It seems to be like Toys for Bob is starting its subsequent chapter, and it’s beginning with a mysterious purple tiki masks.
The Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and Spyro Reignited Trilogy developer revealed the unusual image in a brand new replace on its web site. Those that head to the location will discover that a picture of a purple, teeth-clenching tiki head is now the one accessible web page.
It’s unclear what it might imply, however there’s a good likelihood the masks is just Toys for Bob’s new emblem. Opening the picture reveals that it’s named “TFB_LogoVector_TikiMask-purple.” It’s additionally been identified that the Toys for Bob workplaces have been tiki-themed prior to now. Nonetheless, that hasn’t stopped followers from speculating that the picture could also be tied to a brand new recreation.
In March, Home windows Central reported that Xbox would nonetheless work with the developer on its subsequent recreation following the information that Toys for Bob can be going indepedent earlier this yr. Microsoft additionally finalized its acquisition of Activision final yr, so if Xbox and Toys for Bob have certainly come to an settlement, then the developer might theoretically be engaged on a Crash Bandicoot and/or Spyro the Dragon recreation.
The presence of the tiki masks has many followers believing that Crash Bandicoot 5 is in improvement. Others, in the meantime have identified that its purple coloring might be pointing to a brand new Spyro recreation.
A masks that appears to be from a Crash recreation however it has the purple colour from Spyro? What if their subsequent recreation finally ends up being a crossover?
— Sergio Sánchez. (@sergiosgx) May 15, 2024
Toys for Bob’s web site has been up to date with a cryptic picture (under).https://t.co/rjW85l7r3W
Crash? pic.twitter.com/xkAkpEUlwC
— 2024 IS WILD (Information) (@2024isWild) May 15, 2024
New Crash coming?! 👀 that’d be cool. I nonetheless have to play the 4th one although 🥴
— Silent Dad Performs Video games (@silentdadgaming) May 15, 2024
Toys for Bob has up to date their web site to a easy purple Tiki masks.
New Crash Bandicoot on the way in which? 👀https://t.co/OMR8u4avzX pic.twitter.com/yKKJjwzGpT
— KAMI (@Okami13_) May 15, 2024
It’s finest to not assume such a venture is in improvement till Toys for Bob has extra to announce. The studio separated itself from Activision and Microsoft in February, expressing a need to return to its roots as “a small and nimble studio.”
“With the identical enthusiasm and fervour, we consider that now’s the time to take the studio and our future video games to the following degree,” Toys for Bob stated on the time.
We loved the studio’s final recreation, Crash 4, giving it an 8/10 in our evaluation. We stated, “Crash Bandicoot 4 is a superb return to type, with some new concepts that add a contemporary spin to Crash’s traditional gameplay.”
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