Playtonic Adds Kameo’s Coding Leader to Yooka Laylee Team
Playtonic are taking development of their love letter to old Rare games, Yooka Laylee, very seriously. The crowd-funded game has received numerous updates and offered fans a look into exactly what they are going to get at launch. The company recently announced on their Twitter that Phil Tossell, previously the coding leader on games including Star Fox Adventures and Kameo will be joining the team.
Please tweet sweet nothings at Kameo & Starfox Adventures coding lead @nyyphil, who’ll be contributing zeroes and ones to #YookaLaylee
— Playtonic (@PlaytonicGames) April 13, 2016
Tossell also co-founded Nyamyam, responsible for the recent title Tengami. His involvemnt with Playtonic will be temporary, he confirmed on his Twitter.
@Rare_Gamer@nyyjen@nyamyamgames just helping them out for while with a few things.
— Phil Tossell (@nyyphil) April 13, 2016
With the talent involved, fans of Yooka Laylee seem to have plenty to be excited for when the game finally launches.