Well, everyone, it's another exciting tidbit of news about the upcoming new Banjo game from Rare. The original Banjo-Kazooie is my second-favorite 3D platformer of all time (Super Mario Galaxy has earned that honor now), and I've been highly anticipating this new title.

According to GiantBomb.com, Microsoft has announced that a pre-order bonus similar to the one for Fable II will be implemented for the new BK. The original N64 game will be available on XBLA around the same time as the retail game, but those who preorder Nuts & Bolts will be able to download it for free two weeks earlier than everyone else. I imagine it will be about 800 Microsoft Points. It's a killer game, and it's going to be modified slightly to add bonuses to the new game.

My only issue is this: will preordering on Amazon.com get me the bonus as well, or do I have to do it at Game Crazy or Gamestop? Either way, I'm really tempted. I may not be around when it's released, though, so it would be a waste.

Oh, and on an unrelated note, Rock Band 2 has at least one Steely Dan song in its repertoire. Insta-buy!