by The Crash Bandicoot video game series is reportedly returning as an animated series on Netflix.
What’s on Netflix reports that a new Crash Bandicoot animated series is in the works. As the magazine points out, Crash Bandicoot appeared in the Netflix series Skylanders Academy, but this will be his first Time starring in an animated series. Details about the anime’s release date and story have not yet been announced. Meanwhile, there have been no announcements about a Crash Bandicoot video game series for some time.
After the release of Crash Bandicoot N. Trilogy in 2017, Activision released Crash Bandicoot Racing Nitro-Fueled in 2019, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time in 2020, Crash Bandicoot N. Multiverse in 2021, and most recently, Crash Team Rumble in 2023. Crash Team Rumble stopped receiving updates less than a year after its release. Is a new Crash Bandicoot game in development? Last year, Microsoft, which acquired Crash Bandicoot as part of its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, reportedly reached an agreement with Toys for Bob, the franchise’s former developer, regarding the studio’s next project.
As for Netflix, its continued investment in video game adaptations is no surprise, given its success to date. It has produced animated adaptations of a variety of video games, from Splinter Cell and Tomb Raider to Castlevania and Cyberpunk 2077, and received critical acclaim for its League of Legends animated series, Arcane. It’s also currently turning its attention to board games, with plans for adaptations of Catan and Monopoly in the works. The Crash Bandicoot series is set to return as an anime on Netflix.
The studio has produced animated adaptations of various video games, from Cyberpunk 2077 to Arcane, an animated version of League of Legends, which also received high praise. They are currently turning their attention to board games, with plans to adapt Catan and Monopoly into films.
