A long-rumored Banjo-Kazooie game has apparently been cancelled at Xbox, before it could be officially announced.

There were rumors that Banjo-Kazooie could finally make the comeback it deserved, but an insider is pointing to that being done now.

Gregg Mayles, the veteran Rare designer and director, will reportedly depart the studio following yesterday's sweeping cuts of Xbox staff and projects that included the long-in-development Everwild.

Longtime Rare developer Gregg Mayles will reportedly leave following the massive wave of layoffs at Microsoft-owned game ...