The news will certainly be a positive surprise for all the fans who were in dismay when Activision Blizzard ordered the Californian studio to work on Call of Duty Warzone last year. Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time earned positive critic reviews when it launched, including an 8.7 out of 10 from our own Kai Powell. However, the game sold fewer units than the remastered games Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy (made by Vicarious Visions, now folded into Blizzard Entertainment) and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (handled by Beenox). Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is as much a brand new title as it is closely entwined with the history of the PlayStation 1 trilogy. Long time fans will find something new to enjoy, while first time players stepping into the jorts of the orange chordata might fall prey to cheap deaths, time and time again. As a reminder, Activision Blizzard as a whole has agreed to be bought by Microsoft for nearly $70 billion earlier this year. That said, the transaction is still subject to regulatory approvals and the FTC is currently doing a thorough review of the deal.
