Crash Bandicoot
Video game franchise
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| 2024 |
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Crash and Aku Aku make a cameo appearance in Astro Bot.
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| 2024 |
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Crash Bandicoot was named the fifteenth most iconic video game character of all time in a BAFTA poll with approximately 4,000 respondents.
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| 2023 |
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Crash is a playable character in the game Crash Team Rumble.
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| June 20 2023 | Crash Team Rumble was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. |
| December 2022 | Multiplayer game Crash Team Rumble was announced at The Game Awards for PlayStation and Xbox platforms. |
| March 25 2021 | Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!, an endless running mobile game developed by King in collaboration with Activision, was released for Android and iOS. |
| March 12 2021 | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and Series S. |
| January 13 2021 | Test footage from a scrapped Crash Bandicoot animated series, a co-production between Activision and Amazon Studios, was leaked on Reddit. The series was allegedly canceled due to a script dispute. |
| 2020 |
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Scott Whyte takes over as the voice of Crash in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, replacing Jess Harnell.
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| 2020 |
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Crash and Aku Aku make a cameo appearance in Astro's Playroom.
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| 2020 |
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Crash and Coco seek out four Quantum Masks to save the multiverse in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, returning to the original trilogy's gameplay style and narratively following Crash Bandicoot: Warped.
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| October 2 2020 | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. |
| September 16 2020 | Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was released, the first new mainline Crash game in over a decade, developed by Toys for Bob and published by Activision. |
| June 21 2019 | Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, a remastered racing game, was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, developed by Beenox and incorporating content from previous Crash racing games. |
| 2018 |
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Crash continues appearances in Skylanders Academy until the show's conclusion.
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| December 2018 |
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Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, a remaster of the original game, was announced at The Game Awards 2018.
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| June 29 2018 | The N. Sane Trilogy was ported to Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows with assistance from Toys for Bob. |
| June 30 2017 | Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, a collection of remasters of the first three games, was released for PlayStation 4 by Vicarious Visions. |
| 2016 | The franchise's hiatus concluded, potentially signaling a potential revival or renewed interest in the series. |
| 2016 | Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End featured a playable Crash Bandicoot level, sparking further speculation about a potential series revival. |
| October 16 2016 | Crash became a playable character in Activision's toys-to-life game Skylanders: Imaginators, which also featured a Crash-themed level called 'Thumpin' Wumpa Islands'. |
| June 2016 | At E3, Crash Bandicoot's official return was announced with a timed partnership with Activision, including remakes of the first three original PlayStation games. |
| 2015 | Producer David Siller uploaded original hand-drawn cutscenes from the first Crash Bandicoot game to YouTube, which were originally dropped during the game's production. |
| December 5 2015 | Rumors of a possible Crash Bandicoot return emerged when SIE Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden appeared at PlayStation Experience wearing a Crash Bandicoot shirt, though he did not mention the series. |
| July 2014 | Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House revealed they were considering reviving the Crash Bandicoot series, stating it was 'never off the table'. |
| November 2013 | Rumors circulated that Sony might have bought the Crash Bandicoot franchise rights from Activision, fueled by PlayStation 4's #4ThePlayers campaign featuring a Crash silhouette. Activision later confirmed they still owned the franchise. |
| June 2013 | Andy Gavin, co-creator of Crash Bandicoot, suggested a total reboot of the series, recommending a return to the original creation story and conflict with Cortex, with a modern, free-roaming style and Looney Tunes-esque animation. |
| 2011 | The Crash Bandicoot franchise entered a period of hiatus, with no new major game releases during this time period. |
| February 2 2011 |
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Cortex Strikes Back is re-released on the European PlayStation Network.
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| 2010 | High Impact Games' in-progress reboot of Crash Team Racing for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii was cancelled by Activision before reaching prototype stage. |
| 2010 | Rumors emerged about Radical Entertainment developing a fourth Crash Bandicoot title called 'Crash Landed', but the game was ultimately cancelled due to studio layoffs. |
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