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We round up the (questionably) funny efforts of the development industry for 2016's April Fools' Day
Read More »‘People still believe we play games all day’: Development’s perception problem
Kickstarters and regular blog posts are in danger of glossing over the public’s appreciation of the harsh realities involved in bringing a game to market. Develop asks leading devs at Playtonic, Cloud Imperium, Ninja Theory and Epic about potential ways to educate the masses
Read More »Playtonic celebrates its first birthday by hiring more ex-Rare devs
Volume and Stealth Inc designer Hamish Lockwood completes trio of new staff for Yooka-Laylee studio
Read More »Rare graphics director joins Playtonic
Kevin Bayliss created character looks for Donkey Kong, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Diddy Kong, Star Fox and more
Read More »Team17 to publish Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee
Develop Award winner will bring record-breaking Kickstarter hit to retail
Read More »Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and eyes retail release
Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and says it wants to take the Kickstarter phenomenon to retail. The 3D platformer generated 2m via crowd-funding in June. It is the spiritual successor to Rare’s Banjo Kazooie and is being created by Playtonic, a studio set-up by former Rare veterans. Team17 will release Yooka-Laylee …
Read More »Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter surpasses £2m
Nearly 70,000 backers pledge support for spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie
Read More »Playtonic on the hunt for new talent
'We want to do our bit for the young bloods from university. People who are really eager and haven’t got a position in the industry'
Read More »Playtonic smashes UK Kickstarter records with Yooka-Laylee
Rare-inspired 3D platformer becomes highest crowdfunded British game of all time
Read More »Yooka-laylee becomes most funded UK game Kickstarter ever
Playtonic’s crowdfunding success has just hit another milestone. The studio has announced that Yooka-Laylee, funding for which currently stands at 1.585m, has now claimed the title of the highest crowdfunded UK video game campaign ever, bypassing previous record holder Elite Dangerous. The project earlier this month hit its initial 175k …
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