As Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic Games turns six, it has announced the creation of its own publishing arm, Playtonic Friends, alongside its first set of partners.
Playtonic Friends is currently working alongside Awe Interactive, of BPM: Bullets Per Minute fame, Slime-san developer Fabraz, as well as okidokico, the studio behind mobile title OK Golf. Their projects are said to be announced “soon.”
“The knowledge that we were coming up to our sixth birthday triggered lots of typical Teams calls amongst the staff here at Playtonic,” said Playtonic CEO Gavin Price.
“Should we all don party hats and video chat together? Should we have a few mocktails, whip out the Karaoke and belt out our best Beyoncé? Or should we launch a new publishing label designed to bring the best games from indie studios the world over to market? Given I had a bit of scratchy throat that evening - and that the establishment of Playtonic Friends had been brewing as a serious ambition for a while - we went with that.”
While Playtonic Friends will help other developers bring their titles to the market, the developer will continue working on its own properties, aiming to reveal the game it’s currently working on “soon.”
Playtonic Games is an independent studio founded in 2014 by former Rare developers known for its work on Yooka-Laylee and its sequel, The Impossible Lair.
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