Changes: Playtonic Games

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Playtonic Games is a ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development company located in Staffordshire, England, created in August, 2014. It is composed of former Rare, Ltd. alumni who left their former jobs to have the freedom to create the game that fans have been waiting for: a true successor to the original Banjo-Kazooie games, which is now known as Yooka-Laylee.

History

Playtonic Games was incorporated on Tuesday, August 12, 2014.

Playtonic Games first revealed their company on Tuesday, February 10, 2015.^[1]

On April 30th, 2015, Playtonic Games revealed their first game: Yooka-Laylee.^[2]

On April 11th, 2017, Playtonic Games released Yooka-Laylee simultaneously for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam.

On December 14th, 2017, Yooka-Laylee was released for the Nintendo Switch.

On June 7th, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair was announced.

Games

Yooka-Laylee (2017)
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (2019)

List of Staff

Current Staff

Chris Sutherland (Project Director, Software Engineer)
Gavin Price (Managing Director, Creative Lead)
Steve Mayles (Character Art Director)
Jens Restemeier (Technical Director, Software Engineer)
Steven Hurst (Environment Art Director)
Mark Stevenson (Technical Art Director)
Dean Wilson (Creative Art Director)
Kevin Bayliss (Graphic Artist)
Ross Bullimore (Designer)
Dan Murdoch (Audio Designer)
Gary Talbot (Technical Animator)
Hamish Lockwood (Designer)
Simon Gerges (Senior Software Engineer)
Lee Jackson (QA Tester)
Gary Richards (Design Team)
Andy Wilson (Producer)
Justin Cook (Designer)
Matt Griffin (Audio Designer)
Chris Woods (Operations Manager)
James Lawrence (Engineer)
Josué Candela (Gameplay Designer)
Karl Roe (Software Engineer)
Joseph Douthwaite (Software Engineer)
Daley Johnson (Engagement Director)
Harry Robinson (Designer)
Ed Bryan (Character Designer)
George Williams (Software Engineer)

Freelance Contributors

Grant Kirkhope (Composer)
David Wise (Composer)
Steve Burke (Composer)
Phil Tossell (Software Engineer)

Former Staff

Karn Bianco (Programmer)
Becky Lavender (Programmer)
Andy Robinson (Writer, Web Editor, Voice Actor)
Dave Rose (Artist)
Catarina Barros (Engineer)
Damien Sparkes (Environment Artist)
Anthea Van Leeuwen (Environment Artist)
Duncan Treadgold (Engineer)

Gallery

Employees

Former Staff

Old Logos

Trivia

In 2012 before Playtonic Games was formed, Ex-Rare members tried to get back together once already. However, everyone was working on other projects, and ultimately failed in the end.^[3]
Playtonic is a play on the words Platonic, meaning "intimate and affectionate but not sexual," and Play, referring to the fact they are video game producers.

