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February 14th, 2021 [AdSense-A] After six years dedicated to introducing platformer aficionados to the world of a certain chameleon and bat, Playtonic Games is excited to announce a brand new venture that will see the developer open up the games industry to its fellow studios. As well as continuing to work on their own properties, Playtonic Games can today lift the lid on ‘Playtonic Friends’ – the company’s new publishing label designed to bring scores of fresh, creative, and compelli...

Another new indie publisher has emerged: Playtonic Friends. Its a department of the indie developer Playtonic Games, the studio set-up by former Rare veterans that has so-far released 2017 Kickstarter success Yooka-Laylee, and 2019s follow-up Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. "Weve always had friends, and friends of friends, and people saying: Hey, you know, you guys have got a lot of experience, which is a nice way of saying were old," begins CEO Gavin Price. "Weve done a few different thi...

And reassures fans it has "multiple" projects in development. Updated on 12 February 2021 Playtonic Games, the studio behind Kickstarter success Yooka-Laylee, has announced a new publishing label. Its called Playtonic Friends, and three studios have already signed up their next projects. At the same time, and after a quiet 2020, Playtonic is reassuring fans it remains committed to its own game development. Playtonic now has "multiple" games featuring Yooka...