Toys for Bob
Subsidiary of Activision | |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | April 16, 1989 |
Headquarters | Novato, California, United States |
Key people |
Paul Reiche III (founder, CEO and Creative Director) Fred Ford (founder, CTO and Technical Director) Terry Falls (Art Director) Alex Ness (Chief of Staff) Amber Long (Art Manager) Paul Yan (Animation Director) Dan Neil (Audio Director) I-Wei Huang (Toy Director) Toby Schadt (Design Director) Jeff Poffenbarger (Executive Producer) |
Products |
Skylanders series (2011-2014) Tony Hawk series (2006) |
Revenue | Unknown |
Owner | Activision Blizzard |
Number of employees | 120+ |
Parent |
Independent (1990–2005) Activision (2005–present) |
Website | Toys For Bob |
Toys for Bob is a small American video game developer founded in 1989 by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford. They created Star Control and its sequel Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters in the early 1990s. However, 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.[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, and Toys for Bob remains 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]
Games
Notes and references
- 1 2 "Activision purchases Toys for Bob". Locker Gnome. 2005-04-03. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ↑ Tanner, Nicole. "Can Toys Breathe Fire Back Into Spyro?". IGN.
- ↑ See this log of Fred Ford's mails to fans.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Armchair Empire - Interviews: Paul Reiche III, Toys for Bob Q and A". Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - Star Control". Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - Star Control II". Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - The Horde". Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - Pandemonium". Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - The Unholy War". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - Little Witching Mischiefs". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue". Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Toys for Bob - Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure". Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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