Over the past couple years, Activision has finally started paying attention to and supporting classic franchises likeCrash BandicootandSpyro the Dragonagain. In 2017, we saw theCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogyremake the three classic games followed by theSpyro Reignited Trilogygiving the purple dragon the same treatment this year. Now,according to Eurogamer, Activision will be remakingCrash Team Racingnext, and is announcing it later this week.All of this speculation started when Hollie Bennett, a PlayStation Access presenter, posted a suspicious image on Twitter. It featured a package she had received containing two orange and furry dice with the message “Sliding into the Game Awards on 6/12)”.
Following this tweet, speculation went wild. First off, this tease is similarto the purple egg teasefrom beforeSpyro Reignited Trilogy’sannouncement The orange furry dice seem to hint at the announcement beingCrash Bandicootrelated, and the reference to “sliding” would make sense due to Crash Team Racing’semphasis on and trailblazing of drifting in kart racers. In my opinion, this 1999 PlayStation game from Naughty Dog holds up better thanMario Kart 64because of that.
This was all followed up recently by a report from Eurogamer that called this tease the “the real deal” and claims that Activision will, in fact, be announcing aCrash Team RacingatThe Game Awardslater this week. Activision obviously declined to comment on the whole matter, but its announcement wouldn’t be surprising consideringthere will be 10 world premieresat the show.
Of course, you can expect DualShockers to let you know as soon as this is officially announced. Still, there is a chance thisCrash Team Racingreport could be false, so take this all with a grain of salt. For those of you who now have an itch to play the remastered trilogies in anticipation, bothCrash Bandicoot N. Sane TrilogyandSpyro Reignited Trilogyare available on Amazon.
