00:00Imagine you're a gaming CEO overseeing a studio that's famous for beloved, colourful,
00:04family-friendly platformers. What do you make it do? If you answered put them to work designing
00:09assault rifles for Call of Duty, then thanks for tuning in Mr. Kotick. That's pretty much
00:12what happened to Spyro Studio Toys for Bob, which found itself relegated to supporting
00:16games like Warzone and Overwatch 2 at Activision. That's per studio head Paul Yan, who says
00:22deep down inside, we knew that it wasn't the right fit. We were getting away from the types
00:26of games that we love to make. Yan says the studio saw Microsoft's Activision buyout as
00:30an opportunity. We put forth a plan that said, hey, we'd like to buy back our independence.
00:34It was a close run thing, and Yan says it took many mini miracles to get out of the
00:38COD mines. But they made it, and yes, they're a lot happier making Spyro games.
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