The new batch of Xbox Game Pass games includes a PlayStation classic and two other titles from Microsoft’s brand-newActivisionarsenal. The tech colossus announced the new games set to arrive on August 8, and fans of the adventure genre are in for a treat this week.
10 Best Crash Bandicoot Games, Ranked
There have been some top-tier Crash Bandicoot games over the years, but which ones are the best?
The August batch ofXbox Game Passstands outwithCrash BandicootN. Sane Trilogy, the remastered installments of Naughty Dog’s beloved 3D platformers.
Vicarious Visions (now known as Blizzard Albany) released the remastered trilogy in 2017. It includesCrash Bandicoot (1996), Cortex Strikes Back (1997), and Warped (1998).
While not all remasters are received favorably amongst respective fans, theN. Sane Trilogyscored quite favorable reviews from players and critics alike,boasting a hefty score of 80 on Metacritic and a Very Positive rating on Steam.
Naughty Dogdeveloped the originalCrash Bandicootgamesfor the PlayStation,which became a cult classic for the console’s fans. How they ended up onMicrosoft’s subscription service is a long story, though.
Universal Interactive owned the rights toCrash Bandicootgames until it was bought out by Vivendi in 2000. Vivendi then merged with Activision in 2008, which was bought by Microsoft for a whopping $68.7 billion last year, finally giving the IP ownership ofCrash Bandicootto the tech colossus in 2023.
Xbox Game Pass In August Packs A PS Classic And A Day-One Release
After that long adventure of IP ownership, theCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogyis preparing to join Xbox Game Pass on August 8. FollowingDiablo 4andCall of DutyModern Warfare 3, the remastered trilogy will be the third big Activision game on Game Pass.
Alongside the three games revolving around the PlayStation star, Xbox Game Pass is also addingCreatures of Ava andMafia: Definitive Editionto its library this week. The former is a cinematic and linear revisiting of Illusion Softworks' 2002 magnum-opus, and it will take players to the crime-harboring city of Lost Heaven.
Creatures of Ava, on the other hand, tells the story of a dying planet filled with wondrous creatures and blissful landscapes. It’s also a day-one release that has already scored some good scores from reviewers.Here’s when Xbox Game Pass will add them:
While August welcomes new and exciting games for mafia and platformer fans,it also bids farewell to four titles.The games below are slated to leave Xbox Game Pass on July 01, 2025:
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
WHERE TO PLAY
Black Ops 6 Zombies Fans Sent Down Deep Rabbit Hole After Teasers Appear, But Activision Insists That It’s Not Them
Call of Duty fans were sent on a wild goose chase last night, but Activision says the new Zombies teasers are completely fake.
