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It would appear Toys for bob are looking for a new Executive Producer and Art Director.
The jobs were posted on 24th April 2017, so yesterday from date of posting here. Hmm, seems a new project could be underway...
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/comp...ctivision-11-22
EDIT: It appears another two job listings have been posted on 26th April 2017.

Personally I think that them doing a new Skylanders game for 2018 and Imaginators year 2 in 2017 they need more employees

To me this either means:
A ) Skylanders 7 is indeed being worked on. (Unlikely, but hopeful)
B ) Classic Spyro remakes, similar to the N. Sane Trilogy.
C ) Something completely different or a brand new series.

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Personally I think that them doing a new Skylanders game for 2018 and Imaginators year 2 in 2017 they need more employees

There's an 85 percent chance that this "year 2" you speak of isn't happening.

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But hey, good for TFB!

And.. you guys do know that Sky 7, if it does happen, will be done by VV? They trade off now.

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Personally I think that them doing a new Skylanders game for 2018 and Imaginators year 2 in 2017 they need more employees

There's an 85 percent chance that this "year 2" you speak of isn't happening.

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But hey, good for TFB!

And.. you guys do know that Sky 7, if it does happen, will be done by VV? They trade off now.

85% how?

Another two job listings added today!
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/comp...ctivision-11-22
This time for a Software Engineer to work with Unreal Engine & aSenior Network Software Engineer. The platforms listed only state PS4 and Xbox One so that's rather interesting too, no switch or past gen for whatever it is, of course that could change.

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Another two job listings added today!
http://jobs.gamasutra.com/comp...ctivision-11-22
This time for a Software Engineer to work with Unreal Engine & aSenior Network Software Engineer. The platforms listed only state PS4 and Xbox One so that's rather interesting too, no switch or past gen for whatever it is, of course that could change.

PS4 for the win!

If theres no Nintendo consoles listed then I'm doubting its Skylanders. The Nintendo audience is Skylander's biggest money maker. Not releasing it on Nintendo consoles is a bad idea.

Whatever they may be working on, i hope it turns out well

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If theres no Nintendo consoles listed then I'm doubting its Skylanders. The Nintendo audience is Skylander's biggest money maker. Not releasing it on Nintendo consoles is a bad idea.

Wii U isn't gonna be around forever ya know. Also, it probably won't be on the switch due to its problems and because there isn't a portal. After all it's not really toys to life without a portal

Wii u is already dead pretty much and despite the Switch ports flaws, its still good and it WAS rushed. If there are more Skylabders games, Acti WILL make sure its on Nintendo consoles.

well mabey they will make for switch, or mabey they already have someone to hundle the switch.

I'll still stick to my PS4 since I'm a PlayStation fanatic. Then whenever PS5 comes I'll go on over to that

Any and all speculation aside, there's not a lot of folks in the industry who have a background of working with the Switch's online features - if I were planning a multi-platoform game, I'd expect to have someone with lots of experience with XBO and PS4, and would expect them to learn Switch from there.

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Any and all speculation aside, there's not a lot of folks in the industry who have a background of working with the Switch's online features - if I were planning a multi-platoform game, I'd expect to have someone with lots of experience with XBO and PS4, and would expect them to learn Switch from there.

The good thing is that a multitude of developers say Switch id easy to work with.

Found this article http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/...al-engine-4.htm not in English but I translated it and it doesn't really say much but here it is:
Toujours associés à Activision, les jeux à figurines Skylanders sont en fait développés par le studio ... More

Always associated with Activision, the Skylanders figurines are in fact developed by the studio Toys ...
More

Feedback
Always associated with Activision, the Skylanders figurines are in fact developed by the studio Toys For Bob since the episode Spyro's Adventure. In spite of the beautiful fall of this kind of titles having led in particular to the death of Disney Infinity, the small American firm seems always on the rails. little web crawlers did not take long to spot a handful of very interesting job postings published on the official website of Toys for Bob. We discover that the studio is currently looking for several employees with the Unreal Engine 4 to work on the "next generation" of games. Until then, nothing extraordinary, but it is mentioned that development skills on consoles and PCs are required.In case this is a Skylanders game, it would be a first on our computers and under Unreal Engine 4 for the license. Anyway, Toys for Bob is talking about a future "games as a service" playable to several online, which leaves the door open to many possibilities. Hopefully we can soon learn more about this mysterious production.

