Playtonic: 'We know what Rare is working on. We may even collaborate'

The small Midlands studio is building the “spiritual successor” to Nintendo 64 classic Banjo-Kazooie. But the team still has one eye on its old employer, RareFledgling game studio Playtonic, currently working on a “spiritual successor” to classic Nintendo 64 platformer Banjo-Kazooie, says it knows what Rare is working on – and that fans will be satisfied. Purchased by Microsoft in 2002, the legendary developer had been creating titles in the Kinect Sports series, but many gamers have b