Activision studio Toys for Bob has announced that it has left the corporate rat race and spins as an independent developer. This comes just weeks after Activision Blizzard’s parent company, Microsoft imposed large-scale cuts Affected 86 employees at Toys for Bob. This means more than half of the entire staff.
The developer said that the choice to go now would allow him to return to a “small and nimble studio” reminiscent of the early days of the 1980s and 1990s. Star Control. To that end, the company says it’s already working on a new game, though there won’t be any official announcements for a while.
Additionally, there doesn’t appear to be any hard feelings for former parent company Activision and grandparent company Microsoft. Toys for Bob said both entities were “extremely supportive of our new direction and we are confident we will continue to work closely together as part of our future.”
For Toys, Bob is primarily known for the Skylanders franchise, which he was also behind well reviewed Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and Spyro Reignited Trilogy. He has also been involved in content creation Call of Duty: Warzone.
