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Tom Phillips, journalist at Eurogamer, said that "we ain't done yet", so stay tuned?

https://twitter.com/tomphillip...821982617624581

Currently constantly checking his Twitter account as well as Resurrect Fortesque, JumpButton and Spyro the Dragon (a bit too much maybe but hey, it’s Spyro, it’s now or never) and boy am I getting excited over nothing.

My problem is people answering with Spyro comments, GIFs and images and them not even hinting at denying the announcement.
It’s that awful situation where what is the most exciting for you might not be the most exciting thing around.
I’m kinda having fun though, so not gonna complain.

Crash on switch, apparently. Weird, but exciting.

horray! can play crash now! this is exciting enough for today.

Well, I guess this pretty much confirms (again) that Spyro is most likely happening. Crash turned out to be true, which we all pretty much figured, so I'm feeling pretty confident that Spyro's next.

I really hope we get a trailer soon of this Spyro Remastered, I am so giddy waiting for it.

Well, I guess this pretty much confirms (again) that Spyro is most likely happening. Crash turned out to be true, which we all pretty much figured, so I'm feeling pretty confident that Spyro's next.

The second rumor was a SXSW announcement, and that's right around the corner. Here's hoping Sonic's inevitable stream issues won't delay this announcement if it happens there.

And, once again, which fandom is left behind...?

I’m glad for some of today’s announcements (like Luigis’ Mansion’s remake or Super Smash Bros for Switch) but considering all the reveals which happened today I cannot help but feel bummed that nothing on Spyro has been said or officially teased.
I know it’s coming, and I’m happy Laura Kate Dale’s rumor is once again supported, but the curiosity of seeing it is becoming stressful.
Even some Twitter accounts are retracting what they said, now.

At least when it’ll come out it will be incredible, that’s for sure.

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And, once again, which fandom is left behind...?

I’m glad for come of todays announcements (like Luigis’ Mansion’s remake or Super Smash Bros for Switch) but considering all the reveals which happened today I cannot help but feel bummed that nothing on Spyro has been said or officially teased.
I know it’s coming, and I’m happy Laura Kate Dale’s rumor is once again supported, but the curiosity of seeing it is becoming stressful.
Even some Twitter accounts are retracting what they said, now.

At least when it’ll come out it will be incredible, that’s for sure.

It's sort of a bummer, but there's plenty more time left in March for Spyro. :-) An announcement probably wouldn't have made much sense at a Nintendo event if it's not launching for Switch.

While, yeah, it's a bummer we don't have an announcement yet, in retrospect, it... kinda makes sense that they'd probably not want to announce Spyro right NOW, and risk having it be buried under all of the Nintendo hype going on today.

So next rough estimate for an announcement day is the 15th now, correct?

^Yes, that would be during Activision's next thingy, I forgot what it's called.

is this not all nintendo news tho? or was it general game news? if all nintendo then no surprise no spyro cuz sony would announce that. if games general. well. who knows why no spyro yet but sure it will be announced soon.

I'm pretty glad they didn't announce Spyro in a Nintendo direct, of all things (I'm really surprised they announced Smash in this direct, though I'm assuming its a port and not a new entry? I could be very wrong). I'm in no rush for the official announcement- can you imagine a Spyro reveal at the Sony E3 conference? The conference room getting dark, then the stage lights up purple, a nostalgic sound effect like maybe the 1 up from the first game or Sparx eating a butterfly or the words "thank you for releasing me?" or something along those lines, then they show us a trailer with gameplay of iconic levels like Tree Tops, hockey on Colossus, or Fireworks Factory? I can wait a few months for a reveal as awesome as that. But of course that Kotaku article said to expect a March announcement, so, unfortunately, I don't think we'll get anything that exciting. But I can always dream

^I should know better than to expect this Thursday for a new Spyro because it would overshadow the announcement of Crash N. Sane Trilogy going multiformat as well as the unveiling of Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII... That's not how roman numerals work!

I'm gonna bet on GDC.

There’s also the SXSW mentioned by Bifrost, which starts tomorrow.
One thing I didn’t thought about is how Crash for Switch not only basically confirms Spyro’s remakes reliability but hopefully their announcement and release dates; so March is most likely still going to be our month.

Watching the Nintendo Direct actually made me discover even more games to get, so I cannot really complain after all.
Sorry if I brought a bit of negativity here, guys, in the end my disappointment was only caused by my easily excitable person.

