{"id":274192,"date":"2024-03-01T04:50:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T12:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=327099"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:59:34","slug":"after-activision-laid-off-half-of-its-staff-toys-for-bob-buys-its-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/after-activision-laid-off-half-of-its-staff-toys-for-bob-buys-its-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"After Activision laid off half of its staff, Toys for Bob buys its freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video game industry is not going through its best moment. However, among layoffs and studio closures, we are now also seeing other types of news. This is the case of Toys for Bob, the team responsible for the excellent remake of <strong>Spyro<\/strong> and the latest <strong>Crash Bandicoot<\/strong> game.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Spyro Reignited Trilogy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/4d4456d6-5332-498e-96d2-fed173a73f8f\/3798440642\/spyro-reignited-trilogy-220px-Spyro_Reignited_Trilogy.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Spyro Reignited Trilogy<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spyro-reignited-trilogy.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/spyro-reignited-trilogy.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through a statement published on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toysforbob.com\/blog\/2024\/WereGoingIndie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"website\">website<\/a>, Toys for Bob has announced that they will become an independent studio: &#8220;with the same enthusiasm and passion, we believe it is time to take the studio and our future games to the next level. This opportunity allows us to <strong>return to our roots<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some changes underway&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JACzLFiAho\">https:\/\/t.co\/JACzLFiAho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/95cZPfVxJ2\">pic.twitter.com\/95cZPfVxJ2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toys For Bob (@ToysForBob) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ToysForBob\/status\/1763264109519241691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite what it may seem from the outside, Toys for Bob assures to maintain an excellent relationship with Activision. In fact, they are currently &#8220;exploring a possible partnership with Microsoft&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, this does not mean that the studio is sitting idle. 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