Tag: Crash Bandicoot
News Crash Bandicoot 5 Reportedly Cut in Favour of More Live Service Games
The Crash, Spyro teamup that could have been
In news that will likely come as a gut punch to fans of precocious marsupials, a new report from gaming historian Liam Robertson (thanks, VGC) alleges that Crash Bandicoot 5 was in development at Toys for Bob but was cancelled after Activision pulled funding in favour of live-service multiplayer...
That's no spin
Released in 2017 (was it really that long ago?!), Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has just hit an impressive sales milestone. The collection, which is available across PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC, has topped 20 million — and at least by our count, that makes it the single highest selling Crash Bandicoot release ever...
News Is Crash Bandicoot, Spyro Studio Toys for Bob Teasing a New Game?
Website updated to company logo
Speculation surrounding a new game from Toys for Bob is currently doing the rounds after the team updated its website to a singular shot of its Crash Bandicoot-inspired logo of a purple Tiki mask. The studio, which went independent earlier this year, is best known for its work creating Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About...
News Whoa! Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Has Sold More Than 5 Million Copies
Head spinning
It seems Toys for Bob's warmly received Crash Bandicoot sequel has been a huge success. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, the first numbered sequel in the series since 1998's Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, has sold over five million copies, according to the studio's design director, Toby Schadt. It's About Time is a return to the...
News Crash Bandicoot Developer Toys for Bob Struck by Layoffs, Office Closure
The ongoing cost of consolidation
Layoffs have been reported at Toys for Bob, the developer behind Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and the Spyro: Reignited Trilogy. They form part of the ongoing consolidation efforts necessitated by parent company Activision's acquisition by Microsoft, resulting in 1900 roles being made redundant. Some 86 workers...
News Original Crash Bandicoot Voice Actor Brendan O'Brien Has Passed, Aged 60
Woah
Brendan O'Brien, the voice actor behind many iconic characters from the Naughty Dog era of Crash Bandicoot, has passed away aged 60. Best known for his role as the eponymous Crash Bandicoot, O'Brien also voiced Neo Cortex, N. Gin, Nitrus Brio and Tiny Tiger in the original trilogy on PS1, as well as various other characters in spinoffs like...
Rumour New Crash Bandicoot Seemingly Spinning to The Game Awards
Crashin' the party
Itching for some fresh Crash Bandicoot fun? Well, it looks like a new game could potentially be announced at The Game Awards on 8th December, 2022. Funko Pops fan and YouTuber Canadian Guy received a pizza box package from Activision today, confirming that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to Steam on 18th October,...
Guide Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Guide: Tips, Tricks, and All Collectibles
How to find and complete everything in the game and more
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a PS5 and PS4 sequel to the original PS1 trilogy from Naughty Dog. This brand new game goes back to that old style of gameplay while reviving it for a modern audience. It's tough, but excellent fun, earning an 8/10 in our review. In this Crash Bandicoot...
Guide Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time: All Flashback Tapes Locations
Where to find every Flashback Tape
Where are all the Flashback Tapes in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time on PS5 and PS4? How do you get all the Flashback Tapes? As part of our Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time guide, we're going to show you where to find every Flashback Tape. Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time - All Flashback Tapes Locations:...
Guide Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time: All Bosses and How to Beat Them
How to defeat every boss in Crash Bandicoot 4
How do you beat every boss fight in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time? As part of our Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time guide, we're going to explain how you defeat every boss battle in the game. Read on to find out what you need to do to beat each boss. Defeating bosses will earn you some PS5 and PS4...
Guide Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time: What's the Difference Between Modern and Retro Modes?
Modern mode vs. Retro mode
What are the differences between Modern and Retro playstyles in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time on PS5 and PS4? In Crash Bandicoot 4, there are two ways to play the game: Modern and Retro. As part of our Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time guide, we're going to explain the difference between the two methods below...
How to get all PS5 and PS4 Trophies in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
In this Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Trophy roadmap, we're going to reveal how to get the Platinum Trophy in this brand new Crash game on PS5 and PS4. As part of our Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time guide, we're going to tell you about all the Trophies, as well as...
