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Tons of Mortal Kombat clones were produced, but only a select few ever came close to offering the level of hype that Mortal Kombat created. Among those games, there were perhaps none more compelling than Killer Instinct, originally released on this day in 1994.

It was on this day in 1997 that Rare released GoldenEye 007 exclusively for the N64 and opened the discussion on both the market of console shooters and the more “realistic” approach that would culminate in numerous hit franchises later on.

Today in 1998, players took their first steps into the fantastic journey of Banjo-Kazooie.

How do you follow up on the shooter that re-defined shooters for an entire generation? How do you capture lightning a second time and make it bigger and better this time around?

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Bringing back memories of a lost age of innocence is a sure way to make people very happy, and Rare Replay has nostalgia pouring out of it. Every single part of this game was designed with the long-tenured player in mind, especially the hilarious introduction song that describes the developer's thirty years in the business. Thankfully the games play just as enjoyably, creating a really fun package of games that are sure to delight both the young player and the more seasoned vet.

Rare has announced a 30 game anthology for the Xbox One spanning over three decades of its history, including Blast Corps, Battletoads, Perfect Dark and more.

If you've been following the Project Spark craze, you'll know that Conker's Big Reunion is about to launch for it as Microsoft Studios has released a new trailer for Conker's new quest.

Rare's popular bear and bird duo could be making it to Super Smash Bros, thanks to Nintendo's new Fighter Ballot and Phil Spencer wanting Banjo-Kazooie added.

While we felt Rare dropped the ball with the Banjo-Kazooie demo at SXSW, at least our favorite, foul-mouthed squirrel is back in Conker's Big Reunion, heading to Project Spark.

While it may still officially debut at E3 2015, this sneak peak of a new Banjo-Kazooie game shown at SXSW was far from what we were expecting.