At least Spyro won’t have anyone stealing his show, hopefully.

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is this not all nintendo news tho? or was it general game news? if all nintendo then no surprise no spyro cuz sony would announce that. if games general. well. who knows why no spyro yet but sure it will be announced soon.

Yes, it was only Nintendo related games there.

I believe smash is a new entry?

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^I should know better than to expect this Thursday for a new Spyro because it would overshadow the announcement of Crash N. Sane Trilogy going multiformat as well as the unveiling of Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII... That's not how roman numerals work!

I'm gonna bet on GDC.

I agree with that, i'm thinking GDC is more likely than anything else at this point in March.

ooh! on the roman numerals thing, some clocks actually use the iiii instead of the iv. there are theories as to why both are used, but no one is really sure. apparently it goes back to the sundials of long ago, lol. I happen to have a clock in my house that is like this, which is why I even said anything, I wasn't trying to be a smart ass! >_<

Plenty of time left in March for Spyro, and his big comeback. I'm curious about that demo on Crash 3, because it there's a playable Spyro 1 demo soon, I'm so there playing it/recording it on PS4 Share lol.

Where was it confirmed Smash is a new entry?

Also, I'd expect Spyro reveal to be at GDC.

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Where was it confirmed Smash is a new entry?

Also, I'd expect Spyro reveal to be at GDC.

Here ya go.

Ah cool. Thank ya. Hope Lucario and Greninja return. Pit is a given to come back.

Also they better make sure it releases in 2018.

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A mini update:

Toys for Bob and Iron Galaxy Studios are handling the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy ports, so VV has been free to do Spyro for about a year.

https://twitter.com/Darealband...905854365687809

Also Laura was right about Smash on Switch, so add that to her credibility.

I'm thinking her Spyro rumor is probably going to be correct then. It seems really likely at this point. There doesn't seem to be anything left to worry about for the little purple dragon! ^_^

She mentioned that as well?
I mean, it’s a bit more predictable than the N. Sane Trilogy on the Switch, but it’s great to keep proving her to be more and more reliable.

So V.V. are indeed the true responsibles for Spyro’s remakes, even if it doesn’t exclude the possibility that TfB helped them just like they did for Crash.
Which also solves the mistery about what they have been doing for all this time.

Since Crash is coming to Swtich, I fully expect next year for the Spyro remakes to come to Switch as well.

Given the Spyro remakes come out this year, of course.

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Since Crash is coming to Swtich, I fully expect next year for the Spyro remakes to come to Switch as well.

Given the Spyro remakes come out this year, of course.

I agree. I think the games will probably come out this year after all. and I imagine sony will go for the one year exclusive, and then let the switch happen. ^_^

^ I sure hope so! ^_^

Speaking of which, what console would everyone here most prefer Spyro on? Also, will you be getting the game on PS4 if there's a chance it will come out on other systems?

Yep, and then it’ll be one year for Crash and one for Spyro, hopefully.
We already got rumors regarding a new game for the orange marsupial in 2019, guess the dragon could re-return in 2020.
I’ll definitely buy future games for the PS4 anyway, if anything because of Trophies and the fact it’s still my main console for a number of reasons.

Anyway, one last bit of news before going to bed.
Resurrect Fortesque, one of the Twitter accounts who have been teasing all day long regarding the various announcements, actually revealed that the information he was holding back was a rumor regarding a “certain character being part of the new Super Smash Bros” to be revealed along with the game itself.
Since another user confirmed he wasn’t talking about Spyro I guess Crash is probably the best guess, especially due to him coming to the Switch.

What’s important though is how certain he sounds regarding Spyro’s remakes.
I’m inclined to believe him, seeing how he was so reluctant to share informations regarding a non 100% confirmed leak, but judge for yourselves:

https://mobile.twitter.com/Sav...929719078825984

Guess we really don’t need more confirmations regarding the legitimacy of the rumor, but it’s always good to hear other sources supporting it.

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^ I sure hope so! ^_^

Speaking of which, what console would everyone here most prefer Spyro on? Also, will you be getting the game on PS4 if there's a chance it will come out on other systems?

PS4 because it'll probably look a lot better on it, if Crash on Switch is any indication. I'll still get both it and Crash on Switch for the sake of playing them on the go, but PS4 is the best experience for me.