Guide Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time: All Skins and How to Unlock Them
How to get every Crash and Coco costume
How do you get all the skins in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time on PS5 and PS4? How many costumes are there for Crash and Coco? As part of our Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time guide, we're going to explain how to get all the outfits in the game, as well as show you what they look like. Crash Bandicoot...
Guide Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time: All Hidden and Colored Gems Locations
Where to find every hidden gem and coloured gem
Where are all the hidden gems in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time on PS5 and PS4? How do you find all the colored gems? As part of our Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time guide, we're going to show you where to find every hidden gem in the game, including the four coloured gems and all N. Verted level...
Review Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (PS4) - Madcap Marsupial's Return Is N. Sanely Good
Positive spin
Republished on Wednesday 29th June 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. After Naughty Dog parted ways with Crash Bandicoot, it's fair to say the quality of subsequent games has been inconsistent. However, Activision finally did...
Rumour We May Hear About a New Crash Bandicoot Game This Week
Crash Bash?
Everybody's favourite marsupial mascot, Crash Bandicoot, could be about to set off on an all-new multiplayer adventure, and we could hear about it as soon as this week if the rumours are true. That's according to Windows Central journalist Jez Corden, who appeared on the most recent episode of the Windows Central Gaming Podcast. Corden...
News Xbox Now Owns Legendary PlayStation Series Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon
Woah
A curious consequence of Microsoft’s earth-shattering $70 billion buyout of Activision is that Xbox now owns legendary PlayStation franchises Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon. Sony made these games in collaboration with Universal Interactive back in the 90s, but that company was acquired by Vivendi which later merged with Activision to...
News Crash Bandicoot Wumpa Fruit Piñatas Hint at New Game Reveal for 25th Anniversary
Wumpa League?
Something appears to be going down in the world of Crash Bandicoot. You may recall a while back that a mysterious new teaser image was discovered within Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, showing a wumpa fruit surrounded by orange and blue swirls. Fans have come to expect this to represent a PvP game called Wumpa League, but not much...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 PS5, PS4 Sales Boosted by Smartphone Spinoff
Spinoff is a pun, by the way
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is climbing the US sales charts, as smartphone spinoff Crash Bandicoot: On the Run explodes in popularity. The mobile app – which according to Sensor Tower has amassed an eye-popping 25 million downloads since launching last week – is driving new interest in Activision’s...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 PS5 Upgrade Issue Finally Fixed for All
Give it another go
Update: If you've been unsuccessful in your attempt to upgrade to the PS5 version of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, give it one more shot. We've received widespread reports that the problem is now fixed, and Activision also reports the "issue has been resolved". With more PS5 upgrades just around the corner, including...
News Some Crash Bandicoot 4 Players Unable to Upgrade to PS5 Version
Activision investigation underway
First it was Yakuza: Like a Dragon that posed PlayStation 5 players with upgrade issues, and now it's the turn of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. While this latest issue doesn't appear to be quite as widespread as the one which plagued Ichiban Kasuga's quest to make it onto PS5, some fans of the bandicoot are...
Beautiful bandicoot
There's lots to like about Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. A direct sequel to Naughty Dog's classic trilogy, this latest platformer takes the marsupial and his pals on a time-twisting adventure as they put a stop to the antics of Neo Cortex and N. Tropy. It debuted on PlayStation 4 last year, and while it's perfectly...
News You Can Really Feel the Suck in Crash Bandicoot 4 on PS5
That ain't just hype rising
Activision didn’t need to sell us on Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, but y’know, it’s been a long time since we “felt the suck” here at Push Square Towers, so it’s good to know that the DualSense will deliver. Look, any livestream from a platform holder is a commercial – but this is an advertisement...
News Crash Bandicoot Will Celebrate 25th Anniversary with 'Fun Happenings'
Time to stock up on Wumpa Fruit
A native PlayStation 5 version of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time won't be the only thing you see from Activision this year as the publisher gears up to celebrate the famous character's 25th anniversary. Teased in a
News Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Spinning to PS5 Next Month, Free Upgrade for PS4 Players
Woah!
Crash Bandicoot was brought back in a major way on PlayStation 4, to the point that Activision felt confident enough to give him a completely new game. With Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, developer Toys for Bob took the franchise back to its roots while rejuvenating it with a fresh art style and fun new gameplay. It also released mere...
