Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 We're Going Indie! Quote We’re thrilled to announce that Toys for Bob is spinning off as an independent game development studio! 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I welcome this news, but it was super sad to hear this team got hit hard with layoffs regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 This is good news. Now we can get a new version of The Horde! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 So they bought themselves out from MSFT with MSFT maintaining a right to first refusal to publish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 41 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: I welcome this news, but it was super sad to hear this team got hit hard with layoffs regardless. I wonder if that could have been the catalyst for them to seek independence. MSFT retains publishing rights in some way, but has no direct control over the studio or its game unless otherwise contracted to. Like a new Crash Bandicoot game. Perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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