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Naughty Dog Asked Activision to Let them Include Crash Bandicoot in Fan Art Contest; Got Denied

Naughty Dog is holding a fan art design contest to celebrate its 30th anniversary, prompting fans to create their own artwork related to Uncharted, The Last of Us and Jak and Daxter in order to win some definitely spiffy prizes.

As you probably noticed, there’s at least one relevant name missing from the list, and that’s Crash Bandicoot, which made Naughty Dog popular to begin with in the era of the first PlayStation. Of course fans asked whether the famous character could be included, but Community Strategist Eric Monacelli’s answer was unfortunately negative

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kingtroy3987d ago

Denied by their own creation.

Foraoise3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

Actually was only created by two guys a ND, but still correct, nonetheless.

bouzebbal3987d ago

what does Activision do with this licence anyway? it's ridiculous that they don't let them include Crash

Foraoise3987d ago

They bought him and threw him in the trash after using him for those few "Mutant" games or whatever. So, that's where it stands right now unfortunately :/

And LOL @ my disagree.

CalibriSerif3987d ago

@Foraoise:
but nobody disagreed with you so far.

killer4fun533987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

@CalibriSerif
Maybe that why he is laughing?

SoapShoes3987d ago

Somethings fishy here... At th PS4 reveal event they were able to use Crash Bandicoot commercial footage in a montage as well as music from the first game. How were they able to use that and not now? It's owned by activision so even footage of the old games would require permission...

bmf73643987d ago

Frickin Activision is doing nothing with the license. If they can't make money off of golden titles like Crash and Spyro, nobody can.

Tito083987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

It seems that whenever an existing IP gets on Activision's hands, that IP might be either a failure or would not exist anymore, look what happened to Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, the many bad Spider-Man games, and even Tenchu which I think they don't own anymore, pretty much what's keeping them alive is COD, I used to buy some of their games during the PS1/2 era, this time, not at all, and they have some great IPs which they're not making good use of, not good, if Activision can't do any good Crash games, they should re-sell the IP to Sony because Naughty Dog still have the best Crash games after all these years...

sjaakiejj3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

@SoapShoes

Pretty sure that would fall under the banner of parody, same laws used to allow for easter eggs. You don't always need explicit permission for those (hence the Masterchief helmet in Duke Nukem Forever for example).

But when you're clearly naming a franchise and allow fans to partake in a competition surrounding it, you're open to legal action.

Otherwise I could now open up a Halo competition and tarnish the brand, if I so wished.

As for the music, I doubt activision owns the copyright to that. The commercials and the music is both owned by Sony, so they can do with it what they please.

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Team_Litt3987d ago

Now you know why Insomniac Games chose to stop making games for just Sony, ownership of their creations.

TFJWM3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

Now you know why Bungie chose to stop making games for just Microsoft, ownership of their creations.

OT: Not sure what Activision would lose by letting them do this... cept for the bad press now

sourav933987d ago

Damn Team_Litt, looks like you just got Litt Uuuupp by TFJWM XD

MysticStrummer3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

Now you know why to disregard Team_Litt's comments… if you didn't already know.

OT - Activision. Why did they have to be involved with Destiny??? : /

TheDivine3987d ago

Apples to oranges. Sony asks to retain rights to any third party games they help fund ala Ratchet, Sly, Demons Souls, Heavenly Sword, and others. Ms owns Halo because they bought Bungie. It would be like MS asking to own the Mass Effect ip because they helped with it or to own Gears because its on the 360. Sony has always forced devs to sign away their creations, they even tried to make Nintendo sign over all their ip's. Ms usually wants exclusivity for a year or so, not an unfair request IMO especially when they hype up games and advertise the hell out of them.

badz1493987d ago

@Team_Litt

Yeah, because when they make a game and own the rights to it will instantly make it golden, right? You know, just like how they made and still own FUSE!

Insomniac had thrived in this industry by making games funded by big publishers like Activision (Spyro) and Sony (R&C, Resistance) and they have been successful to remain as an indipendent studio using those money publishers gave them. Stop being so ignorant!

Thus is just the case of Activision being a dick as they usually are! It's not like ND/Sony are going to make a game featuring Crash or anything, it's just fan arts to celebrate the huge milestone of the creator. In this day and age when studios left and right are closed or going bankcrupt, instead of being a good guy congratulating and celebrating fellow developers, Activision chose to be a douchebag!

There is nothing wrong letting them put Crash there as long as proper credits to the owner is given. Together with Spyro, all they do with Crash is letting the franchise die in agony!

Looks like my boycott towards Activision will continue this gen too. Last game I bought from them was CoD4!

Spotie3987d ago

Dude, what the hell? Try making sense next time.

