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Platform Win, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Publisher Playtonic Games Developer Playtonic Games Release Date Apr 11, 2017

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Yooka-Laylee review

By Chelsea Stark on Apr 04, 2017 04.04.17

Yooka-Laylee is proof that sometimes our fondest memories should stay in the past. The Kickstarter success story promised a new version of classic Rare-developed titles from the Nintendo 64 era,...

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The new Yooka-Laylee looks very different

By Michael McWhertor on Jun 07, 2019 06.07.19

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By Michael McWhertor on Jul 10, 2018 07.10.18

Soon, it will look more like a Nintendo 64 game

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2017 was the year of the platformer

By Michael McWhertor on Dec 25, 2017 12.25.17

Everyone wins when a retro genre has a great year

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By Allegra Frank on Dec 14, 2017 12.14.17

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Yooka-Laylee comes to Nintendo Switch on Dec. 14

By Owen S. Good on Nov 28, 2017 11.28.17

Homage to Banjo-Kazooie had been promised for Wii U

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Yooka-Laylee update embraces speedrunners — and fixes the camera

By Allegra Frank on May 02, 2017 05.02.17

Speedrunners have taken to Yooka-Laylee, so it’s only fitting that the game’s first big update makes things easier for them. Developer Playtonic Games detailed some of the new features and...

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What could be done to fix Yooka-Laylee?

By Charlie Hall on Apr 11, 2017 04.11.17

Let’s talk about it on this episode of Quality Control

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The guy behind the DK Rap is back at it again (update)

By Allegra Frank on Apr 03, 2017 04.03.17

Grant Kirkhope, formerly of Rare and now working on Playtonic Games’ Yooka-Laylee, is a fantastic composer. What he’s not very good at is rapping, according to his own metrics. That hasn’t stopped...