A new Banjo Kazooie game has finally been greenlit, says insider

According to inside sources a new Banjo Kazooie game is finally happening, and I cannot contain my excitement.

The leak has taken the internet by storm, as it claims Microsoft is finally doing something with one its most popular owned properties. Since acquiring Rare in 2002, Banjo has only had one new game on Xbox, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, a lifeless racer that deserves to stay buried.

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For those fearing the traditional Banjo Kazooie platformers are gone for good though, you’re in luck, as a leaker by the name of Nate Drake claims a new game has finally been greenlit.

According to Drake, the game "didn't get the green light until early last year,” and is currently in a stage where “development can change a lot (abandoned ideas, internal reboots, etc.)”

(FYI) Insider Nate Drake has said that a New Banjo Kazooie is coming

"It's still an active project, but it didn't get the green light until early last year. There is a lot to do and development can change a lot (abandoned ideas, internal reboots, etc.)

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To add a bit of credibility to the leak, the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has gone on record to say the team has heard the demand for a new Banjo Kazooie game, and with the company slowly releasing more and more exclusives now is a better time than any to lead with a new Banjo Kazooie.

Many fans are reluctant to believe the news, understandably so given how a new Banjo Kazooie game has been at the top of people’s wish lists for years now. They took to Reddit to share their reactions to the leak.

“You absolutely cannot play with us this way.”

“I will be deeply, deeply, deeply upset if this turns out to be fake.”

Some fans aren’t even that sceptical about whether the leak is credible, but rather if it is, who’s making the game. One user said “This could be cool but first I need to know who is making it,” and it’s a great question since a Banjo Kazooie game made by anyone other than Rare would be unthinkable.

Unfortunately there aren’t any other details to report at the time of writing, but fingers-crossed we receive official confirmation from Xbox either later this year or sometime next year.