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Eurogamer recently got the chance to interview Yooka-Laylee’s art director Steve Mayles and composer Grant Kirkhope, during which they talked a bit about the game’s character design, music, and the possible ways it could change between now and its launch next year.
Additionally, the interview was accompanied by more gameplay footage showing off some various stages. You can check it all out in the video below.
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Yooka-Laylee is in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC. It is expected to release sometime in Q1 2017.
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New moves, locations, transformations, and more.
Team17 and Playtonic Games have released the Gamescom 2016 trailer for Yooka-Laylee, showing off new moves, locations, transformations, and more.
Yooka-Laylee is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC in Q1 2017.
Watch the trailer below.
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Featuring a guest appearance from Shovel Knight.
Team17 and Playtonic Games released a new trailer for Yooka-Laylee at Eurogamer Expo 2016 introducing the games various characters like Capital B, Trowzer, Dr. Quack, Rextro, Dr. Puzz, Blasto, Kartos, and more. Theres also a guest appearance from Shovel Knight.
Yooka-Laylee is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC in Q1 2017.
Watch the trailer below.
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Brand-new gameplay footage from Yooka-Laylee has come out of EGX this year, courtesy of NintendoLife, showing the main characters exploring a lot of the game’s world.
Additionally, Yooka and Laylee run into a bunch of colorful characters and even go for a ride in a mine cart. You can watch it all in the following video.
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Yooka-Laylee is scheduled to release sometime in Q1 2017 for PC, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Xbox One.
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Playtonic-developed game due out in Q1 2017.
Yooka-Laylee will be available in both physical and digital releases when it launches in Q1 2017, developer Playtonic Games announced.
The developer is also working on an initiative to allow its Kickstarter backers to upgrade their digital pledge to a physical version, if they choose to do so. Details will be announced at a later date.
Yooka-Laylee will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, and PC. If you missed it, catch the EGX 2016 characters trailer here.
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On November 5, 2016, Double Fine and iam8bits Day of the Devs 2016 was held in San Francisco, California.
Multiple indie games were in attendance, with Yooka-Laylee among them. GameXplain was able capture fifteen minutes of off-screen footage from Playtonic Games platformer, showing the duo interacting with NPCs and collecting Quills.
The Yooka-Laylee Day of the Devs footage begins with Yooka and Laylee grabbing some quills and learning there are 200 of them on each world. They then run into Trowzer the snake.
He teaches them how to roll up inclines to reach new places. From there, they explore some of this initial area, collect some Ghost Writers, five ghosts found in each level that offer a treasure when freed.
They also come across Clara the skeleton and must save her from the Corplets who want to eat her. All sorts of adventures ensue as they continue through the area.
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Yooka-Laylee will come to the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii U, Xbox One, and PC in the first quarter of 2017.
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Wii U version cancelled in favor of Switch.
Yooka-Laylee will launch in both physical and digital formats for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on April 11, 2017 for £34.99 / $39.99 / 39.99, developer Playtonic Games announced.
Pre-orders across all platforms include access to the Toybox Demo.
Playtonic Games also announced that development on the Wii U version of the game has been cancelled and they are instead bringing the game to Switch. Here is the full statement:
Were sad to announce that despite our best efforts and exploring every possible avenue, we have encountered unforseen technical issues that unfortunately mean it will be impossible for us to release Yooka-Laylee on Wii U as initially planned. Gavin Price, Studio Director, Playtonic Games confirmed.Watch a new trailer showing the Capital Cashino stage below.
We can however confirm today that we are working very closely with Nintendo to look to bring Yooka-Laylee to the upcoming Nintendo Switch. Were thrilled to be able to explore the opportunity and more details will be shared in early 2017. Of course, any backers who pledged for the Wii U version will be able to move their pledge to any of the versions launching on April 11th or upgrade to the Nintendo Switch version when we announce further details in 2017. Thanks again for your incredible support.
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Last week, Playtonic Games announced that they unfortunately had to cancel the Wii U version of their upcoming game, Yooka-Laylee, due to unforeseen technical issues. Now the studio has elaborated a little bit on just why it took as long as it did for them to decide to cancel production for the Wii U.
