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Toys for Bob, developer of Skylanders and the latest Crash Bandicoot and Sypro, has introduced plans to companion with Xbox to publish its subsequent unannounced recreation. Below this new settlement, Xbox will publish the title as indie.
The studio initially joined Activision in 2005 after publishing a number of titles with Crystal Dynamics. His Skylanders video games (and accompanying bodily toys) grew to become a multi-billion greenback franchise earlier than they have been discontinued.
Toys for Bob joined Microsoft together with the remainder of Activision Blizzard in October 2023. On the time of the acquisition announcement, Activision Blizzard’s then-CEO Bobby Kotick instructed GamesBeat that Microsoft’s provide chain and manufacturing sources could be vital to reviving the toys-to-life Skylanders franchise. Nevertheless, Toys for Bob should do that individually from Activision. Microsoft spun off the developer into an impartial studio in February 2024.
The announcement confirms rumors of a deal between Toys for Bob and Xbox to launch a brand new recreation as soon as the studio turns into impartial earlier this yr. In distinction to supporting this developer, Microsoft shut down a variety of distinguished impartial studios earlier this month. These embody Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Roundhouse Studios and Alpha Canine Video games.