Though I know you won't; you're only here to troll.

trouble_bubble3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

@divine
Sony helped fund LA Noire to the tune of millions of dollars and didnt retain rights to squat, so nice try. GTA, MGS, RE, TR, FF have all been Playstation exclusives at some point yet the IP still belongs to rockstar/konami/capcom/square. Sony don't own Spyro or Crash either.

If MS owns Bungie, how are Bungie releasing Destiny on PS3/PS4? MS does own Gears btw, and MassEffect was exclusive on 360 for more than "a year or two". As were DeadRising and Portal1. Still are.

superscroach3987d ago

Trouble Bubble - Sony didn't publish those games. They retain the rights to games they publish.

And Microsoft did own Bungie until Bungie bought themselves back and went 3rd party. Microsoft owns gears because they just bought the IP from Epic. Also, I'm pretty sure I played Portal 1 on my PS3.

rawz3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

@TheDivine

Could you be more fanboy.. How about Ryse 2?

"Crytek's work on the game was cancelled—because of a conflict over who would own rights to the franchise"

Yeah I'm sure it got cancelled because Crytek wanted to hand over the rights and Microsoft wouldn't take them. /s

E: Added the source
http://www.kotaku.co.uk/201...

Tito083987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

Difference being Naughty Dog never worked for Activision, they worked for Vivendi before Activision acquired them, and since Sony lost the exclusive rights to an IP with a lot of potential, they instead bought Naughty Dog, actually that is the reason Sony still keeps the IPs, just like Microsoft did to keep Halo from Bungie and now getting Gears of War from Epic, nothing out of the ordinary.

@badz149 Actually, almost the same situation happened to Insomniac, because as well, they never worked for Activision, just exclusively to Sony under Vivendi, only difference that Insomniac chose to stay independent and keep making games exclusively for Sony well until near the end of last gen when they signed a deal with EA for Fuse, their very first mutiplat game after all these years, and let's not forget, Sony published both games.

BVFTW3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

@trouble_bubble

Some of those games were exclusive, some were not:
* Resident Evil (launched in SATURN and had an "uncensored" PC version, the changes were some minor things like Chris smoking in the intro FMV)
* Original GTA launched first on PC followed two months later by the PSX version and "GTA3" had timed exclusivity for PS2 (6 months) (the only sony exclusives being the "Stories" PSP series, you can experience those on PSVITA and emulation nowadays)
* Tomb Raider (launched in SATURN as well as PC)
* Metal Gear has a lot of platforms under its wings (it began as a MSX PC franchise) and the only exclusive games I recall are "MGS4" for PS3 and "Ghost Babel" for Gameboy Color (and arguably Snake's Revenge for NES)

History is FUN XD

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Legendary-Status3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

If I was ND I would make something similar to crash call it a diff. name a shove it their Face...they ain't even doing nadda with Crash at all but made those lame games..but I want a new Jak FR FR I love Jak & Daxter but Crash was the playstation's mario what mario is to the nintendo

hamzilla3987d ago

Just like Mighty No. 9 as a fight against Mega Man! yea I like your post.. ND should make a new one to make Craptivison rethink about Crash!

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zero_gamer3986d ago

At least ND has Jak and can create a new IP in the spirit of Jak/Crash. Maybe one day Activision will financially crumble like Capcom and THQ.

DevilOgreFish3986d ago

kingtroy - "Denied by their own creation."

It's Denied to USE their own creation, Crash Bandicoot didn't say no to them.

ajax173986d ago

Staying classy. They'll soon dethrone EA for worst video game company if they continue this BS

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-Foxtrot3987d ago

Selfish dicks...they aren't even doing anything with the IP anymore though and they know for a fact no one likes their Crash games

I think they are a little jelly that people still relate Crash with ND rather then them

yewles13987d ago

That's the point, a multiplat company holding an IP that's more synonymous with one platform than any other despite previous attempts to spread availability around hurts profit prospects when any game is made ATM. And selling the IP doesn't mean squat for long term profit.

It's amazing people are shocked by Activision when they haven't been any better than EA, Ubi, SE or Capcom since 2009...

DVAcme3987d ago

To be fair, Activision is NOWHERE NEAR as bad as EA right now. They're actually pretty golden right now with Destiny and Advance Warfare coming down the line. Hell, Ubisoft might be doing worse than Activision too on the PR side after their no-women-in-Assassin's-Cre ed fiasco.

And Squeenix and Capcom are just FUCKING AWFUL right now.

danny8183987d ago

Lol EA is complete garbage. Im actually enjoying bf4 almost a year after launch. Took them so long to fix ps4 bugs. Activision is actually winning me over, advanced warfare looks attractive and fun, and Destiny... Well that speaks for its self

SpadeX3987d ago

"a little jelly"

More like a lot, I bet they envy all of their works

gamerfan09093987d ago

Lol why would they envy anything? One COD game does the same revenue as all of the ND games post Uncharted 1 combined.

