Yooka-Laylee has gone gold, so put together to get your fingers on the closest factor to a brand new Rare platformer we might ever see

Yooka-Laylee is absolutely taking place, so aside from that complete Wii U factor this crowdfunding try goes nice weapons.

Yooka-Laylee has gone gold, Playtonic has introduced.

Releasing in April, Yooka-Laylee is a kind of non secular successor to Rare’s a lot cherished Banjo-Kazooie sequence; developed by a gaggle of former Rare staffers, it has the double-barrelled identify, the double protagonists, the final sense of magnificence and surprise, et cetera.

Fans have been ready a really very long time for one thing like this, so it’s fantastic to see all the things’s set for launch. Unfortunately the Wii U build of Yooka-Laylee has been cancelled; if it’s good to change your platform selection for this or another purpose, you’ll find out extra about your choices by way of a current Kickstarter replace.

Releasing two years after the studio’s formation, Yooka-Laylee has had a reasonably fast turnaround – which is greater than will be mentioned for a lot of crowdfunded tasks.

“We couldn’t have reached this moment without the incredible support of our backers, fans, family and friends across the games industry,” Playtonic mentioned.

“Thanks again for your unwavering enthusiasm for our studio. We hope you enjoy Yooka-Laylee.”

In different Playtonic information, the studio not too long ago welcomed Viva Pinata Justin Cook to the staff. It’s most likely an excessive amount of to hope that Playtonic’s followup undertaking will resurrect this likewise uncared for style, isn’t it?