Rare Ltd. has been pretty quiet about the development of the latest installment to the Banjo Kazooie series. However, in a recent interview with Gregg Mayles, Creative Director of the franchise, we may have been given a hint to what the hub world in Banjo Kazooie 3 will be like. Head over to the full article to find out.

Banjo Kazooie fans be at ease, it looks like the sequel to the franchise currently being developed for the Xbox 360 is not the first-party Microsoft title getting the axe, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the studio, Rare. So which Microsoft title's getting the boot? It's still anyone's guess.

Following the rumor that a first-party Microsoft title has been axed from the Xbox 360 line-up, the folks down at gameguru decided to use a good ole' fashioned ruling out system to find out who got the boot. After ruling out a lot of candidates, they've finally concluded that the unlucky game leaving Microsoft's roster is Banjo Kazooie 3 from Rare.

Of course without proper confirmation from Microsoft though, this remains to be speculation.

See the part in the image above that says "only for N64?" Well, you can scratch that now. Over at X06, Microsoft and Rare have announced that Banjo Kazooie will indeed be making its way into the Xbox360.

Yes, the well-loved and popular adventure game that once made N64 users happpeeee will be bringing laughs to Xbox360 users as well. The 1998 N64 game featured characters Banjo, Kazooie, Tooty, Gruntilda, Mumbo Jumbo, Bottles the mole, etc. and we're guessing (no, wait, we're hoping) that these characters will also appear and be playable on the game when it comes to the 360.

Microsoft and Rare's announcement at the X06 promised that Banjo Kazooie will come to the 360 with "new next-gen visuals and presentation as well as their sharp wit and hilarious sense of humor." Other than that, neither of the companies have divulged any information about the 360 version, so nope, no release date yet. A 2007 release is not entirely out of the question though, so here's to hoping that the game comes out sooner than we expect. *crosses fingers*

Rare will be bringing back the famous N64 game Banjo Kazooie, but this time to the Xbox 360.

Banjo Kazooie was popular because of its great soundtrack and various levels that kept gamers guarded throughout the game.

Rare may announce the comeback of this game this May at E3. Those who loved the game are probably nostalgic about it, so if Banjo Kazooie 3 is released for the Xbox 360 soon, it's going to be fun, fun, fun.