I agree. I don't have a ps4 yet, but this is probably going to be the reason I wind up getting one. I want to see Spyro in beautiful HD, and Nintendo... has never really been the master there. XD

i'll get switch later for pokemon, but I've always liked playstation, and that's how I played Spyro the first time! ^_^

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A mini update:

Toys for Bob and Iron Galaxy Studios are handling the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy ports, so VV has been free to do Spyro for about a year.

https://twitter.com/Darealband...905854365687809

Also Laura was right about Smash on Switch, so add that to her credibility.

Didn't we already determined that the remakes have been in production for at least three years though?

Uuuh... is this relevant, or just the account playing with fans again...?

https://mobile.twitter.com/spy...4416256/photo/1

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Apparently it’s a fake, as you can see from the “Tweet to Falcon McBob” still unchanged.
Well, going to leave this here anyway so that people who come across this won’t get their hopes up for nothing.

I'm kinda hoping for Spyro to get announced on the 29th, because it's a day before my birthday, only reason. It would be like an early b-day present.

Just found out it’s one of my old post that is getting used for the evidence of Spyro remake,it amused me quite a bit,I hope we will get a reveal trailer soon to confirm the remake or the new game.

Please, Activision...

I think now that the Crash remaster's coming to different systems, there won't be as much hype for a Spyro remake right now. If I were Activision, I'd be going mental with "N. Sane Trilogy's N. Abled on N.E System", wait a bit and then go nuts to the butts with all this Spyro stuff so people can focus their attention on that 100%. If that made sense. I could've worded that better.

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I think now that the Crash remaster's coming to different systems, there won't be as much hype for a Spyro remake right now. If I were Activision, I'd be going mental with "N. Sane Trilogy's N. Abled on N.E System", wait a bit and then go nuts to the butts with all this Spyro stuff so people can focus their attention on that 100%. If that made sense. I could've worded that better.

Hate to agree with you, but I still cannot fully comprehend the value customers and industries give to certain things.

Call of Duty IIII and the N. Sane Trilogy going multiplatfom are certainly exciting for their own reasons, but I personally have no doubt a Spyro announcement or even simply a teaser from an official source would blow both out of the water (which now that I think about it may actually be the exact reason why they are holding it back for now).
Even considering Nintendo’s biggest announcement, Smash for Switch, I think the return of a long gone gaming icon still wins by a mile.

That being said I also do understand that this may actually be Activision’s way to give even more importance to Spyro’s comeback, by announcing it after all the other “minor” news.
Points of view, I guess. :/

^Here's one thing I thought of for why they would NOT wait for something like E3, and might do Spyro here in March like Laura said.

They might be intimidated by E3, feeling that Spyro might not hold up against other possible announcements? things like final fantasy, kingdom hearts iii, smash (probably), maybe Metroid 4, and a whole bunch of other big hyped titles are probably going to appear there, and they feel Spyro might be drowned out in all of the noise. even with the Nintendo direct and call of duty, they might still take there chances to get Spyro's hype outside of a major gaming event to assure people are paying attention.

I just thought of that as a possible thing. Motivation for the bummed out. ^_^

That’s probably true.
I find it almost hard to imagine a couple weeks from now all the world will start talking about Spyro again, just like they did for Crash in 2016.
It’ll be worth the wait.

In other “news”, take a look at Toys for Bob’s updated website:

http://www.toysforbob.com/

Interesting color scheme, eh?
Credits to Spyro the Dragon on Twitter.

It's been there for several months already, when they changed from the white background.

...Wait, didn't you point out the site changed in the first place in the Skylanders section? Or was it someone else?

Nope, wasn’t me as far as I remember; which section of the forum, exactly?
But thanks for the correction, I’ll fix the post so it doesn’t spread false informations.

Guess they do know about the remakes though, whether they actually helped working on them or not, so it might still be a nice nod to them.

I think it was somewhere in Future of Skylanders or the Imaginators General Discussion. I could just be mixing it up though, or having some dejá vu.

Came across this video, moments ago.



Not sure I’ve seen all those animations, but I do remember some of them.
Really hoping they will keep them in the remakes.

Some of these probably looked too hyperactive for an idle or their normal purpose, but yeah, they could be of use in the remake where they can be properly timed.

Those're some really neat animations, such a great find, Drek95! Bifrost raises some good points as well, and some of them might not have been possible in the final version due to censorship (if the word "kill" is replaced by "defeat" in text but not in audio, I doubt nose-picking with a spear is going to set a good example amongst the kiddies). I would love to see these in the remaster.