Playtonic announced today that they have removed Jon "JonTron" Jafari from Yooka-Laylee following his very public and very racist remarks.
JonTron was initially invited to provide some voice work for the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie back in early 2015. Playtonic had reached out to JonTron, a long time fan of Banjo-Kazooie, after he expressed interest in the role via Twitter.
Playtonic released a statement concerning the removal of JonTron from their game.
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Playtonic Removes JonTron from Yooka-Laylee
Playtonic announced today that they have removed Jon "JonTron" Jafari from Yooka-Laylee following his very public and very racist re... -
Yooka-Laylee - New Gameplay Footage and New 2017 Release Date
A double dose of news for you today concerning the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka-Laylee. First up is word that the game has been pushed into an 2017 release window.
Team17 is working on the PS4 and XB1 ports of the game while Paytonic is working on the Wii U and PC versions of the game. There is a new E3 2016 gameplay trailer, which you can check out below.
That wasn't enough? How does 10 more minutes of Yooka-Laylee focused gam... -
Yooka-Laylee - New Gameplay Footage and New 2017 Release Date
A double dose of news for you today concerning the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka-Laylee. First up is word that the game has been... -
Rare Shows Off First Footage of Scrapped Banjo-Kazooie Precursor - Project Dream
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Project Dream was an unreleased game from Rare. It was a game that was scrapped and redeveloped as Banjo-Kazooie. Footage from Project Dream was never made public in the past two decades.
Today, Rare finally revealed the first footage for both the early SNES version and the N64 version.
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Rare Shows Off First Footage of Scrapped Banjo-Kazooie Precursor - Project Dream
Project Dream was an unreleased game from Rare. It was a game that was scrapped and redeveloped as Banjo-Kazooie. Footage from Project Dream was... -
Yooka-Laylee to be Published by Team17
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Yooka-Laylee developer, Playtonic Games, has partnered with publisher Team17 for the rights to distribute the game once it's ready.
The partnership will allow Playtonic to build on its hugely successful Kickstarter campaign – the biggest ever for a UK game studio – with additional resources designed to benefit development and add value to both existing Kickstarter backers and new fans. Yooka-Laylee stars the charismatic new heroes Yooka and Laylee and using an arsenal of... -
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Yooka-Laylee to be Published by Team17
Yooka-Laylee developer, Playtonic Games, has partnered with publisher Team17 for the rights to distribute the game once it's ready.
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Yooka-Laylee Revealed as Spiritual Successor to Banjo-Kazooie
Former Rare developers, composers, and voice actors are coming together to bring the world Yooka-Laylee, a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie that you all so desperately wanted.
IGN has some of the first footage of the game in action. Keep in mind that it's still super early on in development.
Yooka is the chameleon character seen in the above media. Laylee is the bat character seen above. Yooka can make use of a long tongue to a...
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Yooka-Laylee Revealed as Spiritual Successor to Banjo-Kazooie
Former Rare developers, composers, and voice actors are coming together to bring the world Yooka-Laylee, a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooi... -
New Screens Shown from Banjo-Kazooie Spiritual Successor Project Ukulele by Former Rare Devs
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in NewsNew Screens Shown from Banjo-Kazooie Spiritual Successor Project Ukulele by Former Rare Devs
Playtonic Games, the studio formed by many former Rare veterans, showed off a bit more of their Project Ukulele this past weekend. Of course, being made up of former Rare devs, these screenshots should feel right at home for those that are fans of Banjo-Kazooie.
Playtonic was formed in 2014 by veterans of Rare Ltd, including Steve Mayles, creator of the beloved Banjo and Kazooie characters, and Chris Sutherland, the software engineer responsible for more than two... -
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New Screens Shown from Banjo-Kazooie Spiritual Successor Project Ukulele by Former Rare Devs
Playtonic Games, the studio formed by many former Rare veterans, showed off a bit more of their Project Ukulele this past weekend. Of course,...