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New Spyro Game Revealed with Release Date Window and First Details

  • During the Xbox Games Showcase Sunday, developer Toys for Bob unveiled Spyro: A Realm Beyond, the franchise's first new entry since 2008, scheduled for a spring 2027 release.
  • Toys for Bob chief creative officer and studio head Paul Yan said the team developed the title after years of vocal fan requests, finally able to confirm they "hear you."
  • Featuring "true dragon flight" instead of gliding, the game allows players to press a button to soar fully airborne, while original voice actor Tom Kenny returns to portray the iconic purple dragon.
  • Coming to Xbox Series, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch, the adventure introduces a larger-winged look for Spyro and a completely original world with expanded exploration.
  • Associate creative director Lou Studdert noted the team is "not talking specific narrative beats just yet," but emphasized preserving the character's personality while amplifying gameplay through new dragon-flight mechanics.
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For almost two decades fans have been waiting for this moment, now it's official: Toys for Bob (the studio behind the Refited Trilogy and Crash Bandicoot 4) have announced the first completely new adventure of the purple dragon with Spyro: A Realm Beyond! The first trailer gives us a glimpse of a brand new world that we are allowed to explore in the spring of 2027. The biggest playful innovation for the franchise: There is no more simple gliding…

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Push Square broke the news on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
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