Toys for Bob<\/strong>, the developer of Crash Bandicoot 4 and Crash Staff Rumble, is formally unbiased of Activision and Microsoft. Regardless of the cut up, the studio hasn\u2019t dominated out working with these corporations sooner or later.<\/p>\n Toys for Bob\u2019s separation from Activision goes into impact as we speak, February 29. The divorce additionally seems to be an amicable one, in accordance with the studio\u2019s official assertion. \u201cOur pals at Activision and Microsoft have been extraordinarily supportive of our new path, and we\u2019re assured that we’ll proceed to work carefully collectively as a part of our future,\u201d Toys for Bob wrote. The corporate, which closed its bodily workplace earlier this month, additionally says it’s exploring a doable partnership with Microsoft, which acquired Crash Bandicoot writer Activision final yr.<\/p>\n If this partnership works out, it might imply that Toys for Bob isn\u2019t completed with the Crash Bandicoot sequence. Sadly, the corporate\u2019s assertion didn\u2019t element its future plans, nevertheless it guarantees to present extra updates quickly.<\/p>\n Based by Paul Reiche and Fred Ford in 1989, Toys for Bob launched its first recreation, Star Management, in 1990. A long time later, it developed the Skylanders sequence, launched from 2011 to 2016. It later launched the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Spyro Reignited Trilogy earlier than launching Crash Bandicoot 4 in 2020. Its final recreation as the first developer was 2023\u2019s Crash Staff Rumble, although it additionally assisted on Trendy Warfare III.<\/p>\n Whereas Toys for Bob\u2019s relationship with Activision lasted virtually 20 years, the studio expressed pleasure for its new alternatives. \u201cWith the identical enthusiasm and fervour,\u201d it says, \u201cwe consider 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nCrash Bandicoot developer Toys for Bob splits from Activision after 19 years<\/h2>\n
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