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ASTRO BOT, Ratchet & Clank oder Sackboy: Die besten Spiele für Kinder und die ganze Familie

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Taucht mit euren Kindern und der ganzen Familie in fantastische Welten ein und erlebt spannende Abenteuer, löst knifflige Rätsel oder liefert euch heiße Rennen um die Pole-Position. Wir stellen euch sieben großartige Spiele vor, die sich perfekt für jüngere Spielerinnen und Spieler eignen – aber natürlich auch Erwachsenen viel Spaß machen. Was meint ihr, fehlt ein tolles Spiel in der Liste? Verratet es uns in den Kommentaren. Bevor es losgeht: Wenn ihr alles über die Kindersicherung und Familienverwaltung auf PS4 und PS5 wissen wollt, dann schaut euch unbedingt unseren Blogpost zu diesem wichtigen Thema an.

ASTRO BOT

Das knuffige PlayStation-Maskottchen ist zurück – mit einem brandneuen Abenteuer für die PlayStation 5! Nachdem ASTRO’S PLAYROOM euch damals die Funktionen des DualSense-Controllers vorgestellt hat, erwartet euch in ASTRO BOT ein vollwertiges Spiel mit dem kleinen Bot. In diesem riesigen Weltraumabenteuer bricht ASTRO zu seiner größten Mission auf. Er muss das PS5-Mutterschiff aufbauen, indem er die im Weltall verstreute Mannschaft ausfindig macht und rettet. Dabei behilflich sind die neuen Power-Ups, worunter ihr euch Spezialangriffe vorstellen könnt.

Dieser 3D-Platformer für Jung und Alt ist eine Liebeserklärung an die PlayStation. Mehr als 150 bekannte Helden wie beispielsweise Kratos oder Nathan Drake tummeln sich als sogenannte VIP-Bots in den abwechslungsreichen Welten. Sammelt sie alle! Die Veröffentlichung von ASTRO BOT findet am 06. September statt. Bestellt jetzt noch schnell vor, um ein exklusives Outfit, einen Skin für euren Dual-Speeder und zwei PSN-Avatare als Bonus zu erhalten!

ASTRO BOT

69,99 Euro

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Das jüngste Abenteuer des Helden-Duos Ratchet & Clank spricht sowohl Erwachsene als auch Kinder an. Ballert euch mit total verrückten Waffen durch bekannte, aber auch völlig neue Planeten. Dank der SSD-Geschwindigkeit der PS5 könnt ihr zwischen den Welten nahtlos hin- und herwechseln. Ladezeiten gibt es keine! Abgerundet wird das immersive Spielerlebnis durch die DualSense-Funktionen und den 3D-Sound.

Ratchet und sein kleiner Begleiter müssen einen robotischen Imperator daran hindern, dimensionsübergreifende Welten zu erobern. Dabei bekommt das Dream-Team Hilfe von Rivet, einer Lombax-Dame, die ihr ebenfalls spielen dürft. Die Digital Deluxe Edition von Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart gibt es im PlayStation Store gerade 50 Prozent günstiger. Somit könnt ihr eine Menge Geld sparen und euch mehrere Zusatzinhalte sichern. Habt ihr wiederum eine Extra-Mitgliedschaft bei PlayStation Plus, könnt ihr euch den Kauf sparen und den Titel einfach aus dem Spielekatalog herunterladen.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

79,99 Euro

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Spannende Jump n’ Run Herausforderungen hat Sackboy: A Big Adventure zu bieten. Hierbei seid ihr nicht zwingend auf euch allein gestellt, sondern könnt im Koop-Modus das gesamte Spiel mit der Familie zocken. Gerade in den exklusiven Koop-Leveln müsst ihr dabei eng zusammenarbeiten, um erfolgreich zu sein.

“Sackboy: A Big Adventure” Ist Bestandteil des Spielekatalogs von PlayStation Plus Extra. Habt ihr ein gültiges Abo, könnt ihr den urkomischen 3D-Platformer gleich downloaden.

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

69,99 Euro

Overcooked! 1 + 2

Chaotischer Spaß für die ganze Familie! Das Overcooked-Bundle bietet gleich die doppelte Portion Koch-Action. In über 75 Leveln müsst ihr eure Kochkünste unter Beweis stellen und unter Zeitdruck so viele Gerichte wie möglich zubereiten. Dank des Couch-Koop-Modus für bis zu 4 Spieler haben Eltern die Möglichkeit, sich mit ihren Kids zusammenzuschließen. Werdet das ultimative Team im Zwiebelreich!

