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For years, Banjo-Kazooie fans have been begging for something new in the long-dormant series. Outside of a one-off experimental platformer back in 2008, and a couple of HD re-releases in the 2010s, ...

Banjo-Kazooie is now playable on PlayStation - at least, a fan-made version created in Dreams - and it's even caught the eye of Rare. Banjo-Kazooie: Mumbomania has been created by William Butkevicius, ...

Xbox might not be making a new Banjo-Kazooie, but there's a brand new game featuring everyone's favorite bird and bear available now via Dreams on PS4 and PS5. Banjo-Kazooie: Mumbomania is an ...

Update [Fri 5th Dec 2025, 5am]: Dreams creator Eupholace’s absurdly good Banjo-Kazooie fan game went viral on social media this week, and has even attracted attention from series creator Rare. Writing ...

You might know Steve Martin as a comedy legend, but he’s also a great musician. He played banjo on some of his early comedy albums, such as A Wild and Crazy Guy, but in recent years, he’s gotten more ...

The first issue of Paste came out in July 2002. Since then, this site has catalogued the best and worst contemporary music the industry and the underground have had to offer. This week, we’re focusing ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

There have been ongoing requests over the years for the revival of Rare's famous bear and bird duo Banjo-Kazooie, but will fans ever see this series return? The game's composer Grant Kirkhope already ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Would original Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope return to score a new entry in the series? Absolutely. Does he think there will be a sequel for ...

Earlier this year, Banjo Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope posted on social media to say he had "zero hope" of a new sequel - something which prompted a strong response from fans of the iconic N64 ...

No one is doing more for mascot platformers than Toys for Bob. Since 2018, the formerly Microsoft-owned studio has released the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Crash ...