{"id":108794,"date":"2020-02-07T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/02\/random_activision_turns_crash_bandicoot_into_an_endless_runner_for_mobile"},"modified":"2020-02-07T05:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T05:15:00","slug":"random-activision-turns-crash-bandicoot-into-an-endless-runner-for-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/02\/07\/random-activision-turns-crash-bandicoot-into-an-endless-runner-for-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Activision Turns Crash Bandicoot Into An Endless Runner For Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ba480f083f80d\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ba480f083f80d\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Crash Bandicoot - Mobile\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ba480f083f80d\/crash-bandicoot-mobile.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ba480f083f80d\/crash-bandicoot-mobile.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Crash Bandicoot - Mobile\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Adapting major video game characters to mobile devices is all the rage nowadays. Sega&#8217;s been doing it for many years with Sonic and even Mario has had quite a few mobile games, so it&#8217;s no surprise to hear Activision is now extending the reach of its own video game mascot Crash Bandicoot.<\/p>\n<p>You see, Crash fans online have discovered a listing for a Crash Bandicoot mobile spin-off from King &#8211; the developer behind the money-making hit <strong>Candy Crush<\/strong>. According to the Twitter users <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jumpbuttoncb\/status\/1225582992657190913\">JumpButton<\/a> and <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Motwera\">Motwera<\/a>, this title was spotted via ads on Facebook, and you can apparently even <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/api.storemaven.com\/app\/serve\/6c62dd63-390b-11ea-8660-7579a6532058?store=43abc6bf-6f3e-4bcf-8aa6-3a4ccd0bb4e6&amp;smrfr=ou&amp;cmpn=broad&amp;ad=maleIP&amp;fbclid=IwAR289jdQeaCHQFcjIdgPxPnG3WTK6EFHewVv4ft4MJj000f1mW6Muy4RHmk\">sign up<\/a> to play it.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Crash Runner\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4db7d70af6b33\/crash-runner.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4db7d70af6b33\/crash-runner.original.jpg\" alt=\"Crash Runner\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Crash Runner\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1fdd15ef81232\/crash-runner.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/static.nintendolife.com\/blank.gif\" data-original=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1fdd15ef81232\/crash-runner.original.jpg\" alt=\"Crash Runner\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The game will supposedly take on the form of an endless runner (as you can see above), which sounds <em>almost<\/em> fitting given the design of the Crash Bandicoot games. It&#8217;s also worth pointing out that King is owned by Activision-Blizzard.<\/p>\n<p>This news follows comments made by Activision&#8217;s CEO Robert &#8220;Bobby&#8221; Kotick last August, when he said there was &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/activision_eager_to_revive_more_classics_after_the_success_of_crash_bandicoot\">a lot of opportunities<\/a>&#8221; to grow existing IPs such as Crash, after the success of the remasters \u2013 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/crash_bandicoot_n_sane_trilogy\">Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/crash_team_racing_nitro-fueled\">Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Would you interested in playing an endless runner based on Crash Bandicoot? Tell us below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapting major video game characters to mobile devices is all the rage nowadays. Sega&#8217;s been doing it for many years with Sonic and even Mario has had quite a few mobile games, so it&#8217;s no surprise to hear Activision is now extending the reach of its own video game mascot Crash Bandicoot. 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