Overcooked! + Overcooked! 2

34,99 Euro

Spongebob: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated

Welches Kind liebt den gelben Schwamm nicht? In dieser Neuauflage eines PS2-Klassikers müsst ihr mit SpongeBob das idyllische Bikini Bottom vor bedrohlichen Robotern beschützen. Neben SpongeBob stehen Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks und weitere bekannte Charaktere als Spielfiguren bereit. Der Horden-Modus lässt euch übrigens zu zweit gegen die Roboter-Armee antreten – entweder online oder offline auf demselben Bildschirm.

Aktuell könnt ihr beim Kauf 65 Prozent sparen. Weitere 5 Prozent gibt’s für PlayStation Plus-Abonnenten, womit ihr bei gerade einmal 8,99 Euro wärt.

SpongeBob Schwammkopf

10,49 Euro* – ~~29,99 Euro~~

*Preis gültig bis 11. September 2024

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

LEGO-Spiele sind wie gemacht für amüsante Familienabende. Seid ihr zudem noch Star Wars-Fan, dann habt ihr hiermit das perfekte Abenteuer gefunden. Alle 9 Episoden der Erfolgssaga erlebt ihr hier im Schnelldurchlauf und auf humorvolle Art interpretiert.

Über 300 ikonische Helden und Bösewichte sind spielbar. Darunter befindet sich mit Sicherheit auch euer Lieblingsscharakter aus der weit entfernten Galaxie. Zudem dürft ihr über 100 bekannte Fahrzeuge und Flugobjekte steuern. Erkundet insgesamt 23 Planeten, auf denen sich allerlei Geheimnisse verstecken. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga ist damit der umfangreichste Zeil der erfolgreichen LEGO-Spiele. Und das Beste: Ihr könnt die gesamte Saga gemeinsam mit euren Kindern im Couch-Koop-Modus erleben.

LEGO® Star Wars™: Die Skywalker Saga Deluxe-Edition

69,99 Euro

Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled

In dem rasanten Arcade-Racer mit Crash Bandicoot könnt ihr so richtig Gas geben. Zahlreiche Spielmodi, Charaktere, Strecken und Powerups sorgen für jede Menge Abwechslung in familiären Spielsitzungen. Außerdem ist euer Kart und euer Fahrer optisch voll anpassbar, um euren persönlichen Geschmack auszudrücken. Die Splitscreen-Funktion ermöglicht 4 Spielern, auf demselben Gerät zu daddeln. Alternativ ist auch online spielen möglich. Also, ab auf die Rennstrecke mit euch!

Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

39,99 Euro

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03/09/2024
The Last of Us Part II führt die „unerlässliche Favoriten“-Aktion im PlayStation Store an

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Die „unerlässliche Favoriten“-Aktion geht am Mittwoch, den 2. September, im PlayStation Store los. Mit bis zu 50 % Rabatt auf eine Vielzahl von PS4-Titeln könnt ihr völlig neue Abenteuer zu einem günstigen Preis genießen.

Das digitale Angebot wird vom hochgelobten Action-Adventure The Last of Us Part II von Naughty Dog angeführt. Während die Geschichte von Ellie und Joel weitererzählt wird, werden auch neue faszinierende Figuren vorgestellt, die alle in die dramatischen Ereignisse in einer postapokalyptischen Welt hineingeschleudert werden.

Möchtet ihr auf euren Abenteuern lieber Historisches erleben? Dann begebt euch in das antike Griechenland und erkundet mit Assassin’s Creed Odyssey eine offene Welt voller faszinierender Geschichten. Bock auf temporeiche Verfolgungsjagden? Ebenfalls mit dabei ist das auf Kart-Racing basierende Chaos von Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled.

Bei der „unerlässliche Favoriten“-Aktion gibt es noch viel mehr Spiele. Weiter unten gibt es noch ein paar mehr Beispiele. Ab Mittwoch, 2. September könnt ihr die vollständige Liste plus die vor Ort geltenden Rabatte* im PlayStation Store ansehen.

Unerlässliche Favoriten

*Die „unerlässliche Favoriten“-Aktion läuft bis zum 17.9. bis 0:59.

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02/09/2020
Sommerangebote 2020: Habt ihr Lust auf Couch-Koop und Online-Multiplayer?

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Jede Menge starke Spiele zum absoluten Schnäppchenpreis: Noch bis zum 19. August sichert ihr euch im PlayStation Store mit den Sommerangeboten Mega-Rabatte auf absolute Top-Titel. Ihr spielt besonders gerne kooperativ mit Freunden gemütlich auf der Couch oder zeigt allen eure Spielstärke im Online-Multiplayer? Dann haben wir ein paar spannende Vorschläge für euch.

