<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[GameUP24]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[William A.]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://gameup24.wordpress.com/author/louzwate/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Crash Bandicoot Rights Still Belong to Activision, Sony&nbsp;Confirms]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>The rights to Naughty Dog&#8217;s <a href="http://ift.tt/1udmWIR">Crash Bandicoot</a> series continue to be held by<a href="http://ift.tt/1rrfFKV"> Call of Duty </a>publisher Activision. This was reiterated recently on Twitter by Adam Boyes, a VP of publisher relations for Sony.</p>
<p>Here is the tweet in question (<a href="http://ift.tt/1Zw4efu">via VideoGamer.com</a>):</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/tulupowdan">@tulupowdan</a> yes, as I&#8217;ve said before Activision owns the rights to Crash Bandicoot</p>
<p> — Adam Boyes (@amboyes) <a href="https://twitter.com/amboyes/status/729198412592078848">May 8, 2016</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>You can read<a href="http://ift.tt/277apN1"> this spoiler-filled post</a> to find out why Crash Bandicoot is in the news again.</p>
<p>In July 2014, Crash Bandicoot creator Naughty Dog&#8211;which is owned by Sony&#8211;said it was<a href="http://ift.tt/243x3Eq"> open to the idea of making a new entry in the series someday</a>. &quot;We never forget our past and it&#8217;d be great for nostalgic reasons,&quot; Naughty Dog&#8217;s Arne Meyer said about returning to the franchise.</p>
<p>However, it doesn&#8217;t sound like this would happen anytime soon. Meyer explained that a new Crash Bandicoot, or a fourth Jak &amp; Daxter game, don&#8217;t match up very well with the developer&#8217;s current trajectory.</p>
<p>&quot;I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s playing to our strengths right now,&quot; Meyer said about making new entries in its classic franchises instead of moving ahead with story-driven, cinematic style games like <a href="http://ift.tt/24t07If">Uncharted</a> and <a href="http://ift.tt/1Bi4aG1">The Last of Us</a>.</p>
<p>The latest title to bear the jorts-wearing Bandicoot&#8217;s name was mobile game <a href="http://ift.tt/24GoezD">Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2</a> in 2010. Despite this, <a href="http://ift.tt/1Wl1LTR">Activision said in 2013</a> that it &quot;continue[s] to explore ways in which we could bring the beloved series back to life.&quot;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s been rumored lately that the Crash Bandicoot series is coming back. In February 2016, the PlayStation Middle East Twitter account posted the tweet below, the English translation of which is, &quot;Most wanted person&#8230; where are you Crash?&quot;</p>
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<p dir="rtl">أكثر شخص مطلوب&#8230; أين أنت يا كراش؟ <a href="https://t.co/aj85Ap018v">http://pic.twitter.com/aj85Ap018v</a></p>
<p> — PlayStation Mid East (@PlayStation_ME) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayStation_ME/status/696008709231607808">February 6, 2016</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Also that month, the director of toy company NECA<a href="http://ift.tt/1LpnPGY"> mentioned a Crash Bandicoot revival</a>, but the company later put out a statement saying<a href="http://ift.tt/1LpnPGY"> the comments were &quot;misunderstood.&quot;</a></p>
<p>Before that, at PlayStation Experience in December 2015, PlayStation boss Shawn Layden <a href="http://ift.tt/1LpnPGY">wore a Crash t-shirt</a>, but no Crash announcements were made during the show.</p>
<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/1No3rMV">GameSpot</a></em></p>
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