Toys for Bob Leaves Activision And Goes Indie

Crash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob has introduced that will probably be separating from Activision and can turn out to be a privately owned, unbiased recreation studio. The corporate additionally states that it’s “exploring a doable partnership between our new studio and Microsoft.” The corporate additionally states that it’s “within the early days of creating its new recreation” and is “methods away” from making any bulletins. 

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— Toys For Bob (@ToysForBob) February 29, 2024

The complete message by way of Toys for Bob:

We’re thrilled to announce that Toys for Bob is spinning off as an unbiased recreation improvement studio!

Over time, we’ve impressed love, pleasure, and laughter for the inside youngster in all players. We pioneered new IP and {hardware} applied sciences in Skylanders. We raised the bar for best-in-class remasters in Spyro Reignited Trilogy. We’ve taken Crash Bandicoot to revolutionary, critically acclaimed new heights.

With the identical enthusiasm and keenness, we imagine that now could be the time to take the studio and our future video games to the subsequent stage. This chance permits us to return to our roots of being a small and nimble studio.

To make this information much more thrilling, we’re exploring a doable partnership between our new studio and Microsoft. And whereas we’re within the early days of creating our subsequent new recreation and a methods away from making any bulletins, our crew is worked up to develop new tales, new characters, and new gameplay experiences.

Our buddies at Activision and Microsoft have been extraordinarily supportive of our new path and we’re assured that we’ll proceed to work carefully collectively as a part of our future.

So, hold your horns on and your eyes out for extra information. Thanks to our neighborhood of gamers for at all times supporting us via our journey. We are able to’t wait to share updates on our new journey as an indie studio!

Speak to you quickly!

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