Overcooked

Von wegen „Viele Köche verderben den Brei“: In dem herrlich chaotischen Multiplayer-Geheimtipp Overcooked der Worms-Macher Team 17 und dem kleinen Indie-Studio Ghost Town Games kann es gar nicht wuselig genug zugehen. Mit bis zu vier virtuellen Küchenchefs teilt ihr euch eine Großküche und sollt dafür sorgen, dass alle Bestellungen ordentlich angerichtet und vor allem zeitnah an die sehr hungrigen Kunden ausgeliefert werden. Das Spielprinzip klingt simpel, verlangt von eurem Team aber eiserne  Disziplin und immer die perfekte Übersicht über die stetig anwachsende Zutatenliste. Sonst droht schnell eine kulinarische Katastrophe, wenn beispielsweise ein Topf zu lange auf dem Herd schmort, der Inhalt anbrennt und dann Feuer fängt. Zückt ihr nicht in Windeseile einen Feuerlöscher, breitet sich eine Welle der Zerstörung in der Küche aus und hält den ganzen Betrieb für geraume Zeit auf. Und das passt der ungeduldigen Kundschaft natürlich gar nicht.

Preis: ~~15.99 Euro~~  ->  6,39 Euro

Holt euch Overcooked im PlayStation Store.

Borderlands 3

In dem dritten Teil der schön schrägen Borderlands-Serie spielt ihr wieder einen intergalaktischen Kammerjäger, der sich mit allerlei Weltraum-Monstern und Bösewichtern auseinandersetzen muss. Sucht euch zu Beginn von Borderlands 3 einen Charakter mit individuellen Fähigkeiten und Anpassungsmöglichkeiten aus, zum Beispiel die Sirene Amara oder den Beastmaster FL4K und tretet gegen die völlig durchgeknallten Calypso-Zwillinge Troy und Tyreen an. Das skrupellose Geschwisterpaar will alle Banditen-Clans vereinen und die ultimative Macht des Universums an sich reißen. Das muss natürlich verhindert werden und ihr bereist auf eurer Odyssee im All gleich mehrere Planeten, um Troy und Tyreen das Handwerk zu legen. Die abgedrehte Comic-Ballerei und das Sammeln von mindestens einer Bazillion unterschiedlicher Knarren macht im Splitscreen gemeinsam mit Freunden besonders viel Spaß. Ihr braucht euch noch nicht mal untereinander um die fette Beute balgen, jeder bekommt seinen fairen Anteil. Außer ihr nutzt den kompetetiven Modus, dann heißt es: Wer zuerst kommt, lootet auch zuerst.

Preis: ~~69,99 Euro~~  -> 29,39 Euro

Holt euch Borderlands 3 im PlayStation Store.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Es geht doch nichts über ein paar Runden mit einem Fun-Racer, um die Freundschaft so richtig auf die Probe zu stellen. Also schnappt euch das Kart-Game Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled in den Sommernageboten und heizt mit Crash Bandicoot, N. Gin oder Small und Big Norm aus dem breiten Fahrerfeld an freischaltbaren Charakteren über die Pisten. Das rundum gelungene Remake des gut zwanzig Jahre alten PS One-Klassikers macht einfach richtig gute Laune, egal ob ihr euch alleine im Abenteuer-Modus gegen KI-Konkurrenten beweist oder im Splitscreen und Online gegen menschliche Kartfahrer antretet. Um das Siegertreppchen zu besteigen, müsst ihr euer ganzes Kart-Können auf den abgefahrenen Strecken beweisen. Natürlich sammelt ihr auch hilfreiche Gegenstände wie TNT-Kisten ein, mit denen ihr die Mitfahrer quälen könnt, aber es zählt nicht nur das Glück, sondern eher wie gut ihr in den Haarnadelkurven mit der genialen Slide Boost-Mechanik umgeht. Ein echtes Fun-Racer-Komplettpaket mit massig Strecken, Fahrern und spannenden Spielmodi.

Preis: ~~39,99 Euro.~~ ->. 23,99 Euro

Holt euch Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled im PlayStation Store.

World War Z

Zombies gehen immer, besonders wenn die wandelnden Untoten nicht gemütlich durch die Gegend schlurfen, sondern in einem beängstigendem Tempo anstürmen und problemlos Schutzzäune überwinden. Und das dank der innovativen „Swarm Engine“ des Entwicklers Mad Dog Games auch noch in bislang unvorstellbaren Massen. In World War Z stellt ihr euch als Einzelspieler mit KI-Begleitung oder gemeinsam mit bis zu vier Spielern in der Koop-Kampagne den hirnhungrigen lebenden Leichen, die in gigantischen Schwärmen auftauchen und über euer Team herfallen. Rund um die Welt führt euch die Story an die illustren Schauplätze der Buchvorlage in New York, Moskau oder Tokio, in denen ihr die Horden bekämpft. Zur Verfügung stehen euch dabei 16 unterschiedliche Charaktere und ein üppiges Waffenarsenal aus Schrotflinten, Maschinengewehren und Handgranaten, um den bedrohlichen Massen an eklig wimmelnden Leibern Einhalt zu gebieten. Dabei bekommt ihr es aber nicht nur mit Standard-Zombies, sondern auch mit einer Reihe fieser Mutationen zu tun. Gegen Hunter, Lurker oder Bulls braucht ihr schon eine geeignete Team-Taktik und reichlich Feuerkraft, damit ihr das nächste Level seht.

