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“The guiding light is to be the publisher that we would dream for us to have” – Behind the scenes at Playtonic Friends
"We're trying to get ourselves and other developers into the position where all the metrics of success, all the ingredients for success are fully in your own control and no one else can derail or deviate your plans.”
Read More »Playtonic launches new publishing label, Playtonic Friends
Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic has launched a new publishing division: Playtonic Friends.
Read More »Playtonic Games’ Anthea van Leeuwen: “Don’t take anything for granted. Keep working on your skills as you go.”
Every month, we pick the brain of an up-and-coming talent. This month’s Rising Star is Anthea van Leeuwen, environment artist at Playtonic Games.
Read More »When We Made… Yooka-Laylee
We take a look behind the scenes at the development of Yooka-Laylee. Playtonic talks about the challenges of building upon Banjo-Kazooie’s heritage and having 73,000 people looking out for everything you do
Read More »We Need To Talk About Crunch
Crunch is still all too common in the games industry. Marie Dealessandri asks Partnership HR, Sony Interactive Entertainment London Studio, Real Time UK, Playtonic and Rare how they tackle the issue
Read More »Playtonic remove controversial YouTuber JonTron from Yooka-Laylee
"We would like to make absolutely clear that we do not endorse or support JonTron’s personal viewpoints"
Read More »JonTron cameo yanked from Yooka-Laylee
Developer Playtonic has announced that shamed YouTuber JonTron will no longer star in upcoming platformer Yooka-Laylee. JonTron, whose real name is Jon Jafari, found himself at the centre of controversy earlier this month after an interview in which he espoused a string of heavily racist views. As a result the …
Read More »Viva Pinata designer Justin Cook joins Playtonic
"Joining Playtonic now, feels like a chance to ‘be-there’ at the start of something special."
Read More »Playtonic hire Rare veterans ahead of Yooka-Laylee launch
Blog post on Playtonic website welcomes Andy Wilson and Gary Richards aboard
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