We were treated to a rather in-depth look at Rare's quirky Viva Pinata today at TGS 2006. Shown off were numerous gameplay elements, including town building, grass planting, and evil sour pi¿ata ...

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 8, 2006 — Viva Piñata™ — one of the most buzzed-about new kids’ entertainment properties of the year — from Microsoft Corp., Rare Ltd. and 4Kids Entertainment Inc. will make its ...

When Fergy wakes up to find his body blown to bits thanks to a freak mishap, Prewitt Profitamole rebuilds him with bionic parts. Fergy’s excited to be a super-piñata at first, but the novelty soon ...

REDMOND, Wash., and NEW YORK — March 15, 2006 — Microsoft Game Studios and 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) today celebrate the introduction of “Viva Piñata,” a high-energy, mass-appeal ...

Rare's latest title, Viva Pinata, looks to have reopened the now-infamous -- and somewhat tiresome -- crab joke from Sony's E3 2006 press conference. A GameSpot forum member stumbled upon this during ...

I flipped on my TV this past Saturday, and what did I see? Lo and behold, it was Viva Piñata. Naturally, it was my journalistic duty to watch an entire episode. Seriously, it had nothing to do with me ...

The ultracolorful visuals of Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise hide a deep and engrossing simulation of what it must be like to pump papier-mache animals full of candy. Following on the heels of the ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Rare Ltd.’s original Viva Pinata was a big hit among those who ...

You won't catch anyone at Rare calling it a homecoming. Or a departure, for that matter. Even though Rare's remote Twycross base of operations, nestled deep in the gentle folds of the Warwickshire ...

The curiously crafted PSVR exclusive Paper Beast got a new trailer today revealing a sandbox mode which looks like a cross between Viva Piñata (2006) and From Dust (2011). Paper Beast is an intriguing ...

While Microsoft and software partners have attacked the science fiction-military genres with a vengeance, Rare's team behind Banjo-Kazooie is prepping a title that's deep, cute, and the polar opposite ...