A new Crash Bandicoot game announcement appears to be planned for The Game Awards 2022. While an announcement hasn't been explicitly revealed yet, the evidence at hand is very clear. Perhaps the bigger question is what Crash Bandicoot game Activision will be announcing, though there are some interesting theories regarding that. Crash Bandicoot fans have a lot to look forward to in 2022.
The teaser for the next Crash Bandicoot game announcement came attached to a separate announcement entirely. Activision delivered a unique goodie package to select influencers known to be Crash Bandicoot fans. The package, shaped like a stack of pizza boxes, confirmed on its "receipt" that Crash Bandicoot 4 would be released on Steam on October 18. Crash Bandicoot 4 has been available via Activision Blizzard's Battle.net, but a Steam release will assumedly open it up to a number of PC gamers who have been waiting for their preferred storefront to have it.
It's on the side of the Crash Bandicoot 4 pizza boxes where things get especially interesting. Another message reading, "Hungry for more? Try out our new Wumpa Pizza for $12.08!" can also be found. $12.08 is believed to be a clever way of saying December 8, which just so happens to be the date of 2022's The Game Awards event. Again, there's no explicit mention of a game announcement whatsoever, but it is definitely the clear implication of the message.
What Crash Bandicoot fans are pondering is exactly what game Activision will be announcing. "Wumpa Pizza" isn't the name of any known game, but perhaps it's a clue. A long-rumored Crash Bandicoot project is named Wumpa League, a free-to-play party game said to be similar in nature to Fall Guys. Wumpa Pizza could be a hint toward Wumpa League, though that's by no means certain.
Further evidence of a new Crash Bandicoot game being in development game from Activision studio Toys for Bob. In August, Toys for Bob posted a photo of all the games the team has ever made, leaving a blank frame for its eighteenth game. Toys for Bob was the developer of Crash Bandicoot 4, and gained live service experience supporting the development of Call of Duty: Warzone more recently.
Crash Bandicoot fans won't have to wait too much longer to find out what Activision has planned. The Game Awards 2022 airs on December 8, which is just two months from now. It could announce the long-rumored Wumpa League free-to-play game, Crash Bandicoot 5, or something else entirely. The resurgence of Crash Bandicoot is alive and well.