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{{Infobox Company | company_name = Toys For Bob | company_logo = Toysforbob logo.jpg| company_type = Subsidiary of [[Activision]] | foundation = [[1989]] | location = {{flagicon|USA}} Novato, California, [[United States]] | key_people = [[Paul Reiche III]] founder and CEO <br> [[Fred Ford]] Technical Director | num_employees = 45 | revenue = unknown | owner = [[Activision Blizzard]] | parent = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Activision]] | industry = [[Computer and video game industry|Video games]] | homepage = [http://www.toysforbob.com/ Toys For Bob] | products = }} '''Toys For Bob''' is a small [[video game developer]] founded in [[1989]] by [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]]. They are most known for creating ''[[Star Control]]'' and its sequel ''Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters'', but 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]], including the hectic combination of action and strategy, ''[[The Horde (video game)|The Horde]]'', ''[[Pandemonium (video game)|Pandemonium]]'' and ''The Unholy War'' (as well as ''Little Witching Mischiefs'' in [[Japan]] for [[Bandai]]).<ref name="Activision purchases Toys for Bob" /> 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, which is owned by Vivendi, and Toys For Bob will remain in place in Novato, California.<ref name="Activision purchases Toys for Bob">{{cite web | url = http://www.lockergnome.com/game/2005/05/03/activision-acquires-game-developer-toys-for-bob/ | title = Activision purchases Toys for Bob | publisher = Locker Gnome | accessdate = 2007-12-29 | date = 2005-04-03}}</ref> They recently completed working on ''[[Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam]]'' for Nintendo's [[Wii]] console and revealed that they are currently working on a sequel to one of the games they had made before, excepting Star Control and [[Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure]].<ref>See [http://uqm.stack.nl/files/chat/tfbchat-20070613-clean this IRC chatlog], search for "we're working".</ref> The name Toys for Bob has no particular meaning; it was chosen just because the founders liked it.<ref>See [http://starcontrol.classicgaming.gamespy.com/history/fford3.shtml this log] of Fred Ford's mails to fans.</ref> However, it is rumoured that it may be related to Bob from the cult of Subgenius, who also made an appearance as an alien in the title screen of Star Control 1. == Games == * [[Star Control]] * [[Star Control|Star Control II]] * [[The Horde (video game)|The Horde]] * [[Pandemonium (video game)|Pandemonium]] * [[Pandemonium 2]] * The Unholy War * Little Witching Mischiefs * 102 Dalmatians * [[Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure]] * [[Madagascar (video game)|Madagascar]] * [[Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam]] * Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ==Notes and references== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.toysforbob.com/ Toys For Bob official website] * [http://www.mobygames.com/company/toys-for-bob/ Toys For Bob company overview] from [[MobyGames]] {{Vivendi}} [[Category:Activision]] [[Category:Companies based in California]] [[Category:Companies established in 1989]] [[Category:Video game companies of the United States]] [[Category:Video game developers]] {{Activision-stub}} fr:Toys For Bob [[nl:Toys For Bob]]
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