When the Yooka-Laylee crowfunding campaign got underway in 2015, its developers stated that their intention was to "create a spiritual successor to our most cherished work from the past." Now that the ...

What happens when the team behind Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie reunite? A game that feels fresh and familiar all at once. Luke Lancaster is an Associate Editor with CNET, based out of ...

Team 17 and Playtonic Games’ Yooka-Laylee returned to E3 this year looking more polished than it did when we first heard about it back in February 2015. At E3 2016, we learned the game would be ...

Yooka-Laylee's entire reason-to-be is based on a desire to resurrect the spirit of 17-year-old 3D adventure Banjo-Kazooie. The game's successful Kickstarter campaign was almost entirely about Rare's ...

The 3D platformer renaissance continues unabated with the launch of Yooka-Laylee, Playtonic’s debut title that became the Kickstarter success story of 2015. So, you’re ready to take a deep dive into ...

During the final hours of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Playtonic Games’ 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee successfully raised nearly $3 million thanks to over 66,000 backers. As previously ...

Yooka-Laylee has passed the £1.5 million mark, meaning the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie will now have an orchestral score. Additionally, developer Playtonic Games has announced the next ...

Of all the genres to come back with a vengeance in 2017, the smart money wasn't exactly on the 3D platformer. While Nintendo never really stopped flying the flag for high budget jump-em-ups, when it ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Yooka-Laylee was first unveiled at the end of April, when developer Playtonic was asking for about $260,000 in crowdfunding. That target was surpassed ...

This month's IGN First is a bit different to ones that have come before - rather than profile a single AAA game all month long, we're spotlighting a different upcoming title each week, beginning with ...

Yooka-Laylee, the 3D platforming homage to Banjo-Kazooie made by veterans of that series, will launch on Nintendo Switch on Thursday, Dec. 14. Yooka-Laylee had been announced for the Switch back in ...

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...