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Yooka-Laylee, the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, has officially passed its $270 thousand goal on Kickstarter in under 40 miuntes. At the time of writing this story, the total amount pledged sits at just over $722 thousand, almost three times its original goal.

Playtonic, a new U.K.-based studio comprised of former Rare developers hopes to release Yooka-Laylee in October of 2016 on PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Wii U.

The game follows two characters who utilize each other's abilities to solve puzzles and traverse platforming sections together. As IGN revealed yesterday, Yooka is a chameleon and Laylee is a bat. Yooka's specialty is a tongue grapple and Laylee has a sonar blast. The characters were designed by Steve Mayles, who is also known for creating Banjo and Kazzoie, plus the modern Donkey Kong family.

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