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The Xbox Live Arcade library expands this week with the highly anticipated arrival of much beloved classics Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram from Sega and Banjo Tooie from Rare. It also gets... Sorry!
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In case you've completely forgotten everything you remember about Rare's bear and bird sequel Banjo-Tooie, the new trailer and screens for the Xbox Live Arcade version should jog your memory nicely.
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Now that Microsoft's Days of Arcade promotion is just about over, Rare can finally get around to releasing Banjo-Tooie on Xbox Live Arcade at the end of the month.
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