Interview An Exclusive Chat with Lou Studdert on Crash Bandicoot 4's PS5 Upgrade
Toys for Bob tells all
Yes indeed, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is heading to PlayStation 5. We had a hunch we'd see this excellent platformer make the jump, and sure enough, the mascot marsupial is spinning onto Sony's latest console. We were fortunate enough to speak with Lou Studdert, creative producer at developer Toys for Bob, about this...
Interview Triple-Spinning Answers with Crash Bandicoot 4 Composer Walter Mair
Aboogidaba
Recently, we got the chance to have a chat with the composer of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, Walter Mair. During the process, we talked about the return of everyone's favourite bandicoot, how to capture the sonic intersection of synthesized and artificial music, as well as the trials and tribulations that come with scoring for such...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Is Hiding a Mysterious New Logo
New game coming?
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is a great return to form for the marsupial mascot, but his latest game was somewhat overshadowed by the arrival of next-gen (now current-gen, we suppose). Of course, the launch of PlayStation 5 hasn't dissuaded hardcore Crash fans from completing the new game 106 per cent. Doing so is an exercise...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Reaches Decent Price in PS Store Deal of the Week
Available until 11th November
While Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was absolutely a great PlayStation 4 game, its sales probably weren't quite as impressive as they could have been due to a high introductory price. That has been rectified, at least for a week, as the Madcap Marsupial becomes the PlayStation Store's Deal of the Week. Live through...
News Looks Like Crash Bandicoot 4 Could Be Spinning Onto PS5
Next-gen ESRB listing spotted
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has only recently released for PlayStation 4, but the ESRB has seemingly just revealed that a next-gen version is in the works. Over on the organisation's website, a listing for Crash 4 on Xbox Series X has been discovered, suggesting a souped up port is heading to Microsoft's...
Round Up Crash Bandicoot 4 Reviews Show the Mascot Marsupial Is Back on Form
Woah!
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the first totally new game in the series in over a decade, following the success of the N. Sane Trilogy. Like that collection of remakes, this new game is sounding very good indeed — that's according to the first batch of reviews, which have just gone live. The general consensus from critics is that...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Trophy List Could Prove to Be a Tough Platinum
Master Marsupial
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is going to be a difficult game and so adding the Platinum Trophy to your personal collection looks like it will also prove to be a tough task. The game's Trophy list has just gone live over on Exophase, and it looks like you'll need to complete and master pretty much everything it has to offer to...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Local Multiplayer Modes Officially Revealed
N. Sanity
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is due out in just over a week's time, but it seems Activision still isn't done telling us about it. As revealed by IGN, the brand new entry in the series will feature competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes. You can see them in action in the brand new video above. There are two competitive modes...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Looks Better Than Ever in Launch Trailer
N. sanity is back
Seriously, how good does Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time look? We're drawing closer and closer to that PlayStation 4 release date of 2nd October 2020 and somehow developer Toys for Bob has managed to make it look even better than before in the game's launch trailer. We were already seriously hyped for the return of Crash...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Demo Out Now on PS4
Take it for a spin
The playable demo for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is available now on PlayStation 4. It weighs in at around 8.6GB, and can be found on the PlayStation Store under the game's page. However, it's worth reiterating that only those who have pre-ordered Crash 4 digitally can access the demo, and it's unclear whether the demo...
News There Are No Words for Crash Bandicoot 4's Japanese Commercial
WTF
... (Apparently this is inspired by a music video that came included with the Japanese version of Crash Bandicoot 2, which is also a complete and utter acid trip.)
Hands On Crash Bandicoot 4 Can Be Both an Evolution and Series Homage
Another Toys for Bob masterclass
If you were worried that Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time would deviate too far from what made the original PS1 titles so memorable, cast those concerns aside. From the moment you gain control of the classic protagonist, it is immediately clear that developer Toys for Bob understood what it had to do with a fourth...
News Crash Bandicoot's Old Girlfriend Tawna Is Playable in Crash 4
She's got a new look, too
Tawna, Crash Bandicoot's old girlfriend, is back in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time — and she's actually playable. The newly designed Tawna has been revealed through brand new gameplay fresh from PlayStation Underground. You can give it a watch above. Tawna comes equipped with one heck of a mean kick, and she's got a...
