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27-03-2008
(News Update)
- As mentioned in the previous news update, Activision's decision on the Crash series' future was all a big false alarm. The only thing there was left to confirm was whether Activision's response to that fan was real or not. It seemed way too odd to believe, but now it's been confirmed: the fan (if you can call him that) acted it all up.
Another fan (who goes by the name of Crashfan) e-mailed Activision about it, and they do not dislike Crash in any way. I have seen the response they gave him, and I guarantee you that it is 100% real. To quote what really matters from that message:
"With respect to your inquiry, I am not sure where you have received this information however many times as you know, rumors are not always %100 true. Crash and Spyro are indeed great games and there has been no indication that there will not be any more in the future."
All credit goes to Crashfan, for having the good will of getting to the bottom of this in the best possible way. I also forgot to credit JumpButton for the last update, so I'd like to thank him now, as he was the one who asked Radical about Variety's report.
To conclude this saga of updates:
- Variety's report is false.
- Activision likes Crash.
- Crash will return! (And so will Spyro!)

26-03-2008
(News Update)
- According to Radical, Variety (last update's source) was purely speculating, and nothing is known about this kind of things just yet, since the deal between Vivendi and Activision still isn't complete. If things stay this way, this is obviously a big relief, so let's hope so. As for the fan mail that was previously mentioned, its verity remains unconfirmed. Since it doesn't make sense (and because it's an odd thing to reply to a fan), I'm personally a little skeptical about it. If there are updates on that bit, you'll be knowing it.

23-03-2008
(News Update)
- This news entry has been removed from the main page after being disproven. You can still read the archived version here.
- A new mobile game is coming soon. It's called Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart, though it has nothing to do with the old CNK.

09-03-2008
Cool Muzik
- I'd like to begin by apologizing for the lack of notices- scroll down to the bottom of this update to find out why.
- Surprise interview! Josh Mancell from the Mutato Muzika talks about the music in the Naughty Dog games.
- By popular request, the Karts and Cars have been given their own Crash-O-Pedia entry.
- New CTR cheats yet again. Submitted by Hacc, <V>, Ntropydude, Crash E. Coot and Micster.
- The mobile phone games have much more detailed descriptions now. A big thanks to Alen and Brocolli Fish.
- Added the Credits Easter Eggs to the CrashTTR and Titans pages (thanks to Alex Kaine for the reminder).
- A new Scans page has been opened. Thanks to Danju Parker for the Cortex interview and Tropy29 for originally posting the Crash interview.
- New CNK Trivia regarding Lab Assistant statues (thanks to Stormy Nepe).
So the site went down for a week last month, and there haven't been any updates recently. This was because CM's host started moving servers, so I couldn't keep you informed of it. However, I have posted the situation on the forum as usual, since it is hosted in a different place. Check that when you feel like something's wrong on the main site.
On a side-note, news about any eventual upcoming games, will be posted once the time comes and there is official confirmation for it (just a reminder to the fellow fans who've been keeping an eye out on the latest rumours and tidbits).

14-02-2008
(News Update)
- Titans may not have won the WGA, but as a surprise, it has received yet another nomination! This time, it's been nominated for the Elan Awards for Best Sound Design and Best Character. You can see more details at Radical's page. Crash is getting a lot of recognition with this last game, so I'd be very proud if I were a Radical employee, especially with Scarface there too. (Thanks to Venusy for the heads-up.)

11-02-2008
(News Update)
- Well, it looks like Crash of the Titans didn't win the WGA. The winner is Dead Head Fred. Still, it's already pretty cool that it got nominated out of so many games.

27-01-2008
He'd Like to Thank his Manager
- Crash of the Titans has received a nomination! The first annual WGA (Writer's Guild Awards) has nominated the latest of the bandicoot's games, which was written by Christopher Mitchell. The award winners will be announced on February 9 this year. See more here.
- New Crash-O-Pedia article: Tiki Masks.
- Pictures of the GBA-exclusive Titans have been added, thanks to Bruno.
- A gameplay video of Japanese Crash 1 has been added to its Versions page. It lets you hear the new music for that version, and it was recorded and submitted by Keiji.
- 8 years after its release, CTR continues to kick in. New CTR and CBR cheats have been discovered by Hacc, including a Super Hard Mode cheat that makes opponents extra tough.
- Hacc has again updated his cheats. Check the [Code Breaker] and [GameShark] tags in each game's Cheats page for more. Newly added lists include Crash Bash, The Wrath of Cortex and the demo versions of Twinsanity.
- BenD's Titans DS Guide has been updated.
- Micster has provided the Japanese title screens of the mobile Twinsanity and CrashTTR.
- New Titans Trivia by Mecha and new Bash Trivia by Hacc.
- New Transcript: Crash XS, by CBFan.

13-01-2008
A Wumpa isn't an apple
- Pictures of the Crash of the Titans Monster Edition have been added.
- New Titans guides: a Boss Guide by Smaz and a DS Guide by BenD.
- New DS Titans secret added, by Bruno.
- A whole new page of Crash 2 Mysteries has been added. Thanks go to Keiji for finding this.
- The Bash Mystery entitled "Old Start Menu" has more information, supplied by CBFan.
- A new WoC Mystery was submitted by The Real Deal.
- Crash 1 version difference corrected ("Islands"), thanks to Keiji.
- New Titans version difference, submitted by Danju.
- New CTR Trivia, concerning Tiny Arena (submitted by Ntropydude), and some more concerning track name coincidences (submitted by Cyberguy).