Toys for Bob is spinning off as an independent game development studio

Acclaimed video game studio Toys for Bob has announced that it is spinning off from both Activision-Blizzard and Microsoft to take an independent route. The news was shared by the studio in a recent blog post. The team at Toys for Bob says that despite going independent they are currently exploring a possible partnership with Microsoft for an unknown project. Toys for Bob were behind the excellent Cash and Spyro remakes. Here’s what they had to say:

“Over the years, we’ve inspired love, joy, and laughter for the inner child in all gamers. We pioneered new IP and hardware technologies in Skylanders. We raised the bar for best-in-class remasters in Spyro Reignited Trilogy. We’ve taken Crash Bandicoot to innovative, critically acclaimed new heights.

With the same enthusiasm and passion, we believe that now is the time to take the studio and our future games to the next level. This opportunity allows us to return to our roots of being a small and nimble studio.

To make this news even more exciting, we’re exploring a possible partnership between our new studio and Microsoft. And while we’re in the early days of developing our next new game and a ways away from making any announcements, our team is excited to develop new stories, new characters, and new gameplay experiences.

Our friends at Activision and Microsoft have been extremely supportive of our new direction and we’re confident that we will continue to work closely together as part of our future.  

So, keep your horns on and your eyes out for more news. Thank you to our community of players for always supporting us through our journey. We can’t wait to share updates on our new adventure as an indie studio!  

Talk to you soon!”

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Thanks to MasterPikachu6 for sending in the news tip!