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Sea of Thieves and Banjo-Kazooie Director Gregg Mayles Reportedly Leaving Rare After 35 Years
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NewsGaming.net Banjo-Kazooie and Sea of Thieves director leaves Rare after Everwild's cancellation Among all the redundancies recorded at Xbox that were announced yesterday, Rare is one of the most upset studios by this sudden restructuring. For years, he has been struggling to give life to Everwild, a complicated project that has ceased to be re-launched and will never see the light of day, since Xbox has decided to cut short on development. Wh…
After 35 years the Game Director of Banjo-Kazooie and Sea of Thieves leaves the developer studio Rare.
Influential Rare game designer Gregg Mayles leaves company after 35 years
It is being reported with today’s brutal Microsoft news that Rare’s influential game designer Gregg Mayles has parted ways with Rare after being with the British developer for over 35 years. Mayles was behind a number of key Rare titles on the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64 such as Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie. Louise… Read More »Influential Rare game designer Gregg Mayles leaves company after 35 years Source
The cancellation of Everwild seems to have been the drop that filled the glass for Gregg Mayles, creator of Banjo-Kazooie, a project that had been one of the drivers since his announcement in 2021. And now, after more than 35 years of dedicated service, one of Rare’s most influential and iconic creative minds has decided to separate from the company. In addition to Banjo-Kazooie, Mayles was also creative director of Sea of Thieves, and has been …
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