Preis: ~~29,99 Euro.~~ -> 11,99 Euro

Holt euch World War Z im PlayStation Store.

Battlefield V

Das schwedische Entwicklerstudio Dice hat für dem Weltkrieg-Shooter Battlefield V wirklich alles aus der Frostbite-Engine herausgeholt und schickt euch auf eine optisch opulente Tour de Force durch die Schlachtfelder des 2. Weltkriegs. In der Kampagne erlebt ihr sowohl in den Straßen Rotterdams, als auch in der Wüste oder im Pazifik die epischen Kriegsgeschichten, in denen ihr unter anderem in „Der letzte Tiger“ einen deutschen Tiger-Panzer bemannt und gegen eine feindliche Übermacht kämpft. Die Kampagne ist stark, aber das Herzstück von Battlefield V sind die Mehrspieler-Modi, beispielsweise der Battle Royale-Modus „Feuersturm“, in denen ihr mit bis zu 64 Spielern in die Schlachten zieht. Wählt eine Klasse, die euch ganz besonders liegt und übernehmt eine Kampfrolle, zum Beispiel Sturmsoldat, Sanitäter, Aufklärer oder Versorgungssoldat und steigt im Rang auf, während ihr mit eurem Trupp KI-Feinde oder menschliche Gegner in „Durchbruch“, „Luftlandung“, „Eroberung“ oder „Vorherrschaft“ besiegt.

Preis: ~~49,99 Euro~~ ->. 14,99 Euro

Holt euch Battlefield V im PlayStation Store.

Final Fantasy XIV Online Complete Edition

Wenn ihr euch für das Final Fantasy-Universum interessiert, dann steigt ihr mit der Final Fantasy XIV Online Complete Edition aktuell mit satten 50% Rabatt in die fantastischen Abenteuer der Onlinewelt Eorzea ein. Das umfangreiche Komplettpaket enthält nicht nur das Grundspiel „A Realm Reborn“, sondern gleich auch mit „Heavensward“, „Stormblood“ und „Shadowbringers“ sämtliche bisher erschienenden Erweiterungen. Wählt eine Klasse, bastelt euch einen perfekten Charakter im Heldenbaukasten und macht euch direkt auf die ersten Monster zu erlegen, neue Freundschaften zu schließen, Chocobos zu züchten und die Mysterien der spannenden Story langsam zu lüften. Grundsätzlich könnt ihr euch alleine durch die grandiose Fantasy-Welt schlagen und notwendige Dungeons mit zufällig ausgewählten Kameraden bestreiten, aber zusammen mit einer festen Truppe machen die anspruchsvollen Abenteuer und Boss-Kämpfe noch mal so viel Spaß.

Preis: ~~54,99 Euro.~~ -> 27,49 Euro

Holt euch Final Fantasy XIV im PlayStation Store.

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10/08/2020
Diese 10 Multiplayer-Charaktere sollte jeder kennen
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Das Jahr 1994 läutete eine neue Ära ein, denn hier erschien in Japan die allererste PlayStation-Konsole. Nicht einmal ein Jahr später, konnten auch europäische Gamer ab September 1995 das gute Stück in den Ladenregalen ausfindig machen. Unzählige einzigartige Spiele, zahllose epische Abenteuer und natürlich endlose Multiplayer-Gefechte auf der Couch und im Internet waren die Folge. Doch all diese Momente wären noch halb so effektiv gewesen, wenn hier nicht auch einzigartige Charaktere für emotionale und mitreißende Momente gesorgt hätten, von denen uns einige bis in die heutige Zeit begleiten. Ratchet & Clank, Nathan Drake und Kratos sind nur einige dieser allseits bekannten Figuren, doch abseits des Einzelspieler-Bereichs gibt es auch im Multiplayer einige Persönlichkeiten, die für tolle Erinnerungen gesorgt haben. Wir möchten euch heute zehn dieser Charaktere vorstellen, die besondere Aufmerksamkeit verdient haben und ihr höchstwahrscheinlich alle bereits kennt.

Sackboy: Little Big Planet

Mit der bereits einige Jahre alten Spieleserie Little Big Planet, die 2008 ihr Debüt feiern durfte, wurden ganz besondere kleine Spieler-Avatare vorgestellt: Die Sackboys und Sackgirls. Das Aushängeschild der Reihe ist der aus brauner Wolle gehäkelte Standard-Sackboy, der uns auch auf PlayStation 5 in „Sackboy A Big Adventure“ weiterhin begleiten wird und vor allem durch seine zahllosen Individualisierungsmöglichkeiten die Fantasie anregt.

