Crash Team Rumble’s Release Date And Beta Details Confirmed; Pre-Orders Live Today

As revealed by Video Games Chronicle, the new Crash Team Rumble details have been affirmed in a preview event, showing most of the features that fans have sought over time. The entry’s release date and specifics about the beta are out in the wild. Crash Team Rumble will release on June 20th, 2023. Moreover, the pre-orders for the highly-awaited entry go live today. The pre-orders for the highly-awaited title go live today.

The entry can be pre-ordered to access the closed beta version, which will be available from April 20th to 24th. The beta version will reportedly include three different maps and five characters to choose from namely Crash, Coco, Tawna, Neo Cortex, and Dingodile.

Crash Team Rumble will feature two purchasable versions, the Standard Edition and the Deluxe Edition. The former will cost $29.99, while the latter will drain your pockets out of $39.99. Pre-ordering the Standard Edition will gain access to the closed beta, the game, and a Premium Battle Pass for Season 1.

The Deluxe Edition will include all the content of the Standard Edition alongside the Season 2 Premium Battle Pass, free tier unlocks for the Season 1 Battle Pass, and the Digital Prototype Pack, which incorporates “Blocky” skins to Crash Team Rumble along with a few equipable items. Details around the recently announced title had also been severely lacking till now, but a lot has now been uncovered in the recent preview event.

Crash Team Rumble is a MOBA-styled 4v4 multiplayer team-based title that blends a slew of characters and skills to form a highly intuitive and action-packed venture. The characters making a return from the previous entries will be divided into two teams, heroes and villains. Additionally, each hero could be under one primary role, namely Scorer, Booster, and Blocker.

The new gameplay reveals for the multiplayer Crash Bandicoot game have also started popping up on Youtube after the preview event. A new video by the YouTuber “Canadian Guy Eh” shows nearly 3 minutes of footage filled with alluring details worth analyzing. As per the video, Crash Team Rumble will be a chaotic mixture of eventful clashes between players, with characters using their respective abilities during action-packed matches. 

The hyped fans have deeply analyzed the footage. The community has taken to sites like Twitter to rejoice with excitement, and many are surprised by the sudden unfolding jumble of events today. The new spin-off was officially announced at the Game Awards event in December of last year, and since then, the community has been looking forward to every bit of detail. 

Many playable characters are confirmed, including Crash, Cortex, Coco, Dingodile, Brio, and Tawna. Toys for Bob studio head Paul Yan said during the December announcement that Crash Team Rumble will have “something for everyone.” It will reportedly be easy to “pick up and play for those who just want to jump in, while also providing skilled gamers the opportunity to leverage and master their hero’s unique abilities.”

Crash Team Rumble was previously dubbed “Crash Bandicoot Wumpa League,” spending time in the brewer for a long time, with a few pauses because of the issues encountered by the team. The game is expected to feature many cosmetics and skins, as affirmed by a prominent Toys for Bob insider Liam Robertson in the community a few months ago. The title uses Crash Bandicoot 4’s engine and assets to build an online experience. 

Unfortunately, the alluring multiplayer Crash Bandicoot title is only planned for Consoles and no PC version has been confirmed by the developers. The targetted platforms for Crash Team Rumble are PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and the Series X. We may hear more details from the developers in the near future.

Similar Reads: Microsoft’s EU Remedies Don’t Mention Sony, Only Cloud Streaming Rivals.