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"There has to be a reason for people to buy an Xbox": Making sense of Microsoft's messy return to console exclusivity

The Saturday Read | Senior leaders across Xbox detail why the platform is returning to console exclusivity, and explain why Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are only the beginning

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Spyro: A Realm Beyond devs don't have the time or budget for all the "cool ideas" they had for the first all-new Spyro game in ages, studio lead says

"Scope creep is a real thing" that Toys for Bob has to be aware of, says Paul Yan

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Spyro: Reignited Trilogy devs used an open-source emulator to look at the original platformer and measure "all the metrics" of gem placements, enemy paths, and more for their remake

There's a reason the 2019 trio is so faithful

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Spyro is back with a new game, but the team bringing him to life had to overcome a near‑collapse to finish the project

As pressure to right the XBOX ship continues to bear down on the studios that make our favorite games, the recent reveal of Spyro: A Realm Beyond proves that full-stop closure of established studios isn’t the only way to balance the books. Instead of closing, Toys for Bob was able…

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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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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.

TechRadar

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

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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 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?"

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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.

GamesRadar

Amid mass layoffs, Crash Bandicoot and Warzone studio Toys for Bob is going indie, but says it's exploring a "possible" partnership with Xbox

This comes two weeks after Toys for Bob was hit by layoffs

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