Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Rare unveiled their work on Xbox Live avatars, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (the next instalment in the Viva Piñata series), and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts in 2008. Made by the core team that developed the first Banjo-Kazooie,Nuts & Bolts received significant criticism from players due to its focus on vehicle construction rather than traditional platforming. Later that year Microsoft confirmed that Scott Henson, a developer who had worked on the hardware and software designs of the Xbox 360 console and Kinect for Xbox 360
In March 2010 Rare opened a new facility at Fazeley Studios in Digbeth, Birmingham.
Rare unveiled their work on Xbox Live avatars, Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (the next instalment in the Viva Piñata series), and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts in 2008. Made by the core team that developed the first Banjo-Kazooie,Nuts & Bolts received significant criticism from players due to its focus on vehicle construction rather than traditional platforming. Later that year Microsoft confirmed that Scott Henson, a developer who had worked on the hardware and software designs of the Xbox 360 console and Kinect for Xbox 360
In March 2010 Rare opened a new facility at Fazeley Studios in Digbeth, Birmingham.










