The co-owner, studio and game director at Playtonic Games, Gavin Price, updated his LinkedIn profile to hint at a few new ongoing projects at the company. Of course, he wasn't the only one that has been hinting at something bigger. This was immediately flagged as suspicious by fans, even despite Bryan later trying to calm the crowds by tweeting that he simply needed the bag for his new job. It all started after news broke of Banjo-Kazooie and Yooka-Laylee designer Ed Bryan joining the Playtonic Games team before he then tweeted an image of a Microsoft-branded bag with the caption " Well, I never really had any plans to use this again." New evidence has been amassed on ResetEra by a user known as Mazi, and it shows a range of smoking guns indicating just such a hypothetical deal. If recent industry rumblings are correct, Playtonic Games may have been given the nod to spearhead a brand-new Banj0-Kazooie title. Related: This LEGO Ideas Banjo-Kazooie Figure is Sweeter Than Honey Still, it's possible that Microsoft has figured out a solution if recent rumblings are correct. Heck, even Banjo and Kazooie's flagship studio, Rare Ltd., is preoccupied with Sea of Thieves and its next game for Xbox's Project Scarlett. That's not to say that there aren't a number of high-quality devs capable of doing the dormant series justice, but they all have their own projects on the go. The immediate issue with a Banjo-Kazooie return stems from the lack of available studios under the Xbox Game Studios banner. Given that, many have been waiting on some sort of announcement on the franchise's return–all to no avail thus far. Gamers have long been clamoring for the return of Rare's bear and bird duo, so much so that Nintendo even licensed the Microsoft-owned character to include in Smash Bros. Microsoft could be eyeing up the developer of Yooka-Laylee as the future developer of Banjo-Kazooie, if recent industry rumblings are correct.
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