Character artist Kevin Bayliss has officially joined Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic Games.
The studio confirmed the new hire in a post on its website, noting that while "Kev’s been flirting (and sketching) with Playtonic for a while," he's now onboard as a permanent member of the team.
Bayliss formerly served as Rare's Graphics Director, giving birth to a number of the studio's iconic characters. In fact, he worked alongside the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto to create the modern Donkey Kong of the DKC series, as well as his sidekick Diddy.
"For the past six months I’ve been travelling up and down the country to spend a couple of days a week with the team, but now I’m in the process of re-locating to work fulltime at Playtonic," Bayliss said.
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The studio confirmed the new hire in a post on its website, noting that while "Kev’s been flirting (and sketching) with Playtonic for a while," he's now onboard as a permanent member of the team.
Bayliss formerly served as Rare's Graphics Director, giving birth to a number of the studio's iconic characters. In fact, he worked alongside the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto to create the modern Donkey Kong of the DKC series, as well as his sidekick Diddy.
"For the past six months I’ve been travelling up and down the country to spend a couple of days a week with the team, but now I’m in the process of re-locating to work fulltime at Playtonic," Bayliss said.
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