--- title: After a stint on Warzone, Toys for Bob is thrilled to be... description: Toys for Bob, the 37-year-old studio behind Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot 4, has gone independent after years of supporting Activision's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/after-a-stint-on-warzone-toys-for-bob-is-thrilled-to-be-back-on-spyro-we-were-moving-away-from-t-82nojhyka twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: After a stint on Warzone, Toys for Bob is thrilled to be back on Spyro – "We were moving away from the types of games that are near and dear to our hearts" | daily.dev og:description: Toys for Bob, the 37-year-old studio behind Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot 4, has gone independent after years of supporting Activision's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/after-a-stint-on-warzone-toys-for-bob-is-thrilled-to-be-back-on-spyro-we-were-moving-away-from-t-82nojhyka og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/82nOJhYkA.png og:image:alt: After a stint on Warzone, Toys for Bob is thrilled to be back on Spyro – "We were moving away from the types of games that are near and dear to our hearts" og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # After a stint on Warzone, Toys for Bob is thrilled to be back on Spyro – "We were moving away from the types of games that are near and dear to our hearts" **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Toys for Bob, the 37-year-old studio behind Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot 4, has gone independent after years of supporting Activision's live-service titles like Warzone and Overwatch 2. Studio head Paul Yan explains how the team negotiated a buyout during Microsoft's Activision acquisition, retaining a core team of ~50 people. Their first independent project is Spyro: A Realm Beyond, the first original Spyro title in nearly 20 years, launching spring 2027 on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch 2, and PC. The new game features true dragon flight mechanics and returns original voice actor Tom Kenny. The studio frames Spyro as a template for the 'joyful, optimistic' games they want to make going forward. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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