Spyro studio Toys for Bob secures deal with Microsoft for its first independent game
Spyro studio Toys for Bob has reportedly reached an agreement with Microsoft for its first independent game.
That's according to Window Central's Jaz Corden, who revealed over the weekend that the deal first teased by studio heads Paul Yan and Avery Lodato has now been finalised.
Toys for Bob released Crash Team Rumble last year.Toys for Bob — the Activision Blizzard studio behind the likes of Skylanders, Crash Bandicoot 4, and the Spyro remasters — announced it was parting ways with Activision to become an independent company again back in January. It also said that it was «exploring a possible partnership» with Microsoft as development on its new game gets underway.
«Sources have indicated to me previously that Toys for Bob's culture didn't gel well with Activision's oft-restrictive corporate mandates, and they were excited for the opportunity to spin out as independent in agreement with Microsoft,» Corden said.
«When they initially spun out, they released a statement indicating that they were 'confident' they would work with Activision and Xbox in the future and that they were exploring a „possible“ partnership. It now seems those talks have bared fruit.»
EXCLUSIVE: Toys for Bob and Xbox / Microsoft have reached an agreement for their first independent game.
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