No dragons allowed: sorcerer extraordinaire, Ripto, is here! He's available in Crash Team Rumble for a limited time for players to snag him early before he goes away for a while. He will return later on November 21st as a fully released character for users to unlock him while playing.
Toys For Bob released their next installment of the Crash Team Rumble digital comic, that features Ripto and how he got roped into the brawl.
Today, Micosoft has bought Activision Blizzard, therefore owning their game franchises, including Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, and Skylanders.
https://newsroom.activisionblizzard.com/p/our-next-adventure
Microsoft CEO, Phil Spencer, stated that the game franchises acquired from Activision will remain multiplatform.
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/10/13/xbox-activision-blizzard/
Montage Vintage Gamer found an old protoype of a scrapped Crash vs Spyro Racing game for the original Xbox!
Crash Team Rumble Season 2 has gone live today, with new features and new characters to be added soon down the line. The new hero, Ripto, will be the new Booster-type character to be added to the roster.
25 years have passed since the release of the first Spyro the Dragon game. The Spyro franchise is now 25 years old.
In celebration of Spyro's 25th, Toys For Bob released an art piece of Spyro drawn by Dev Madan.
Today the Crash Bandicoot social media pages announced the inclusion of Ripto for Crash Team Rumble! Other features for Season 2 include new game modes, maps and mayhem!
No sign of Spyro, but he was already teased in the game's background menu wallpaper.
Activision has announced that the Spyro Reignited Trilogy has sold up to 10,000,000 units, nearly 5 years after its release in November 2018.
Microsoft has announced they will be closing the Xbox Store on July 29, 2024. Spyro fans, if you haven't already, buy The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, Dawn of the Dragon before the deadline.
Microsoft wrote:
"On July 29, 2024, Xbox will stop supporting the ability to purchase new games, DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace (marketplace.xbox.com)""Between now and July 2024, you can continue purchasing games and DLC from the Xbox 360 Store and at the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
This change will not affect your ability to play Xbox 360 games or DLC you have already purchased. Xbox 360 game content previously purchased will still be available to play , not only the Xbox 360 console but also Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S devices via backward compatibility."
Can I still play my Xbox 360 games after July 2024?
Yes, you will still be able to play the games you purchased on Xbox 360. If you purchased the game digitally or have a physical disc, you can still jump in and play. If you’ve deleted a game that you have purchased, but you want to play again, you’ll still be able to re-download it.
What about multiplayer games via the Xbox network? Can I still play with my friends?
Yes. Even after July 2024, you will still be able to play games and connect with friends through multiplayer on the games you purchased, as long as the publisher still supports the online servers. You can still save your games and progress to the cloud, and if you choose to continue any of those available games on Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S, those cloud saves will transfer over.
Can I still buy and play Xbox 360 backward-compatible titles?
There is no impact to purchasing or playing backward-compatible Xbox 360 titles. After July 29, 2024, you will still be able to purchase hundreds of great backward-compatible Xbox 360 and Original Xbox games and DLC on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox.com. We believe in celebrating gaming’s rich history and have worked hard to preserve as many games as possible through our backward-compatibility program. You can find the full list of backward-compatible titles here.
For those who wish to continue playing Xbox 360 games on Xbox Series X|S, we’ve taken the time to enhance those titles so they look and play better than ever before, while staying true to the original version. You can play those Xbox 360 titles with FPS Boost, Auto HDR, and faster loading times.
Spyro fans, including Miharu the Fox, have spotted Spyro themed details on a concept art banner in Crash Team Rumble Closed Beta. Fans have spotted Crystal Dragon statues on the map's art. This gives a hint that Spyro-themed stage in Rumble is planned, also hinting at a season featuring Spyro the Dragon.
