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"Going independent meant taking a massive, massive risk": How Toys for Bob split off from Activision and Xbox to help guide Spyro to A Realm Beyond

Toys for Bob never wanted to be a studio known for supporting the development of Call of Duty and Overwatch

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The MOST-wanted new Xbox Backward Compatible game is not what I expected — is Xbox sitting on a nostalgic Gen-Z goldmine?

With Gen-Z now hitting their 20s, it should perhaps come as no surprise that Skylanders and Spyro are suddenly a hot topic once again. Xbox has a huge opportunity here, will they rise to meet it?

Windows Central

Spyro: A Realm Beyond can capture the spirit of the Insomniac classics, and push the series forward with "the freedom of true dragon flight"

Summer Preview | We speak with Toys for Bob to learn more about the Spyro sequel nobody was expecting

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond studio CEO says there was no 'pushback' to becoming independent from Activision Blizzard, but the process and planning the game at the same time was 'complex' — 'I think that was the biggest challenge'

Toys for Bob has said there was no "pushback" from Activision Blizzard when it chose to become independent, but the process was "complex."

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'For Spyro: A Realm Beyond, we are very much focused on making it an accessible adventure' — Toys for Bob wants the next Spyro game to be an 'approachable entry' in the series

Toys for Bob wants Spyro: A Realm Beyond to be an "approachable" new entry in the series, for both long-time fans and new players.

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond dev says the "loud and consistent" fans who bought 11 million copies of the Reignited trilogy helped manifest the series' first new game in years

"Going independent was taking on massive, massive risk," says studio head Paul Yan

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Toys for Bob dev says the team tried to capture 'the feeling that we fell in love with' when developing Spyro: A Realm Beyond instead of worrying about features first

Toys for Bob focused on recapturing how the team felt about the Spyro series when making A Realm Beyond, rather than worrying about which features to include.

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond studio had to "buy back" its independence from Xbox "to get back to the games we were known for" instead of Call of Duty and Overwatch

Toys for Bob studio head Paul Yan says "we were just straying too far off from the types of games that we're passionate about" under Xbox

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18 embargoes from Summer Game Fest just lifted, so let's rank everything I saw in LA

A gauntlet of new games.

PC Gamer

After a 'corporate mandate' demanded they help with Call of Duty, Toys for Bob studio head says it took 'many mini miracles' to buy their independence from Activision

"We knew that it wasn't the right fit."

PC Gamer

AI backlash, single-player epics and Y2K nostalgia: eight trends from Summer Game Fest

From horror galore to Chinese action games, the key trends, trailers and surprises from Summer Game Fest many, many hours of streams and broadcasts

The Guardian - UK

Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs say "the world needs more radically joyful, colorful games" after unveiling what might just be the most vibrant title of 2026

Toys for Bob is cooking up a visually stunning little gem

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs "hope that this is the first of many" new games in the series: "We want Spyro to live on for a long time"

After 18 years without an all-new installment, Toys for Bob wants to bring Spyro properly back

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond lets everyone's favorite dragon fly freely, which is "such a significant addition" devs have "built a whole world around that promise"

It's Toys for Bob's "biggest ambition"

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond brings back the purple dragon in Spring 2027

Toys for Bob is making a new Spyro game.

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond is the series' first all-new game in 18 years, and it's launching early next year on PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X and PC

It's about time

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"The world needs more joy," Toys for Bob FINALLY unveils 'Spyro: A Realm Beyond' at the Xbox Showcase, and spoke with us about reigniting the family mascot genre

One of North America's oldest game studios returns with an all-new Spyro, coming next year for Xbox Series X|S and PC.

The Guardian - UK

Spyro the Dragon returns with a new game after almost two decades

90s PlayStation fans, rejoice: California studio Toys for Bob is making Spyro: Realms Beyond, intended to ‘inspire love, joy and laughter’

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After working on something "big and ambitious" with Xbox, the Spyro and Crash studio wants to tackle another iconic platformer: Banjo-Kazooie

"I think we all can agree Banjo's been hibernating long enough, right?"

Windows Central

Skylanders studio Toys for Bob says they'd love to work on a 'Banjo-Kazooie' since going independent of Xbox, all in this new interview

Toys for Bob, known for games like Spyro the Dragon and the recent Crash Bandicoot reboots, discuss going indie.

Windows Central

With Astro Bot winning Game of the Year, Microsoft and Xbox need to start reinvesting in their platforming games

Xbox doesn't really currently have an "all-ages" platformer like Astro Bot, but it could revive a character from one of its many classic series.

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Activision reportedly canceled a Crash Bandicoot 5 that also starred Spyro because it wanted more live-service games

Activision didn't think Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time had sold well enough to garner a sequel

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Crash Bandicoot 5 was reportedly canceled, and a former developer says it'll "break hearts" for fans of the platforming series

'Project Dragon' was definitely not a new Spyro game

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Spyro remake devs are officially "partnering with Xbox" on their next game, and the teaser already has fans convinced it's a new Spyro game

Hopes for Spyro 4 have never burned hotter

PC Gamer

The long-awaited sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters hits its crowdfunding target in less than four hours, and they're not kidding about that $4.4 million stretch goal

Free Stars: Children of Infinity is off to a roaring start.

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