External Links

References

[1] ttp://www.playtonicgames.com/why-hello-there/

[2] ttp://www.playtonicgames.com/introducing-yooka-laylee/

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWF2fMWKS90

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+'''Playtonic Games '''is a ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development company located in Staffordshire, England, created in August, 2014. It is composed of former [[Rare, Ltd.|Rare, Ltd]]. alumni who left their former jobs to have the freedom to create the game that fans have been waiting for: a true successor to the original [[Banjo-Kazooie Series|''Banjo-Kazooie'']]'' ''games, which is now known as ''[[Yooka-Laylee]]''.
-'''Playtonic Games''' is a game studio formed largely from veterans of the famous game development company [[Rare|Rare, Ltd]].
 == History ==
-Playtonic Games was incorporated on August 12th, 2014.
+Playtonic Games was incorporated on Tuesday, August 12, 2014.
-Playtonic Games first revealed their company on February 10th, 2015.<ref>http://www.playtonicgames.com/why-hello-there/</ref>
+Playtonic Games first revealed their company on Tuesday, February 10, 2015.<ref>http://www.playtonicgames.com/why-hello-there/</ref>
+* On April 30th, 2015, Playtonic Games revealed their first game: ''[[Yooka-Laylee]].''<ref>http://www.playtonicgames.com/introducing-yooka-laylee/</ref>
-On April 30th, 2015, Playtonic Games revealed their first game: ''[[Yooka-Laylee]].''<ref>http://www.playtonicgames.com/introducing-yooka-laylee/</ref>
+* On April 11th, 2017, Playtonic Games released Yooka-Laylee simultaneously for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam.
+* On December 14th, 2017, Yooka-Laylee was released for the Nintendo Switch.
-== Gallery ==
-<gallery>
-Playtonic Games Old Logos.png| Old Logo Ideas
+On June 7th, [[Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair]] was announced.
-</gallery>
 == Games ==
 * [[Yooka-Laylee|''Yooka-Laylee'']] (2017)
+* ''[[Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair]] ''(2019)
-== List of staff ==
+== List of Staff ==
-=== Developers ===
+=== Current Staff ===
 *[[Chris Sutherland]] (Project Director, Software Engineer)
 *[[Gavin Price]] (Managing Director, Creative Lead)
 *[[Steve Mayles]] (Character Art Director)
 *[[Jens Restemeier]] (Technical Director, Software Engineer)
-*[[Steven Hurst]] (Environment Art director)
+*[[Steven Hurst]] (Environment Art Director)
 *[[Mark Stevenson]] (Technical Art Director)
-*[[Andy Robinson]] (Writer, Web Editor, Voice Actor)
 *[[Dean Wilson]] (Creative Art Director)
 *[[Kevin Bayliss]] (Graphic Artist)
-*[[Becky Lavender]] (Programmer)
-*[[Dave Rose]] (Artist)
 *[[Ross Bullimore]] (Designer)
-*[[Catarina Barros]] (Engineer)
 *[[Dan Murdoch]] (Audio Designer)
-*[[Damien Sparkes]] (Environment Artist)
 *[[Gary Talbot]] (Technical Animator)
 *[[Hamish Lockwood]] (Designer)
@@ Line 45: / Line 40: @@
 *[[Matt Griffin]] (Audio Designer)
 *[[Chris Woods]] (Operations Manager)
+*[[James Lawrence]] (Engineer)
+*[[Josué Candela]] (Gameplay Designer)
+*[[Karl Roe]] (Software Engineer)
+*[[Joseph Douthwaite]] (Software Engineer)
+*[[Daley "Kong" Johnson|Daley Johnson]] (Engagement Director)
+*[[Harry Robinson]] (Designer)
+*[[Ed Bryan]] (Character Designer)
+*[[George Williams ]] (Software Engineer)
+===Freelance Contributors===
-===Non-Staff Helping Yooka-Laylee===
 *[[Grant Kirkhope]] (Composer)
 *[[David Wise]] (Composer)
 *[[Steve Burke]] (Composer)
 *[[Phil Tossell]] (Software Engineer)
-*[[Wil Overton]] (Illustrator)
