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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Paul Reiche III Fred Ford Terry Falls |
| Headquarters | Novato, California , |
Key people | Paul Reiche III (CEO and creative director) |
| Products | Star Control series (1990–1992) Skylanders series (2011–2016) Spyro series (2018–present) |
Number of employees | 120+ |
| Parent | Activision |
| Website | www |
Toys for Bob is an American video game developer, founded in Novato, California by Paul Reiche III, Fred Ford and Terry Falls in 1989. The name Toys for Bob was invented by Laurie Lessen-Reiche; it was chosen to stimulate curiosity and allude to Paul and Fred's appreciation of real toys.[1]
History[]
The company was founded by Paul Reiche III (CEO and creative director), Fred Ford and Terry Falls.[2] They created Star Control and its sequel Star Control II in the early 1990s. However, they were not involved in the development of Star Control 3. After this, they went on to develop a number of video games for Crystal Dynamics from 1994 to 2000 including The Horde, Pandemonium!, The Unholy War and 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue.[3]
After the release of their next game they developed called Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure in 2003, the company was bought by Activision on May 3, 2005, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary. The management team and employees have all signed long-term contracts with Activision, and Toys for Bob remains in place in Novato, California.[3] Under Activision, the developer mainly focused on licensed video games; however, the market for these types of games began to dry up circa 2008 and they were forced to find a new niche.[4]
Since 2011, they have been working on the Skylanders series of video games beginning with Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure[4][5] with their newest addition Skylanders: Imaginators releasing in 2016 featuring Crash Bandicoot as a playable character.
On April 5, 2018, it was announced that Toys for Bob will be developing Spyro Reignited Trilogy.
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References[]
- ↑ See this log Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of Fred Ford's mails to fans.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "The Armchair Empire - Interviews: Paul Reiche III, Toys for Bob Q and A". Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Activision purchases Toys for Bob". Locker Gnome. April 3, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Campbell, Colin. "Toys for Bob and the story behind Skylanders". Polygon. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Tanner, Nicole. "Can Toys Breathe Fire Back Into Spyro?". IGN.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Toys for Bob - Star Control". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Toys for Bob - Star Control II". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Toys for Bob - The Horde". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Toys for Bob - Pandemonium". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Toys for Bob - The Unholy War". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Toys for Bob - Little Witching Mischiefs". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Toys for Bob - 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
{{cite web}}: ; deadurl - ↑ "Toys for Bob - Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
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External links[]
 Activision (List of video games)
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| Franchises | 3D Ultra Minigolf • 3-D Ultra Pinball • Assault Heroes • Atlantis • Cabela's • Call of Duty • City Building (Caesar • Pharaoh) • Crash Bandicoot • Conquest • Dark Reign • Destiny • EcoQuest • Extreme Paintbrawl • Gabriel Knight • Geometry Wars • Greg Hastings' Tournament Paintball • Guitar Hero (DJ Hero) • Hacker • Interstate (Vigilante 8) • King's Quest • Laura Bow • Leather Goddesses of Phobos • Lords of the Realm • The Lost Treasures of Infocom • Mixed-Up • The Movies • Outpost • Phantasmagoria • Pitfall! • Planetfall • Police Quest (SWAT) • Prototype • Quest for Glory • Red Baron • River Raid • Shanghai • Shivers • Skylanders • Soldier of Fortune • Space Quest • Spindizzy • Spyro (The Legend of Spyro) • Street Legal • T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger • Tony Hawk's (Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX) • True Crime • Zork | |
| Subsidiaries | Current | Beenox • Demonware • Fun Labs • High Moon Studios • Infinity Ward • Radical Entertainment • Raven Software • Sledgehammer Games • Toys for Bob • Treyarch • Vicarious Visions |
| Former | Behaviour Santiago • Bizarre Creations • Budcat Creations • Gray Matter Interactive • Infocom • Luxoflux • Massive Entertainment • Neversoft • RedOctane • Shaba Games • Sierra Entertainment • Swordfish Studios • Ubisoft Leamington • Underground Development | |
| Related | Activision Blizzard • Blizzard Entertainment • King • Vivendi Games | |
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