Quote: SkyFan91

Found this article http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/...al-engine-4.htm not in English but I translated it and it doesn't really say much but here it is:
Toujours associés à Activision, les jeux à figurines Skylanders sont en fait développés par le studio ... More

Always associated with Activision, the Skylanders figurines are in fact developed by the studio Toys ...
More

Feedback
Always associated with Activision, the Skylanders figurines are in fact developed by the studio Toys For Bob since the episode Spyro's Adventure. In spite of the beautiful fall of this kind of titles having led in particular to the death of Disney Infinity, the small American firm seems always on the rails. little web crawlers did not take long to spot a handful of very interesting job postings published on the official website of Toys for Bob. We discover that the studio is currently looking for several employees with the Unreal Engine 4 to work on the "next generation" of games. Until then, nothing extraordinary, but it is mentioned that development skills on consoles and PCs are required.In case this is a Skylanders game, it would be a first on our computers and under Unreal Engine 4 for the license. Anyway, Toys for Bob is talking about a future "games as a service" playable to several online, which leaves the door open to many possibilities. Hopefully we can soon learn more about this mysterious production.

i know that it can be allso other games but can you imagine how cool skylanders will be in unreal engine 4?. mabey if there will be sky7...

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Found this article http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/...al-engine-4.htm not in English but I translated it and it doesn't really say much but here it is:
Toujours associés à Activision, les jeux à figurines Skylanders sont en fait développés par le studio ... More

Always associated with Activision, the Skylanders figurines are in fact developed by the studio Toys ...
More

Feedback
Always associated with Activision, the Skylanders figurines are in fact developed by the studio Toys For Bob since the episode Spyro's Adventure. In spite of the beautiful fall of this kind of titles having led in particular to the death of Disney Infinity, the small American firm seems always on the rails. little web crawlers did not take long to spot a handful of very interesting job postings published on the official website of Toys for Bob. We discover that the studio is currently looking for several employees with the Unreal Engine 4 to work on the "next generation" of games. Until then, nothing extraordinary, but it is mentioned that development skills on consoles and PCs are required.In case this is a Skylanders game, it would be a first on our computers and under Unreal Engine 4 for the license. Anyway, Toys for Bob is talking about a future "games as a service" playable to several online, which leaves the door open to many possibilities. Hopefully we can soon learn more about this mysterious production.

i know that it can be allso other games but can you imagine how cool skylanders will be in unreal engine 4?. mabey if there will be sky7...

It would be great! Sky 7 will come out faster then Kingdom Hearts 3 LOOOOL

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can you imagine how cool skylanders will be in unreal engine 4?

Honestly, a UE4 Skylanders wouldn't look very different from what it looks like now. They have an art style that they want to (and should) stick with. Maybe you'd see some additional lighting effects that aren't in the current games, but that's about it.

However, licensing an engine means less development time, since the team only has to modify it (as opposed to creating a new engine from scratch), letting them focus more on content development. It'd likely also run smoother and be easier to port between consoles.

And ofc people think this means Skylanders 7...

Skylanders 7 is pretty much inevitable up until Activision cancels it publicly. Definitely not in 2017, likely (though not 100%) in 2018, almost certainly eventually... until we hear otherwise.

I mean, there's a big chance of revitalizing the franchise sometime in the future. However, I won't expect something good, taking the revitalization of Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk into consideration.

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And ofc people think this means Skylanders 7...

It can you never know

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I mean, there's a big chance of revitalizing the franchise sometime in the future. However, I won't expect something good, taking the revitalization of Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk into consideration.

Oh, I agree. I only said it was inevitable; I make no comment on the quality of future games cashing in on the current series' good will.

description too dinstect to be a skylanders game like

why Ureal engin 4 instead of the alchemy engin
why: ps4 and xbox only but no switch
why new art direction?


It definitly a new game mabe even an spyro trilogy remake