2021 is one of the biggest years for video game anniversaries in recent years, with many beloved games and franchises celebrating major milestones this year such asThe Legend of Zelda,Halo,Resident Evil, and more. One such franchise isCrash Bandicoot, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, made better by the fact that the franchise has been active since the release ofCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogyin 2017. While no game to celebrate the 25th anniversary has been announced yet, fans are speculating that publisher Activision is preparing to announce a newCrashgame very soon.
Crash Bandicootmade its debut on the PlayStation on June 24, 2025 as an exclusive title for the platform, created and developed by Naughty Dog. The developer followed the game up with two sequels and the racing spin-offCrash Team Racingreleasing over three subsequent years until the franchise was revoked by publisher Vivendi Games and handed to multiple other developers. After Vivendi Games was acquired by Activision, theCrash Bandicootseries was put on hold until 2017,when Vicarious Visions releasedCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, a collection of remakes of the first three titles, reviving the series.
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Since then Activision has releasedCrash Bandicootgames almost yearly, with the only exception being 2018, in which the publisher instead releasedSpyro Reignited Trilogy, remaking the first three games in theSpyro the Dragonseries. In 2019, developer Beenox releasedCrash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueledand in 2020 Toys for Bob releasedCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, the first original entry in the series in almost a decade. Now, it appearsa much rumored multiplayer focusedCrash Bandicootgamemay be announced as early as tomorrow, as Activision has begun teasing the announcement ofWumpa League.
Earlier this week Activision sent select influencersa celebatoryCrash Bandicoot25th anniversary care packagewith a wumpa fruit pinata, similar to rollouts the studio has done before otherCrashandSpyrorelated announcements. Following this the officialCrash BandicootTwitter account released a tweet captioned “That feeling you get when you hear there’s a certain party right around the corner,” likely referencing PlayStation’s upcoming showcase planned taking place tomorrow, September 9th, coincidentally the 25th anniversary of the release ofCrash Bandicoot.
Looking at this combined with the packages influencers have received, it is almost undeniable that someCrash Bandicootrelated announcement is incoming, whether it is the much rumoredWumpa Leagueor not remains to be seen. Earlier this year it was believed development onWumpa Leagueas well as a newSpyrogame was halted due toActivison’s reorganization of its studios around theCall of Dutyfranchise, with every studio believed to be working on the franchise for the majority of 2021.
