The latest addition to Xbox LIVE’s Games on Demand service arrives in the form of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, a game that proved to be extremely divisive amongst the gaming community with its focus on an excellent vehicle-building aspect, but requiring players to slog through monotonous singleplayer challenges in order to build increasingly interesting vehicles.

What does the write-up have to say for itself?

“The heroic bear and bird return at last to defend Spiral Mountain from their nemesis Gruntilda. Groundbreaking vehicular platforming awaits in wild new worlds packed with features and faces old and new. Build awe-inspiring vehicles and tackle the Jiggy challenges in any way you see fit!”

If you need a bit of a refresher course, you can watch a trailer for the game below, or read El33tonline’s review of Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts.

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Capcom has revealed a new weapon for Lost Planet Colonies, the flame launcher, “its like a rocket launcher, but, you know, for flames.”

Capcom’s Seth Killian detailed the Flame Launcher in a video on Capcom’s blog. To sum up, while players had to use a grenade or dig using B to find items buried the snow in the original game, the flame launcher can be used to melt snow “almost instantly.”

In addition the flame launcher is “pretty effective” to take down structures and it does take them down a lot faster than normal weapons. It also does good damage on people but you may have to “keep them cooking for a while.”

Be warned that the flame launcher does burn up thermal energy fast and that if an enemy throws a grenade at you while you are using it, the grenade will detonate immediately and although it will kill your enemy it may also kill you.

Lost Planet Colonies will feature new maps, weapons, gametypes and characters. Players will also be able to play as “nigh-indestructible 50-ft bugs in multiplayer.” It will be released on the Xbox 360 across North America on the 27th of May.

For more information on Colonies head over to El33tonline’s earlier coverage or check out our review of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition.

Capcom today announced the development of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition for the Xbox 360 and PC. The game is scheduled for Platinum Hits release (at just $29.99) across North America on the 27th of May.

Lost Planet Colonies Edition features new content, including new maps, modes and weapons, as well as new game play options. In addition the title will support online cross-platform play between the Xbox 360 and Windows-based PCs using Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live.

New single player modes

Lost Planet Colonies Edition combines the same single player experience found in the original game with three new game modes. In Score Attack all enemies will be assigned points and varying scores will be awarded based on how they are defeated including rewards for skilled marksmen. Trial Battle Mode pits players against all the bosses from the game, one after another. An online ranking system means that players engaged in these two modes can compare scores.

Off Limit Mode allows players to battle the harsh environments and enemies with “over-the-top, super-charged weapons and a powered-up grappling hook” as well as unlimited ammunition and increased speed of movement.

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A listing for Lost Planet Colonies has surfaced on various rating boards including the website for the US ESRB.

According to the listing, the title is headed to the PC and Xbox 360 and is rated Teen. However, with no official comment from Capcom yet, it is unclear whether it is a sequel to Lost Planet or merely an expansion.

It would appear as if yet another reveal might be in the pipeline for GDC 2008.