News Pre-Order Crash Bandicoot 4 and Gain Access to a Demo Next Week
Play two different levels
If you're chomping at the bit to play Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time as soon as humanely possible, you might want to pre-order it on the PlayStation Store. Starting next week on 16th September 2020, you'll gain access to a demo featuring two different levels from the game that lucky members of the press got to sample a...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Reveals Super Hard Flashback Tape Levels
Try not to die
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has 'Flashback Tapes' -- items that can be collected in levels as long as you don't die getting to them. They open up new challenge stages, which developer Toys for Bob says are incredibly difficult. The game's shaping up to be a really robust platforming package -- especially when you take the...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 the Latest PS4 Title Confirmed for Gamescom Opening Night Live
Woah!
Gamescom Opening Night Live is shaping up to be a pretty decent show. Geoff Keighley, producer and presenter on the event, has been slowly confirming the appearance of several major releases. Games like Fall Guys, DOOM Eternal, Mafia: Definitive Edition, and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War have all been teased, and the master of hype isn't...
News Crash Bandicoot 4's N. Verted Option Is the Greatest Mirror Mode Ever
Flip out
Crikey, Activision’s really going above and beyond with Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, eh? The game simply looks incredible, and it’s huge to boot. But even if you do manage to see the title through to completion, developer Toys for Bob has teamed up with Beenox to give you a reason to replay, courtesy of N. Verted Mode...
News Dingodile Is a Playable Character in Crash Bandicoot 4
Strewth
Recurring Crash Bandicoot character Dingodile actually has his own playable levels in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. He'll be joining Crash himself, Coco, and Dr. Neo Cortex as playable heroes. Like Cortex, Dingodile has his own unique abilities, and his larger size means that his levels have a unique feel to them. But even without...
News It's About Time We Got Some New Crash Bandicoot 4 Gameplay
Four minutes of fun
We're staring down the barrel of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, with the PlayStation 4 platformer due to arrive in early October. We're all seriously looking forward to it here at Push Square, but some lucky media outlets had the chance to go hands on with it early. GameSpot is just one of those websites in question, with...
News No Microtransactions in Crash Bandicoot 4, States Dev
Spin to win
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time developer Toys For Bob has said that the upcoming platformer will not feature microtransactions. The studio saw fit to set the record straight after the game's Microsoft Store listing noted "in-app purchases". "We're seeing confusion about microtransactions in Crash Bandicoot 4 and want to be crystal...
News Here's a Glimpse at New Crash Bandicoot 4 Gameplay
New footage surfaces
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was announced earlier this month, and it's looking pretty great. A direct sequel to Warped, this time-hopping platformer is a return to the roots of the series, with side-scrolling sections mixed with 3D corridor running and jumping. Beyond the reveal trailer and some sni
Rumour Crash Bandicoot 4 Has More Levels Than the Entire N. Sane Trilogy
Marketing email touts 100 stages
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is pretty pricey, but it sounds like its sticker tag will be justified by the inclusion of a whopping 100 stages. For the sake of comparison, the entire N. Sane Trilogy has around 97 levels, and those are divided between three full-length games. It’s unclear what the scope of...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Has Local Multiplayer, According to PSN Listing
2-4 players
According to the Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time PlayStation Store listing, the game has some form of local multiplayer. Below the description, the page clearly states "Offline multiplayer (2-4 players)". There's been no mention of multiplayer in any of the game's marketing materials, so it's unclear what this bullet point refers to...
News Crash Bandicoot 4 Pre-Orders Are Available Now at Retail and on PlayStation Store
Marketing spin
In case you missed the news, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has been announced. It's a brand new game that picks up where Warped left off, and it's coming to PlayStation 4 this October. The game looks to be taking things back to the classic gameplay style, and it looks great in the trailer and in these screenshots. If you like...
Gallery Whoa! Crash Bandicoot 4 PS4 Screenshots Are Absolutely Gorgeous
Looking good in his old age
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has been officially unveiled, if you somehow missed the news. One thing that was immediately apparent in the debut trailer is that this is one good looking PlayStation 4 game, and that's even clearer in these beautiful screenshots. We've embedded a whole bunch of fresh screens from...
