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Activision acquires Toys for Bob

By Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 5/16/2005 1:13:00 PM

SANTA MONICA-Activision, Santa Monica , Calif. , acquired Toys for Bob, the Novato, Calif.-based console developer. Under the agreement, Toys for Bob is a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision.

Activision, the developer behind the Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Spider-Man and Doom games, also signed long-term contracts with the 27-person team at Toys for Bob. Employees for Toys for Bob will continue to be based in Novato . Activision now has a total of approximately 1,000 employees.

Toys for Bob is currently finishing work on a game for the new DreamWorks animated film, Madagascar , for GameCube, Xbox and PlayStation 2, which bows later this month. Toys for Bob is also in pre-production on another title for release in 2007. Playthings.com previously reported Madagascar was a Disney film.

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Activision acquires Toys for Bob

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