Yooka-Laylee News

[p]The most exciting "Howdy folks" of all these posts! Yooka-Replaylee is out on Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series! A launch discount of -10% will be available for the next week! And don't forget that we're also Steam Deck Verified![/p][p]With double the content that's better than ever, brand-new areas, Rextro's Arcade, collectibles, challenges, characters, Tonics and more, Yooka-Replaylee is the closes thing to full-on remake without building the entire game from scratch. "Remasker," our studio director Gavin Price has called it.[/p][h3][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]How do I claim the owner's discount?[/h3][p]Owners of the original Yooka-Laylee can claim their -30% owner's discount by purchasing Yooka-Replaylee through the below bundle. Simply add the bundle to your basket and the discount will be applied to your copy of Yooka-Replaylee.[/p][p]Owner's Discount Bundle[/p][h3]Check out the brand-new launch trailer with a special voice guest[/h3][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][h3]The Orchestral Soundtrack[/h3][p]If you want to enjoy the beautifully arranged orchestral soundtrack outside of your time in Yooka-Replaylee, you can grab the OST and take the music with you anywhere you go. [/p][p]Please note that if you're an original backer of Yooka-Laylee, you'll be receiving a copy of the OST for free through BackerKit![/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]Howdy folks! Can you believe it's only 5 days until the launch of Yooka-Replaylee?! We've been staring at the game for a long time now, so we thought to bring in a fresh pair of eyes to take a look at it for us.[/p][p]So, we rang up Caddicarus and invited him for a visit to the Playtonic offices. Then we superglued him down onto the brown leather sofa next to Studio Director Gavin Price and made him play and talk Yooka-Replaylee with us for over two hours. We've condensed the chat into this 1.5h video on YouTube for you to enjoy on this brisk Saturday on October. So, grab a bevvy and a snack and join us for a comparison video between Yooka-Laylee and Yooka-Replaylee.[/p][p]And this is not all we invited Caddy to do. But more on that next week![/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Topics covered in the video include:[/p]

• [p]New opening (psst, play the demo!)[/p]
• [p]Platformicity[/p]
• [p]Tighter controls + feel[/p]
• [p]New camera[/p]
• [p]New cosmetics, Tonics and upgrades[/p]
• [p]Smoother progression[/p]
• [p]Fast travel[/p]
• [p]Rextro's brand-new arcade[/p]
• [p]Kartos Minecart sections[/p]
• [p]The Infamous I.N.E.P.T boss fight[/p]

[p]We can't wait for you to be able to experience the game for yourselves soon. See you next week! ♥[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]Hi folks! You heard that right! The news is finally out there: Yooka-Replaylee is launching on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S AND Nintendo Switch 2 on October 9th![/p][p]More than just a fresh coat of paint, Yooka-Replaylee will deliver the reimagined story of the beloved buddy-duo's first adventure as told from the perspective of our two heroes. Every move, mechanic and moment in the game has been carefully redesigned to elevate what fans loved the first time around, while making the experience more modern, more welcoming, and more joyful for today’s players. Yooka-Replaylee doubles the content of the original game, offering brand-new characters, collectibles, challenges, features and more. Get ready to undertake Rextro's isometric platforming challenges, customise your buddy-duo and gameplay experience with Tonics, and discover the new tactics needed to defeat each boss.[/p][p]Check out the brand-spanking-new release date announcement trailer below. The legend himself, Chris Sutherland, returned to the recording booth for this one. Start the timer! It's almost Replaylee time! [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]If you haven't yet wishlisted Yooka-Replaylee, doing so helps us go against the almighty Steam algorithm and spread the good word of Yooka-Replaylee to all of Steam![/p][h3]Owner's discount confirmed![/h3][p]When Yooka-Replaylee was first announced, we made a commitment to offer owners of the original Yooka-Laylee a discount on their Yooka-Replaylee purchase. We're now happy to confirm that this discount is going to be -30% across all platforms![/p][p]Yooka-Replaylee will launch at $29.99/£24.99/28.99€ or your local equivalent (standard pricing excluding owner's and launch discount)![/p][h3]Retail preorders live now![/h3][p]In addition to its digital launch, Yooka-Replaylee will get physical retail launches on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and the preorders for the physical release are already going live across the world! Not all retailers have gone live at the time of the announcement but we can confirm that the retail release is not exclusive to North America, so please be patient with us. Follow PM Studios for updates on when retailers are going live![/p][p][/p]

[p]Hey folks![/p][p][/p][p]You read that right, the Yooka-Replaylee demo is finally here and just in time for the June Steam Next Fest. This 30-min demo focuses on the start of the game and features new gameplay not yet seen on any showfloor demo, as well as brand-new content that never existed in the original Yooka-Laylee![/p][p][/p][p]PLEASE NOTE that if you gave the demo a whirl over the weekend, an updated version has gone live today fixing some of the performance and frame rate issues people were experiencing. And further updates, including localisation, will be coming throughout the week![/p][p][/p][p]We'd also like to emphasize that the demo has not been optimised for the SteamDeck. This is not to say the full game will not run on the system but the demo at this stage does not. We apologise for any inconvenience. [/p][p][/p][p]To our friends on other platforms, don't worry! We will have news for you in due course![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h2]What's new in the demo?[/h2][p][/p][p]With approximately 30mins of playable content, the Yooka-Replaylee demo offers players a look at the completely redone start to the game, including brand-new cutscenes! Learn how Yooka and Laylee came into possession of the One Book and play through the stunning crystal cave levels built to offer a fully tutorialised experience. The demo will take players through the sliding doors of the Hivory Towers and all the way until they are about to enter their first Grand Tome. Players will also get a taste of the new Rextro’s Arcade. Save data from the demo will transfer onto the full game at launch. [/p][p][/p][p]And don't forget to wishlist! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

Yooka-Laylee developers Playtonic are laying off staff across their operations, as they wrestle with what they call “a period of profound change in how games are created and financed”. It’s not clear what these "profound changes" are, exactly – soaring budgets? Evergreen service games drinking up all the oxygen? Falling interest in the genre of mascot platformer Playtonic are best known for? Either way, the outcome is that a bunch of artists, game designers, narrative designers, producers and UI or UX people are now looking for work.

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