Inevitably, those priorities steal the core of what made those studios promising.originality and risk-taking.and turn them into just another cog in the annual FPS or sports game machine. The mega-publishers that cannibalize smaller, promising studios (or even giants in cases like Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda) are interested in only one thing: profit margins and the "safest" IPs to achieve that goal. At least NIntendo still has a reputation for not always being scared of not following trends.Ĭase in point for why I personally don't cheer about corporate buy-outs. Publishers knuckling under to current trends helps steer the buying public further into those trends by making it the only choice. Or if the Beatles came back and their label forced them to only record covers of current hits with auto-tuned raps because that’s what seems to be selling now. I’m not a sports guy, but it’s like having having your favorite player suddenly drafted onto the team you’ve always hated. You lose the thing you like while the thing you don’t like gets strengthened from it. The shame for me, and anyone else who values the style of game TFB just delivered on Spyro & Crash, is that it’s a double blow. If all their eggs aren’t in the best selling basket then they want to toss out all the other baskets. It’s just not enough for companies that want EVERYTHING to sell like whatever is topping the charts. Sat 1st May No doubt, and it’s even too soon to say if the Switch version and the PS5/PC ports won’t continue to bring more sales.Sane Trilogy and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled) is also helping out with Call of Duty.
#Spyro reignited trilogy tropes pro#
Sane Trilogy and the Skylanders series.įellow Activision developer Vicarious Visions - the team behind the recent Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 remaster - was recently merged into Blizzard and is now helping out with the upcoming release Diablo II: Resurrected.
The same studio was also responsible for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, the Switch port of Crash Bandicoot N.
Anyone who has left has done so on good terms.- Non-Binary Robot April 30, 2021Ĭrash Bandicoot 4's sales reportedly did not live up to Activision's expectations, so news of Toys for Bob being reassigned doesn't come as a complete surprise. I want to clarify that no-one was laid off at Toys for Bob. Either way, it seems like Activision could be moving on from Crash and Spyro for now. Rob Duenas April 30, 2021Īlthough it's been mentioned how some staff were " let go", one former employee claims everyone who has departed left on good terms. It’s the end of an era, but I wish my former coworkers still with TFB all the best with what’s ahead!- Nicholas Kole ApSame! Altho everyone I interfaced with and worked along was let go, I’m very glad it’s not a totally shuttering- Nicholas Kole ApSame. While this might not seem all that concerning, a number of team members who worked on the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon games have seemingly confirmed they've left the developer.
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