The California-based video game development studio Toys for Bob has been credited with singlehandedly reviving the popular 90’sCrash BandicootandSpyroseries. Acquired by Activision in 2005, the company assisted with the recent remakes of the six games in theSpryo Reignited TrilogyandCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy,and also developed 2020’swell-receivedCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time.
Many people assumed that with the unquestionable success of these games, the future of Toys for Bob was secure and that more titles in both series would soon be in the works by the developer. Gamers saw ateaser in the officialCrash Bandicoot 4art bookthat many took as confirmation that a fourthSpyrogame could be expected sooner or later, and an easter egg hidden inCrash 4seemed to allude to a fifth entry in that franchise as well.
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Flash forward to July 02, 2025, when Toys for Bob announced on Twitter that it would henceforth be a developmentsupport team for Activision’sCall of Duty: Warzone. “Toys for Bob is proud to support development for Season 3 ofCall of Duty: Warzoneand look forward to more to come,” said the post. The resulting backlash from fans of Toys for Bob,Spyro,andCrash Bandicootnow has multiple related terms trending on Twitter.
The general feedback from gamers has been anger towards Activision, outrage aboutToys for Bobbeing “demoted” to a support team, and disappointment that hopes for additionalCrashandSpyrogames may now be permanently dashed. Some Twitter users are adding the hashtag #FreeToysForBob to their posts, while others have declared that Activision has now “managed to top EA as the WORST video game company ever.”
It should be noted, however, that just because Toys for Bob will be working on thebattle royaleCall of Duty: Warzonefor the immediate future, that doesn’t mean that will be its role forever. The studio may well return toCrashandSpyroat a later date. Although it seems to the layman that the logical thing for Activision to do is immediately take advantage of the success of the remakes andCrash 4,the company undoubtedly has market analysts that may have decided on a better short-term route.
Putting Toys for Bob in the role of aCall of Dutysupport team does seem like it will use the company’s skills in a questionable way, though. Before theCrashandSpyrogames, the studio worked on multiple licensed Disney andSkylanderstitles. There is a clear style to Toys for Bob’s work, and it does not really swing in the direction ofCall of Duty-type realism. But then again, maybe this addition to the company’s CV will give the developers a break from working onCrashandSpyrofor the past six years and might add useful tools to their toolbox that players will benefit from in future games.
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