Toys For Bob
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| Type | Subsidiary of Activision |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Novato, California, United States |
| Key people | Paul Reiche III founder and CEO Fred Ford founder and Technical Director |
| Products | Spyro the Dragon series (2011-present) |
| Revenue | unknown |
| Owner(s) | Activision Blizzard |
| Employees | 75 |
| Parent | Activision |
| Website | Toys For Bob |
Toys For Bob is a small video game developer founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford. They are most known for creating Star Control and its sequel Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters, but they were not involved in the development of Star Control 3. After this they went on to create a number of games for Crystal Dynamics, including the hectic combination of action and strategy, The Horde, Pandemonium and The Unholy War (as well as Little Witching Mischiefs in Japan for Bandai).[1]
This relationship with Crystal Dynamics ended in 2002. 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, which is owned by Vivendi, and Toys For Bob will remain in place in Novato, California.[1]
On February 12, 2011, it was revealed that Toys for Bob had been working on the latest Spyro game in the series for Activision, known as: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.[2]
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.[3]
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b "Activision purchases Toys for Bob". Locker Gnome. 2005-04-03. http://www.lockergnome.com/game/2005/05/03/activision-acquires-game-developer-toys-for-bob/. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ Tanner, Nicole. "Can Toys Breathe Fire Back Into Spyro?". IGN. http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/114/1149117p1.html.
- ^ See this log of Fred Ford's mails to fans.
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