Summary
Toys for Bob has shared an apparentSpyro 4teaser. The move, arriving in the form of a single image, appears to confirm one recent report claiming that a newSpyrogame is in the works at the newly independent studio.
The claim in question was originally promulgated by YouTuber Canadian Guy Eh, who said there was a lot oftalk about Toys for Bob working onSpyro 4at PAX East 2024. Many developers attending the late March Boston convention are said to have heard as much, but no one offered anything in the way of concrete details about the project.
Nevertheless, it would appear there was indeed something to this claim, as Toys for Bob recently replaced its entirewebsitewith an illustration of what appears to be a tribal wooden mask. An inspection of the site’s source code reveals that the name of this lone image file, first spotted by Reddit user Fidler_2K, is “TFB_LogoVector_TikiMask-purple.” Tikis, inspired by the eponymous Polynesian, Micronesian, and Melanesian cultures, are residents of the Molten Crater featured inSpyro: Year of the Dragon, widely considered as one of thehardestSpyrogames ever made.
Toys for Bob’s Likely Spyro 4 Teaser
Game Rant’s review of cached snapshots of Toys for Bob’s website indicates that this purple mask teaser was uploaded between the 12th and 15th of May. The studio’s social media channels haven’t yet mentioned or alluded to this teaser in any shape or form. SinceSpyro: Year of the Dragonwas part of the 2018Spyro Reignited Trilogy, it is unlikely that the image is meant to tease any more remakes. One recent report claimed that theSpyroremake trilogy could soon be coming to Xbox Game Pass, but such a move wouldn’t necessarily warrant cryptic TFB teasers of this sort, especially notafter Toys for Bob split from Activisionin February 2024.
Given that state of affairs, it seems plausible that the newly shared Tiki mask illustration is hinting at anotherSpyrogame, especially given the late March report of such a project being in the pipeline. Back when it announced its decision to go independent, Toys for Bob said it would explore “a possible partnership” with its former parent that would see it continue making games based on Activision’s wealth of intellectual properties. One subsequent report suggested that the company managed to strike such a publishing deal come late March 2024, which was around the time theSpyro 4rumors started.
A new original entry in theSpyrofranchise has been long overdue. Not accounting for thecritically acclaimedSpyro Reignited Trilogyof remakes, the latest series installment isThe Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, a 2008 title with not much critical renown to its name.
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Spyro the Dragon
Spyro the Dragon is a series of platform and action-adventure games best known for its original trilogy, which was developed by Insomniac Games and released on the PlayStation 1 between 1998 and 2000. This trilogy was remastered in 2018 by Toys For Bob.There have been various other releases outside of the original trilogy of varying quality.
