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Concept art of Ghost from Call of Duty from a cancelled multiplayer Crash Bandicoot game (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by doublepepperoni@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net
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Eww bern-disgust

In the end, Activision cancelled all Crash and Spyro projects and sent both Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions into the Call of Duty mines, but Toys for Bob at least became independent afterwards

Edit: I'm currently watching the video this screenshot originated from and it's really depressing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzHwPNPW2VM

At one point Activision got rid of Toys for Bob's dedicated art department since they figured they could just outsource art to contractors who they wouldn't need to give benefits to

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[–] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

In the mid 90's I can totally see a lighthearted parody of the gritty super serious modern warfare style games in a Crash or a Spyro. Not exactly sure how it would work but I'm certain I could see a PS1/PS2 era Crash or Spyro taking some light jabs at these style of games. Especially if they were all under the same corporate umbrella, it's usually even more fun when it's all "in-house" . It's a shame that sort of Nickelodeon/Cartoon Network era whimsy is probably all gone at the modern AAA studios.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But mommmmmmmmmmm i want the Otto Dirlwanger Amibo!

[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

Azov Battalion Fortnite skin pack (goosestepping dance emote sold separately)

[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This and the cancelled Halo Mega Bloks game (sorry about the annoying energy drink shilling in the guy's vid, it was the best vid I could find on it) are kinda baffling to me, I know Microsoft were probably seeing the success of the Lego video games and wanting their equivalent, but none of those are based on an originally M-rated IP.

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

From what I understand the Halo Mega Bloks were actually relatively popular among kids for a time, though maybe it was just millennial dads buying them for their kids

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Even more "multiversus" style diluted slop. And Cawadoody is flaghumping cryptofascist shit anyway. nyet

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Apparently at one point Activision was having them experiment with just reskinning this thing entirely from Crash Bandicoot into a World of Warcraft spin-off instead. A World of Warcraft competitive platforming game makes perfect sense

[–] HexBeara@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, but I liked pissing off the capital G gamers in bops2... I would earn the diamond skins but then used the cherry blossom to trigger the smol pp gamers and send them into a tizzy

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Activision cancelled all Crash and Spyro projects and sent both Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions into the Call of Duty mines

damn. really? Hearing this for the first time

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I thought it was an ironic bit of context to add

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