SpadeX3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

@gamerfan
I never mentioned anything about game sales, I simply said "their works" as in their game developments and accomplishments, ND clearly tops all Activision-owned studios in terms of creating masterpieces with higher ratings, more awards and bigger fanbase.

guyman3987d ago

@gamerfan

That doesn't mean CoD is good, it means people are sheep- they will buy into anything so long as it has big explosions and action packed trailers. You were quick to jump in and downplay/troll on ND there. Mmmmmm..... Not surprised. Next time you troll on anything related to sony, try and avoid using lol at the beginning of your "argument".

Perhaps then people will read past your first without laughing

NarooN3987d ago

Activision never did anything worthwhile with the Crash IP (seems to be Activision's M.O.: to do nothing worthwhile, they excel at this...) They're butthurt that people justifiably think everything Crash-related created by Activision was garbage, and people still relate Crash with Naughty Dog.

Sonital3987d ago

Until this article, I was one of those people!

Dick move...

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US8F3987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

Thats Activision for you, the best milkers of the game.

Riderz13373987d ago

Except they're not even milking Crash...They're literally doing nothing with the IP, which is what infuriates me even more.

Eyeco3987d ago

Crash isn't even featured on their website, there hasn't been a game in 6 years (that's nearing a decade) and there are currently no plans for a future game.

There really is NO REASONING BEHIND THIS.

OmegaFM3987d ago

Meeting at Activision.

A: OK, guys we've detected a rise of Crash talks in the internet. We need a game. How do we call it?
B: Crash of Duty?
C: Crash of Duty?
D: Crash of Duty?
A: Nonono, we need something fresh here. And less Crash. And more seriousness.
E: ...Call of Bandicoot?
A: Genious!

Summons753987d ago

Well while I agree with Crash they haven't milked it. They made a couple AWFUL games then because they were awful and nobody wanted them they tossed crash aside like they do with everything they can't milk. Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, They murdered Sierra Games and are trying to kill the entire industry with Call of Duty.

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user74029313987d ago (Edited 3987d ago )

activision are greedy pricks. bobby kotex needs to get some fresh air soon or he is going to passs out from smell of his own bullsheet

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Xbox May Update: Retro Classics Come to Xbox Game Pass, PC Gaming Updates, and More

A variety of new updates are available this month across the gaming platforms. Coming today, Retro Classics games are available to play for Xbox Game Pass members. Players who stream on the Xbox app on PC now have an additional streaming option with GeForce Now. Game Bar introduces quick settings, visual updates for Widgets in Compact Mode, and coming soon, Microsoft Edge Game Assist, an in-game browser that brings an immersive game-centric experience to Edge. And Xbox gift cards can now be redeemed for any amount via Xbox Rewards.

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darthv7221d ago

While i appreciate the gesture.... all of these retro classics have been made available everywhere else. I am hoping to see some other Activision properties make their way out of the shackles of the 5th, 6th and 7th gen. Licensing be damned... bring back the Transformers Cybertron games.

P_Bomb21d ago

Love the Cybertron games! TF games have been shit lately. Would love to see that era revisited. I even did the multiplayer!

MrBaskerville21d ago

Is the retro classics for all consoles?

Obscure_Observer21d ago

Metaphor on Gamepass just announced! O.o

Seriously, this is the best generation of Xbox ever!!!

We can´t catch a freaking break from awesome games arriving all the time!!!

Deathdeliverer21d ago

It’s a HELL of a game. If you like JRPGs in the family of Persona, you will be in heaven… that is until you hear the various battle music…. then you’ll be somewhere BEYOND heaven!

babadivad20d ago

Just finished Clair Obscur. This should be fun.

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Neil Druckmann Reveals He’s Working on an Unannounced Game at Naughty Dog

Neil Druckmann, the creative director of The Last of Us, is working on a new, unannounced game at Naughty Dog.

RaidenBlack23d ago

I know they've expertise in third person games.
But given the lack there of in PS catalog, I'd want the other project to be a narrative first person ND game.
Look, there are lots of 3rd person Sony games in variety of flavors. And ND is already doing intergalactic. And since they're pretty expert at gameplay and tech wise in whatever they do, they can easily venture a new genre and ship a first person game/shooter.

VenomUK22d ago

Hopefully the lead character is a boss babe who will challenge the patriarchy.