Crash Bandicoot: Crash Bandicoot Racing

Zu den ältesten und ikonischsten Charakteren auf der PlayStation gehört natürlich niemand anderes als Crash Bandicoot, in dessen Haut wir 1996 erstmals im gleichnamigen 3D-Jump’n-Run schlüpfen konnten. 2019 gesellte sich mit Crash Team Racing sogar ein Arcade-Racer hinzu, der seither zu kurzweiligen Sessions in geselliger Runde einlädt. Doch mitnichten ist dies der erste Racer der Reihe. Mit Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart und Crash Tag Team Racing konnten schon auf früheren Sony Konsolen und Handhelds irrsinnige Rennen abgehalten werden.

Kazuya Mishima – Tekken

Tekken ist etwas ganz besonderes, denn seit dem Geburtsjahr der PSX ist das Beat‘em Up fester Bestandteil des PlayStation-Erlebnisses. Mit vielen einzigartigen Charakteren fällt es natürlich nicht einfach einen ikonischen Charakter auszuwählen, doch wer könnte markanter sein als der ultimative Fiesling Kazuya Mishima? Nicht nur ist er einer der Hauptcharaktere der Reihe, auch besticht er durch seine allzu korrupte und fiese Art – und das obwohl er mehr als nur einmal die Chance hatte ein strahlender Held zu werden. Doch dies liegt ihm einfach nicht im Blut.

Palico – Monster-Hunter-Reihe

Zugegeben, die Palicos zählen zwar nicht zu den spielbaren Charakteren in Monster Hunter, doch fehlen dürfen diese auf keinen Fall. Ein Palico ist ein Felyne, der einen Pakt mit unseren Jäger eingeht und uns auf unserer Reise unterstützend zur Seite steht. Ein toller Verbündeter und niedlich obendrein!

Traveler – Journey

Kaum ein Spiel hat in den vergangenen zehn Jahren so sehr die Spieler berührt wie Journey. Das Besondere waren hier vor allem die Traveler-Charaktere mit deren mysteriösen roten Stoff-Roben. Nicht nur schlüpften wir hier selbst in die Rolle eines solchen, auch konnten wir auf unserer Reise andere Spieler treffen, die selbst als Traveler daherkamen. Das Besondere: wir konnten nur mit Emotes interagieren. Eine Sprach- oder Chatfunktion blieb aus, was diese Begegnungen um ein vielfaches interessanter machten.

Rayman – Rayman Legends

Wer Jump’n Runs mag, dem ist sicher auch Rayman ein Begriff. Entwickelt von Michel Ancel, der auch schon für Beyond Good & Evil verantwortlich gewesen ist und aktuell an dessen Fortsetzung arbeitet, konnte dieser ikonische Charakter zuletzt in Rayman Legends für brillante Ein- und Mehrspieler-Erfahrungen sorgen. Übrigens wusstet ihr schon warum Rayman keine Arme und Beine hat? In den 90ern machte dieser Umstand die Animationsarbeiten des Helden deutlich einfacher.

ATLAS und P-Body – Portal 2

Portal 2 zählt zu den Lieblingsspielen zahlloser Gamer. Innovative Rätsel, grandioser Humor und tolle Charaktere bilden eine einzigartige Spielerfahrung. Aber auch der Mehrspieler-Modus ist nicht zu verachten. Im kooperativen Teil des Spiels schlüpfen wir hier zu zweit in die Rollen der ungleichen Roboter ATLAS und P-Body und müssen zusammen anspruchsvolle Rätsel lösen.

Tracer – Overwatch

Aus Blizzards Team-Shooter Overwatch den beliebtesten Helden auszuwählen ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit. Zu viele einzigartige und ikonische Charaktere hat der Entwickler hier erschaffen. Doch nur wenige standen derart im Rampenlicht wie Tracer. Die energiegeladene Britin mit ihrer quirlig-freundlichen Art und den außergewöhnlichen Teleportationsfähigkeiten bleibt einfach im Gedächtnis und ist obendrein anspruchsvoll zu spielen.

Sergeant Cortez – TimeSplitters
Von Ego-Shooter-Fans geliebt, sorgte TimeSplitters auf der PlayStation 2 für zahllose Stunden bester Multiplayer-Action. Im Fokus der Spiele steht insbesondere der Hauptcharakter Sergeant Cortez, mit dem es entweder allein oder im 2-Spieler-Koop darum ging die sogenannten TimeSplitters aufzuhalten. Neben dem Story-Modus sorgte natürlich auch der kompetitive Mehrspieler-Modus für viel Action, in dem sowohl Cortez aber auch zahlreiche weitere Figuren gespielt werden konnten.

