30-07-2015 09:43
Cita:Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and says it wants to take the Kickstarter phenomenon to retail.
The 3D platformer generated ┬ú2m via crowd-funding in June. It is the spiritual successor to RareÔÇÖs Banjo Kazooie and is being created by Playtonic, a studio set-up by former Rare veterans.
Team17 will release Yooka-Laylee next year. The Worms developer moved into publishing in 2013 and has scored a number of hits, such as this yearÔÇÖs prision escape game, The Escapists.
The firm will assist Playtonic with localisation, certification, QA, marketing and other business matters.
ÔÇ£Team17 has significant experience in making the most of releasing a game,ÔÇØ explained Gavin Price, creative lead and studio head at Playtonic.
ÔÇ£Personally I feel it would be a great shame if after our great Kickstarter success, we delivered on our promise of a great game and then it underperformed sales-wise because we didnÔÇÖt have the knowledge, or made a mistake in the way we released or marketed the game.
ÔÇ£Thanks to our Kickstarter backers, weÔÇÖre on a really positive trajectory and Team17 is acting like a booster for us on top of that by handling non-game dev tasks.ÔÇØ
Yooka-Laylee is potentially a big deal for Team17. The Banjo Kazooie series was a major seller, and Team17 MD Debbie Bestwick feels the 80,000 people that have already backed the project only represents a small proportion of the gameÔÇÖs eventual audience.
ÔÇ£[This partnership] is probably more significant than either Team17 or Playtonic fully realise right now,ÔÇØ she says. ÔÇ£They are friends of ours and we want to help it make sense for everyone.
ÔÇ£To the industry itÔÇÖs probably another reason for people to look at what we are doing even closer. WeÔÇÖve built an exciting, modern games label here that helps creators achieve their goals with a team who understands what it takes to release a game, all the while keeping full control of their studio and IP. WeÔÇÖre building a strong track record for helping indie devs and Playtonic is going to move that reputation to another level. Our goals and targets remain exactly the same as they always were: to help creators bring their games to market.ÔÇØ
Fuente: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/team17-will-publish-yooka-laylee-and-eyes-retail-release/0153431