{"id":23411,"date":"2026-06-07T18:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/spyro-the-dragon-returns-with-a-new-game-after-almost-two-decades\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T18:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:37:45","slug":"spyro-the-dragon-returns-with-a-new-game-after-almost-two-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/spyro-the-dragon-returns-with-a-new-game-after-almost-two-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Spyro the Dragon returns with a new game after almost two decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>90s PlayStation fans, rejoice: California studio Toys for Bob is making Spyro: Realms Beyond, intended to \u2018inspire love, joy and laughter\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As the gaming mascots of millennial childhood have been resuscitated one by one for a nostalgic audience, one has remained notably absent: 1990s PlayStation hero Spyro. A new game starring the purple dragon was announced at tonight\u2019s Xbox Game Showcase \u2013 the first original title since 2008. Called Spyro: Realms Beyond, it is being developed by studio Toys for Bob in California and will be released in spring 2027 on Xbox, PlayStation 5, PC and Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n<p>It features a freshly redesigned Spyro with his trademark quiff, voiced by Tom Kenny, the original star of the games. Unlike in the original Spyro titles, players will be able to take flight at any time. \u201c[We\u2019re] leaning into the true capabilities of being a dragon,\u201d explains creative director Lou Studdert. \u201cIt\u2019s really engaging \u2026 the player is making decisions how they fly. They are diving down to sustain speed. They are using fire-breath to light campfires, to create an updraft to get lift before flapping their wings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2026\/jun\/07\/spyro-the-dragon-returns-with-a-new-game-after-almost-two-decades\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1516252351e24e0f15ec23d855090f96accb27a5\/571_0_2698_2160\/master\/2698.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=f27d3612bda5b6cc9f833ad8153f9535\" title=\"Spyro the Dragon returns with a new game after almost two decades\" \/>90s PlayStation fans, rejoice: California studio Toys for Bob is making Spyro: Realms Beyond, intended to \u2018inspire love, joy and laughter\u2019<br \/>\nAs the gaming mascots of millennial childhood have been resuscitated one by one for a nostalgic audience, one has remained notably absent: 1990s PlayStation hero Spyro. A new game starring the purple dragon was announced at tonight\u2019s Xbox Game Showcase \u2013 the first original title since 2008. Called Spyro: Realms Beyond, it is being developed by studio Toys for Bob in California and will be released in spring 2027 on Xbox, PlayStation 5, PC and Nintendo Switch 2.<br \/>\nIt features a freshly redesigned Spyro with his trademark quiff, voiced by Tom Kenny, the original star of the games. Unlike in the original Spyro titles, players will be able to take flight at any time. \u201c[We\u2019re] leaning into the true capabilities of being a dragon,\u201d explains creative director Lou Studdert. \u201cIt\u2019s really engaging \u2026 the player is making decisions how they fly. They are diving down to sustain speed. They are using fire-breath to light campfires, to create an updraft to get lift before flapping their wings.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>90s PlayStation fans, rejoice: California studio Toys for Bob is making Spyro: Realms Beyond, intended to \u2018inspire love, joy and laughter\u2019 As the gaming mascots of millennial childhood have been resuscitated one by one for a nostalgic audience, one has remained notably absent: 1990s PlayStation hero Spyro. A new game starring the purple dragon was &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/spyro-the-dragon-returns-with-a-new-game-after-almost-two-decades\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spyro the Dragon returns with a new game after almost two decades<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23411"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}