-*[[Ed Bryan]] (Character Designer)
-=== Guest Voice Actors ===
-* [[Jonathan Aryan Jafari]] (AKA [https://www.youtube.com/user/JonTronShow JonTron]) (Removed Voice Actor for [[Space Outhouse]])
-* Aaron James Halvorson (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* [[Alison Scott]] (AKA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYlcMfqsjl3icnl9sMw_nfA CrystalBlazier]) (Voice Actor for [[Witch Snowman]])
-* [[Blake Swift]] (AKA [https://www.youtube.com/user/ShadyVoxYT ShadyVoxYT]) (Voice Actor for [[Pagies]])
-* Dan Konves (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* Douglass "Dugalls" Grosser (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* Henry Harris (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* Jane Nousiainen (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* Joshua "Bacon" Ruarke (Voice Actor for [[Cowboy Snowman]])
-* Logon Rice (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* Lucas Northwood (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* [[Pedro "Pedrx" Paulo Martins]] (Voice Actor for [[Wally the Trolley]])
-* Samuel Joseph Darren Bell (Voice Actor for Unknown)
-* [[Tony Verlis Gatto]] (AKA [https://www.youtube.com/user/Verlisify Verlisify]) (Voice Actor for [[Butterflies]])
-=== Retired ===
+=== Former Staff ===
-* [[Karn Bianco]] (Ex-Programmer)
+* [[Karn Bianco]] (Programmer)
+* [[Becky Lavender]] (Programmer)
+* [[Andy Robinson]] (Writer, Web Editor, Voice Actor)
+* [[Dave Rose]] (Artist)
+* [[Catarina Barros]] (Engineer)
+* [[Damien Sparkes]] (Environment Artist)
+* [[Anthea Van Leeuwen]] (Environment Artist)
+*[[Duncan Treadgold]] (Engineer)
 == Gallery ==
@@ Line 83: / Line 75: @@
 Steven_Hurst.jpg|[[Steven Hurst]]: Environment Art Director
 Mark_Stevenson.jpg|[[Mark Stevenson]]: Technical Art Director
-Andy_Robinson.jpg|[[Andy Robinson]]: Writer & Comms Director
 Dean_Wilson.jpg|[[Dean Wilson]]: Creative Art Director
 Kevin_Bayliss.jpg|[[Kevin Bayliss]]: Character Artist
-Becky_Lavender.jpg|[[Becky Lavender]]: Incredible Engineer
-Dave_Rose.jpg|[[Dave Rose]]: Artist
 Ross_Bullimore.jpg|[[Ross Bullimore]]: Designer
-Catarina_Barros.jpg|[[Catarina Barros]]: Engineer
 Dan_Murdoch.jpg|[[Dan Murdoch]]: Audio Designer
-Damien_Sparkes.jpg|[[Damien Sparkes]]: Environment Artist
 Gary_Talbot.jpg|[[Gary Talbot]]: Animator
 Hamish_Lockwood.jpg|[[Hamish Lockwood]]: Designer
@@ Line 103: / Line 90: @@
 Steve_Burke.jpg|[[Steve Burke]]: Composer
 Phil_Tossell.jpeg|[[Phil Tossell]]: Software Engineer
-Matt_Griffin.jpg|[[Matt Griffin]]: Audio Designer
+Matt_Griffin_2.jpg|[[Matt Griffin]]: Audio Designer
+Chris_Woods.jpg|[[Chris Woods]]: Operations Manager
+James_Lawrence.jpg|[[James Lawrence]]: Senior Software Generalist
+Josue_Candela.jpg|[[Josué Candela]]: Gameplay Engineer
+Daley Kong.jpg| [[Daley "Kong" Johnson]]: Engagement director
+George Williams [[George Williams]]: Software Engineer
 </gallery>
-=== Retired ===
+=== Former Staff ===
 <gallery position="center">
-Karn Bianco.PNG|[[Karn Bianco]]: Ex-Incredible Engineer
+Karn Bianco.PNG|[[Karn Bianco]]: Retired Incredible Engineer
+Becky_Lavender.jpg|[[Becky Lavender]]: Retired Incredible Engineer
+Andy Robinson.jpg| [[Andy Robinson]]: Retired writer & Comms director
+Catarina Barros.jpg|[[Catarina Barros]]: Retired software engineer
+Dave_Rose.jpg|[[Dave Rose]]: Retired Artist
+Damien_Sparkes.jpg|[[Damien Sparkes]]: Environment Artist
+Anthea_Van_Leeuwen.jpg|[[Anthea Van Leeuwen]]: Environment Artist
+</gallery>
+=== Old Logos ===
+<gallery>
+Playtonic Games Old Logos.png| Old Logo Ideas
 </gallery>