Ryu und Ken – Street Fighter-Serie

Hinter dem Beat’em Up Street Fighter steckt ein Ensemble aus zahllosen ikonischen Charakteren. Einige der bekanntesten sind hier ohne Zweifel die beiden Martial Artists Ryu und Ken. Die beiden sind nicht nur Freunde sondern zugleich sogar Rivalen und kommen Fans insbesondere durch deren besonderen Spezialattacken in den Sinn – die bekannteste ist natürlich die „Hadouken“.

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17/07/2020
Days of Play: Diese Games spielt ihr mit der ganzen Familie

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Jede Menge starke Spiele zum Schnäppchenpreis: Während der Days of Play im PlayStation Store könnt ihr euch vom 3. bis zum 17. Juni Mega-Rabatte von bis zu 85% auf eine riesige Auswahl an Top-Titeln sichern. Zum Beispiel auf die besten Games, die ihr zusammen mit der ganzen Familie spielen könnt.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Habt ihr genug Controller im Haus? Dann ladet die ganze Familie zu ein paar Runden mit dem rasanten Kart-Racer Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled ein. Nichts gegen die spannenden Online-Modi des Klassiker-Remakes aus PS One-Zeiten, aber gemütlich auf der Couch versammelt und mit bis zu vier Spielern im lokalen Split-Screen um die Pole-Position kämpfen, das macht richtig gute Laune. Fun-Fact: Das Original Crash Team Racing wurde vor über 20 Jahren von Naughty Dog, den Machern des heißersehnten The Last of Us Part II , entwickelt. Für die gelungene PS4-Umsetzung des Fun-Racers sorgte das Studio Beenox aus Kanada, die dem rasenden Beuteltier ein fantastisches HD-Remake spendiert haben.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Genre: Rennen Preis: ~~39,99€~~ -> 23,99€ Dreams

Mit dem Kreativbaukasten Dreams von Media Molecule bekommt ihr mehr als nur ein Spiel: ihr bekommt die Möglichkeit selber Games, Musikvideos oder Filme zu erschaffen oder die Produktionen anderer Creators in der Traumfabrik auszuprobieren. Auf der Community-Seite von Dreams findet ihr eine immer aktuelle Liste aller Projekte, auch der massig vorhandenen Multiplayer-Games, die ihr gemeinsam mit der Familie zockt. Ihr könnt euch aber auch zusammen setzen, gemeinsam einen eigenen Traum verwirklichen und zusammen an einem eigenen Spiel oder Video arbeiten.

Dreams

Genre: Action / Abenteuer / Kreativ

Preis: ~~39,99€~~ -> 29,99€

The LEGO Movie Videogame-Bundle

Klötzchen kloppen im Koop: Es gibt wohl keine Spiele-Serie, die so charmant und witzig Blockbuster-Filme umsetzt, wie die LEGO-Games. In den Days of Play könnt ihr euch mit dem The LEGO Movie Videogame-Bundle gleich einen Doppelpack der extrem spaßigen Prügel- und Puzzle-Spiele sichern. In der Rolle von Emmet Joseph Brickowsk und den anderen Stars der beiden The LEGO Movies erlebt ihr die Schlüsselszenen der Filme und sollt Lord Business’ teuflische Pläne für Steinstadt durchkreuzen. Und das bequem im Couch Koop-Modus zusammen mit Bruder, Schwester oder Eltern. Dazu sagen wir nur: Everything is awesome. Übrigens ist LEGO Star Wars: Das Erwachen der Macht für gerade mal € 14,99 ebenfalls im Sale zu bekommen.

The LEGO Movie Videogame-Bundle

Genre: Action / Puzzle

Preis: ~~59,99€~~ -> 29,99€

FIFA 20

In dem stark in Szene gesetzten Story-Modus von EA Sports FIFA 20 steigt euer Charakter vom talentierten Straßenkicker zum Superstar am Leder auf. Ihr führt die besten Mannschaften aus den internationalen Ligen zur Meisterschaft und könnt im VOLTA-Modus realistischen Straßenfußball kicken. Richtig viel Spaß macht es, einfach mal Geschwister oder Eltern zu einem Rasen-Duell herauszufordern, den klassischen Anstoß-Modus anzuwerfen. und ein paar Matches im lokalen Multiplayer auszufechten. Wenn ihr mehr auf Eis-Action steht, NHL 20 ist im Days of Play-Sale für schlappe € 19,99 zu bekommen.