Over on Playtonics FAQ for Yooka-Laylee, they explain that their team wanted to explore every possible avenue before ultimately deciding to stop development for the Wii U and change their focus onto the Nintendo Switch.
Heres Playtonics full explanation from their FAQ page:
The Playtonic team wanted to explore every possible avenue before making the very difficult decision to transfer development from the Wii U. Our developers worked tirelessly over many months in attempt to solve our technical issues, but unfortunately its not been possible to bring Yooka-Laylee to Wii U as originally planned.
Yooka-Laylee will release April 11th, 2017 for PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. A version for the Nintendo Switch is also in the works, though it has no release date as of right now.
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Local co-op for arcade games and the main story.
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Team17 and Playtonic Games have released a new gameplay trailer for Yooka-Laylee introducing the variety of local multiplayer arcade games featured within the 3D platformer.
There is even local multiplayer for the main story.
Here are the details:
Rextros ArcadeYooka-Laylee is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Linux on April 11.
Yooka-Laylee features 8 unique multiplayer arcade games which can be found in dated dino Rextros Arcade. Players are able to tackle all of the games solo in a bid for a high score on the leaderboards, or they can engage in local couch co-op for up to four players!
Compete in the Glaciators brawler arena to collect the most quills, race to the finish line in Kartos Karting, fight for the flag in Blag the Flag, blast away the enemies in shoot-em- up Gun-let Run and traverse both Jobstacle Course and Hurdle Hijinx, plus more! These are just some of the exciting games you can expect to find in Rextros Arcade.
Word has it that those who are able to find and collect the special play coins within Yooka-Laylees extensive single player campaign will even be able to power up the arcade cabinets located within the mysterious book worlds for a chance to win some sought-after pagies!
Main Story Local Multiplayer
As well as the local multiplayer arcade games, Yooka-Laylee offers a second player the opportunity to co-star in the main Yooka-Laylee adventure. Simply connect an additional controller to buddy up! Taking control of the Bee Team, the second player will able to grab quills and collect and store butterflies for when Yooka and Laylee are really in need of health or energy boost. They can even stop some traps to help the player traverse past particularly tricky obstacles!
Watch the new trailer below.
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Back in December, Playtonic Games announced that Yooka-Laylees Wii U version is canceled, but that they were working with Nintendo to make a Switch version a reality.
Playtonic said that backers who previously backed the now-canceled Wii U version will soon have the chance to change their copy from the Wii U to the Switch. The company shared on Twitter that this chance would likely be available at the end of the month.
Yooka-Laylee will release for the PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 11th, 2017.
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3D platformer due out on April 11.
Yooka-Laylee has gone gold, developer Playtonic Games announced. That means development is complete and the game is ready for its April 11 release.
If you missed it earlier this month, catch the games multiplayer trailer here.
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In Yooka-Laylee, Yooka and Laylee will be traveling to multiple worlds to collect Pagies for the Grand Tomes so they can find and explore even more places. One of these spots will be the New World Capital Cashino. A casino-inspired world, the duo will explore a space filled with neon lights, slot machines, gold statues, elaborate columns, and buildings made out of cards.
IGN was able to get an exclusive look at this new area. In it, were able to see the characters use special abilities, play on slot machines to make things happen, defeat enemies, and enjoy some other activities.
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Yooka-Laylee will come to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on April 11, 2017. It will also come to the Nintendo Switch.
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A look at the seemingly serene stage.
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Playtonic Games has released a new trailer for Yooka-Laylee featuring the Glitterglaze Glacier stage. IGN and GameSpot have also gone up with new gameplay videos.
Yooka and Laylees adventure will take them to the seemingly serene Glitterglaze Glacier, but they can expect quite the frosty reception from Capital Bs minions. Luckily, theyll be equipped with a new transformation to help take care of any enemies.
Yooka-Laylee is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Linux on April 11. A Switch version is also in development.
Watch the video below.
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Switch version gets a new trailer.
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While the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and Linux versions of Yooka-Laylee will launch on April 11, Playtonic Games announced today that the Switch version will launch in 2017.
Heres a brief overview of the game:
Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of shiny collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the wisecracking bat with the big nose). The buddy-duo platformer is coming to Nintendo Switch soon, with multiplayer functionality perfect for the system.Watch the Switch reveal trailer below.
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