Earlier in the week, rumours spread throughout the industry which lead to believe Activision would be selling the Crash Bandicoot IP back to Sony. Disproving these allegations, the company spoke with Game Informer:
"Activision owns Crash Bandicoot and we continue to explore ways in which we could bring the beloved series back to life."
The first Crash Bandicoot game was released in 1996 on the PlayStation, the game was then owned by Naughty Dog (The Last Of Us, Uncharted) until 1999, since then the franchise has been juggled around between numerous developers including Eurocom, Traveller's Tales, Radical Entertainment, and so on.
If a reboot was to happen, would you want it stay true to the original style of gameplay or focus on something new complete? Comment below.
Another reboot? Hmm. Jak & Daxter was pretty much a 3D Crash anyway, and I haven't really paid much attention to what the other developers have done with him.. I think the latest was a beat-em-up with platforming elements? Poor Crash seems to have been milked dry.. So for a reboot, nothing less than Jak-style gameplay.
ReplyDeleteAre the creators of Crash still with ND? Thought there was only one left now, though I'm sure the company would still produce something good if they *were* to get their hands on the IP.
Kind of related, here's a fan-made 3D Rayman game under development:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB44XAzpmxU