EA Sports FIFA 20

Genre: Sport

Preis: ~~69,99€~~ -> 9,99€

Everybody’s Golf

Albatros, Birdie, Condor oder Eagle: Wenn ihr sofort erkennt, dass es sich dabei um Begriffe aus dem Golf-Sport handelt, dann herzlichen Glückwunsch und ihr dürft direkt zum 19. Loch. Oder bleibt lieber am Bildschirm und spielt mit eurer Familie ein paar Runden Everybody’s Golf und findet heraus, wer der wahre Meister des Grüns ist. Auch wenn ihr nur einen Controller habt, können trotzdem vier Leute gleichzeitig an den Turnieren teilnehmen. Den könnt ihr nämlich einfach weiterreichen, wenn der nächste Spieler an der Reihe ist.

Everybody’s Golf

Genre: Sport

Preis: ~~39,99€~~ -> 12,99€

Plants vs. Zombies: Schlacht um Neighborville

Willkommen in Neighborville, ein Ort an dem die Welt noch in Ordnung ist. Naja, fast in Ordnung, denn zwischen den Pflanzen und Zombies, die die schräge Gegend bevölkern, ist wieder ein schwerer Konflikt ausgebrochen. In dem abgedrehten Garden Warfare-Shooter Plants vs. Zombies: Schlacht um Neighborville von PopCap geht es darum, dass ihr euch mit verschiedenen Charakterklassen in den Kampf stürzt und eure Stadt vor den schlurfenden Untoten schützt. Neben einer ganzen Reihe Online-Modi, versammelt ihr wahlweise eure Familie einfach vor dem Bildschirm und tragt die spannenden Schlachten per Splitscreen-Couch-Koop aus.

Plants vs. Zombies: Schlacht um Neighborville

Genre: Shooter

Preis: ~~39,99€~~ -> 19,99€

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15/06/2020
CTR Nitro-Fueled Adds the Neon Circus Grand Prix This Friday
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PlayStation Bandicoots, it’s time to gas up and hit the track in the latest Grand Prix season* for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled — the Neon Circus Grand Prix! This Grand Prix starts at 7AM PST (3PM UTC) this Friday, November 8**. As always, the Neon Carnival Grand Prix comes at no additional cost to anyone who’s purchased Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled and downloads the update.

First and foremost, you’ll want to experience Koala Carnival, the new track that comes along with this Grand Prix. Before you get out there, we’ve got some track-mastering tips and all the details on the new content.

Back to the Track

It’s a circus or “carnival” of fun on the new track, Koala Carnival! A new character, Koala Kong – the headliner of this season’s Nitro Gauge reward set – is the master of ceremonies on this course that is as colorful as it is death-defying. Race around this track fit for a circus hand while dodging cannon bursts, avoiding fire blasts from the ground, and be the first to cross the finish line. Also, don’t forget to put on a spectacle… this is the circus after all.

On Koala Carnival, you can get in the race with three new karts that are available in the Neon Circus Grand Prix: The Nitro Bumper Kart, the Pressurizer, and the Daredevil. If you’d like to channel some carnival, pick up the Nitro Bumper Kart in the Pit Stop. Or earn the Daredevil and Pressurizer – a Crash Tag Team Racing throwback – through the Nitro Gauge.

Circus Tricks and Tips

Want to be a master of the Koala Carnival? Try out these three tips to see if you can outrace the competition:
1. Track Knowledge: With any track, knowing the curves, bends, and details makes it that much easier to navigate. Make your first few races on Koala Carnival a “Crash” course in the track, so you can work your way to being on top of the big top.
2. Power-Ups: Collecting power-ups during the race can be the difference in getting an edge on the competition. Consider always grabbing a power-up — you never know it may just what you need.
3. Practice: Like all things, mastery takes time. Practice the track and try out different karts, driving styles, and routes to find what works best for you.
Rally Up and Get Rings

A new game mode that puts your skills and endurance to the test – Ring Rally has arrived with the Neon Circus Grand Prix as a new game mode. The time continually counts down from the moment you take off, making this a race to survive the longest and earn a high score. Time is added onto the clock for each ring you collect, and rings give you a boost to help you get down the track even quicker.

Earn points in this mode by collecting rings and by finishing a lap with the time remaining on the clock to set a new record. In each successive lap the rings – laid out on the track’s optimal route – get smaller, making it even harder to collect and keep on driving. Endure on the track as long as you can and once you clock in a time face the ultimate challenge: can you beat your own record?