RaidenBlack22d ago

So, judging from the dislikes, hardcore Sony fans here don't like first person games, anymore?

arkard22d ago

Let naughty dog do what they are great at, 3rd person games

crazyCoconuts22d ago

I don't really have a big opinion on first vs third person perspective. That's one of the least important things to me when rating how much I like a game

Flewid63822d ago

Sounds horrible. The downvotes are right on this one.

badz14922d ago

I actually hate 1st person. very hard to associate with a character you only see their hands most of the time.

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OtterX23d ago

funny thing is with failures like Concord and soon to be Marathon, Factions could have been Sony's guaranteed huge success with a shooter! I don't ever play online shooters anymore, but I would have come out of shooter retirement for a new Factions game.

RaidenBlack21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

{ coming from the above thread }
So PS Fellas hate first person games now? (Understandable)
But praise Killzone and Resistance series, as well?
And hope for a return of first party first person games? ~ but from where? insomniac is deep in marvel territory, guerilla is deep in aloy territory ... suckerP are not as big to undertake that change + dedicated to Ghost series
The only options are ND and Santa Monica, who are rumoured to be involved in parallel projects. ~ so take your pick.
And the other 'new' studios at Sony are not that hot right now with knee deep in live service fiasco

darthv7222d ago

...Way of the Warrior 2: Electric Boogaloo

Amplitude22d ago

It’d be cool if they bought the Parappa licence and made Parappa 3 that’d be the real good timeline

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Lightning7723d ago

Wait I thought they cancelled a game? Or did they announce another project?

https://wccftech.com/naught...

pwnmaster300023d ago (Edited 23d ago )

I’m assuming it’s the unannounced game in the title you posted.

“Naughty Dog Reportedly Canceled a Single Player Game This Year, But Another Unannounced Game Is Still in the Works“

Lightning7722d ago

OK I gotcha. That makes sense.

jznrpg22d ago

Devs cancel games all the time early stages if it doesn’t turn out the way they envisioned it. We just don’t hear about every one of them.

Notellin22d ago

Yeah only a narcissist like Druckmann would announce a game this early that has a 99% chance of being cancelled.

badz14922d ago

so a 2028 release at the soonest

Lightning7722d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Some speculate it could be Uncharted spin off. It's already 3 years in production so yeah 2028 maybe 2027 at the absolute earliest but most likely 28 release.

Also to add. kojimas next game that's not OD is said to be 5 to 6 years out for PS. That metal gear inspired game. These games are just too far off it seems.

pwnmaster300023d ago

This dude is busy.
So who is running intergalactic?

Knushwood Butt23d ago

'We have several directors on Intergalactic. I work with two game directors: Matthew Gallant and Kurt Margenau, [and] I have a co-writer in Clair Carré.'

pwnmaster300022d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Okay you got me, I skimmed the article and video .
Thanks lol

vTuro2422d ago

Cuckmann is going to be Naughty Dog's downfall.

itBourne22d ago

Going to be? The damage is already done lol.

Flewid63822d ago

Sunlight is good for you, I promise. lol

vTuro2422d ago

Damage has been done but it's not too late yet if they dump him now. Probably won't happen though. It's sad, honestly. We'll see what happens after Intergalactic. That game is going to have a huge impact one way or another.

StormSnooper22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Yes because they didn’t make some of the greatest games. Right, we all just agree to live in your fantasy from now on.

Flewid63822d ago

yall say that about ever developer and then they end up becoming more successful lol

mkis00722d ago

Downfall? If anything he is a huge reason they are on the map! A few apes don't like the material hasn't stopped his games from being massive hits.

DarXyde22d ago

I have grievances with Druckmann, but he does deserve some benefit of the doubt. He's been in crucial roles at the company through all of their successes.

Maybe wait and see?

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StormSnooper22d ago

Interesting. So they are working on more than we knew.

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Ex-Naughty Dog Dev Says Resident Evil 4 Inspired Uncharted and Many More Action Games

Former Naughty Dog dev says Resident Evil 4 inspired Unchartted and even Gears of War, particularly the over-the-shoulder camera view.

CrimsonWing6924d ago

It revolutionized third-person shooters, in a genius way that gives you full control of aiming.

CrimsonWing6923d ago

No, I mean RE4. Like the whole snap to over-shoulder and precision aiming was what I meant.

I won’t deny Winback does pave the way in some respect. But it’s not the same at all.

InUrFoxHole24d ago

Both are great series. That's awesome

Samonuske24d ago

I thought this was common knowledge. Resident Evil Revolutionised over the shoulder aiming in 3rd person shooters/action games

italiangamer24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Influenced basically every third person action game made after it, GTA uses the over the shoulder perspective when shooting since the 4th installment, Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2 too and the Batman Arkham series has the over the shoulder perspective as the main camera throughout the whole game series.
Obviously there are a ton more examples but you get the point 🗿.

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