood Spiderman Major Nelson.  Having played an earlier build of the game at... 

What happens when Killer Instinct meets Viva Pinata 2? We have no idea, but if you have Viva Pinata 2, and you have a Vision Camera, maybe you should start scanning these cards. Seriously, what are you waiting for? We don’t know exactly what the VP...