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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 …
Read More »Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee meets £175k Kickstarter goal in 40 minutes
The crowdfunding campaign for Playtonic’s new 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee has already surpassed its funding goal of 175,000, less than an hour after it began. The game is developed by ex-Rare developers and is billed as the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie. It stars a chameleon named Yooka and a bat called …
Read More »Yooka-Laylee races past £175k Kickstarter goal in less than an hour
Playtonic's platformer on track to be one of the highest UK crowdfunded games ever
Read More »The N64 era is back: Rare veterans on Wii U, triple-A development and its successor to Banjo Kazooie
Gavin Price is feeling nervous. The creative director and studio head at Playtonic Games is about to debut his first project on Kickstarter. He and five other senior veterans from acclaimed UK developer Rare have banded together to launch a new studio which aims to take gamers back to 1996, …
Read More »Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee revealed
Project Ukulele’s final name and lead characters unveiled, Kickstarter goes live later today
Read More »Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee hits Kickstarter this week
Playtonic Games’ Kickstarter campaign for Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor Yooka-Laylee is scheduled to begin later today. A post on the indie studio’s website confirms the crowdfunding effort kicks off on May 1st at 5pm BST, though no word on how long it’ll run for. The game stars the chameleon Yooka and …
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