Activision studio Toys for Bob has actually revealed that it's leaving the business rat race and is spinning off as an independent designer. This comes simply weeks after Activision Blizzard's moms and dad business Microsoft set up sweeping layoffs at Toys for Bob that affected 86 staff members. That's over half of the whole personnel.
The designer stated the option to go indie will enable it to go back to “being a little and active studio”, harkening back to its early days of the 1980s and 1990s when it made struck titles like Star Control. To that end, the business states it's currently establishing a brand-new video game, though there will not be any main statements for a while.
In addition, there seems no tough sensations for previous moms and dad business Activision and, uh, grandparent business Microsoft. Toys for Bob stated that both entities have actually “been very encouraging of our brand-new instructions and we're positive that we will continue to work carefully together as part of our future.”
Toys for Bob is mostly understood for the Skylanders franchise, however was likewise behind the well-reviewed Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. It's likewise been included with producing material for Call of Duty: Warzone.
