Gavin Price was previously employed at Rare for over 15 years and started off as Quality Assurance Tester before moving into game development. He has now cofounded Playtonic Games and overseen the Yooka Laylee games.

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TIMESTAMPS

 

00:00 - Intro

01:07 - Staying At Rare For So Long

01:51 - Doing Quality Assurance And What It Entailed At Rare

04:00 - How Gavin Ended Up Working For Rare

05:45 - Common Bugs Found In Game Testing

07:30 - Mickey’s Racing Was Bug Free

08:13 - Seriousness Of Testing & Shipping A Game/Crystal Caverns Bug

09:44 - Process In Development When Testing Starts

10:29 - Game Release Schedule At Rare In Early Days

12:13 - Competitiveness Of Rare

12:48 - How Rare Changed When Microsoft Bought It