Toys for Bob now working on Call of Duty: Warzone

Toys for Bob is seemingly going to be working on Call of Duty: Warzone for the foreseeable future.

The developer announced they were "proud" to be supporting the Call of Duty: Warzone development team for the release of Season Three, and hinted they "looked forward to more to come" in an official tweet, however, it's not been confirmed if this is a permanent move.

Sadly it doesn't look like the move was completely amicable, as GamesIndustry.biz said that this announcement does come with the departure of many of the developers at the studio who worked on Crash Bandicoot 4 and Spyro: Reignited Trilogy.

The former character designer Nicholas Kole retweeting the announcement and calling it "the end of an era."

In a follow-up response to another user, Kole said that "everyone I interfaced with and worked along was let go" though made it clear it wasn't a "total shuttering" of the studio. On a side note, Kole left the studio back in January.

This isn't the first time that Activision has moved a prolific game studio into a support role for another studio. Vicarious Visions who worked on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remake has been moved to support Blizzard on future projects like Overwatch 2.

It's a shame that Activision is moving some amazingly talented developers to support other studio's work but it shows that the company is focusing on multiplayer games rather than releasing new games or remastered titles.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Remaster is Coming To Nintendo Switch And Xbox Series X And PS5

Activision has finally announced that Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 will be released on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch this year.

The next-generation versions will arrive on March 26, with the Switch edition currently not having a specific release date but is confirmed for 2021.

Activision has promised a "variety of upgrades," which includes 120FPS/1080p and 60FPS/4K visuals, spatial audio, and other enhancements coming for the next-gen versions. Sadly the Nintendo Switch edition won't have the same frame rates and graphics upgrades.

Players who already own a digital copy of the game for PS4 or Xbox One or the disc version on PS4 will be able to upgrade to the same console family with all of your progress at no cost, except for residents of Japan where this will cost 100 Yen. This apparently only applies to the deluxe edition of the game and the disc version on Xbox One is seemingly left out too.

Activision will also be selling a "Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle" that costs $10 more. This will come with a new skater called Ripper, along with retro gear for the Create-A-Skater mode, along with retro skins for Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, and Rudney Mullen.