If you’re looking for some tips to master Ring Rally, we’ve got you covered:
1. Boost Power: The more you boost, the faster you go. Collect the rings to get boosts and help maintain top speed.
2. Get Those Rings: The goal if Ring Rally is to finish each lap and gain a high score. Rings add seconds on to your timer and give you more points making them twice as important.
3. Navigate: Some shortcuts contain rings, others don’t. Choose your path wisely to master the best route on the track and take that knowledge into other game modes.
4. Style Points: Sometimes you might need to change up your driving style to clock in the best time. Don’t be afraid to switch things up and experiment to find what works best.
5. Keep On Going: Each lap, the rings get smaller and smaller, upping the challenge to collect them. Consider changing your strategy and speed as you progress to keep hitting those rings.
Hit the Big Top

Koala Carnival and the Ring Rally aren’t the only pieces of new content in the Neon Circus Grand Prix. There’s a new set of rewards in the Nitro Gauge, a host of Challenges to earn Nitro Points and a new set of customization items in the Pit Stop — most importantly, new fan-favorite racers make their way to the scene with Pasadena O’Possum, Ebenezer Von Clutch and Koala Kong, himself!

Plus, you have a chance to earn this season’s Signature Decal and Champion Kart (if you don’t already own it) if you make it to the top 5% of the Neon Circus Grand Prix Champion or Nitro Leaderboards. Experience the joy and the fun of the Neon Circus Grand Prix in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

Good Luck, Bandicoots!

*Internet required for Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer (gaming subscription service sold separately), access to the Pit Stop and other features.

**Grand Prix content and timing subject to change.

Website: LINK
06/11/2019
CTR Nitro-Fueled Adds the Neon Circus Grand Prix This Friday
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PlayStation Bandicoots, it’s time to gas up and hit the track in the latest Grand Prix season* for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled — the Neon Circus Grand Prix! This Grand Prix starts at 7AM PST (3PM UTC) this Friday, November 8**. As always, the Neon Carnival Grand Prix comes at no additional cost to anyone who’s purchased Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled and downloads the update.

First and foremost, you’ll want to experience Koala Carnival, the new track that comes along with this Grand Prix. Before you get out there, we’ve got some track-mastering tips and all the details on the new content.

Back to the Track

It’s a circus or “carnival” of fun on the new track, Koala Carnival! A new character, Koala Kong – the headliner of this season’s Nitro Gauge reward set – is the master of ceremonies on this course that is as colorful as it is death-defying. Race around this track fit for a circus hand while dodging cannon bursts, avoiding fire blasts from the ground, and be the first to cross the finish line. Also, don’t forget to put on a spectacle… this is the circus after all.

On Koala Carnival, you can get in the race with three new karts that are available in the Neon Circus Grand Prix: The Nitro Bumper Kart, the Pressurizer, and the Daredevil. If you’d like to channel some carnival, pick up the Nitro Bumper Kart in the Pit Stop. Or earn the Daredevil and Pressurizer – a Crash Tag Team Racing throwback – through the Nitro Gauge.

Circus Tricks and Tips

Want to be a master of the Koala Carnival? Try out these three tips to see if you can outrace the competition:
1. Track Knowledge: With any track, knowing the curves, bends, and details makes it that much easier to navigate. Make your first few races on Koala Carnival a “Crash” course in the track, so you can work your way to being on top of the big top.
2. Power-Ups: Collecting power-ups during the race can be the difference in getting an edge on the competition. Consider always grabbing a power-up — you never know it may just what you need.
3. Practice: Like all things, mastery takes time. Practice the track and try out different karts, driving styles, and routes to find what works best for you.
Rally Up and Get Rings

A new game mode that puts your skills and endurance to the test – Ring Rally has arrived with the Neon Circus Grand Prix as a new game mode. The time continually counts down from the moment you take off, making this a race to survive the longest and earn a high score. Time is added onto the clock for each ring you collect, and rings give you a boost to help you get down the track even quicker.

Earn points in this mode by collecting rings and by finishing a lap with the time remaining on the clock to set a new record. In each successive lap the rings – laid out on the track’s optimal route – get smaller, making it even harder to collect and keep on driving. Endure on the track as long as you can and once you clock in a time face the ultimate challenge: can you beat your own record?

If you’re looking for some tips to master Ring Rally, we’ve got you covered:
1. Boost Power: The more you boost, the faster you go. Collect the rings to get boosts and help maintain top speed.
2. Get Those Rings: The goal if Ring Rally is to finish each lap and gain a high score. Rings add seconds on to your timer and give you more points making them twice as important.
3. Navigate: Some shortcuts contain rings, others don’t. Choose your path wisely to master the best route on the track and take that knowledge into other game modes.
4. Style Points: Sometimes you might need to change up your driving style to clock in the best time. Don’t be afraid to switch things up and experiment to find what works best.
5. Keep On Going: Each lap, the rings get smaller and smaller, upping the challenge to collect them. Consider changing your strategy and speed as you progress to keep hitting those rings.
Hit the Big Top

Koala Carnival and the Ring Rally aren’t the only pieces of new content in the Neon Circus Grand Prix. There’s a new set of rewards in the Nitro Gauge, a host of Challenges to earn Nitro Points and a new set of customization items in the Pit Stop — most importantly, new fan-favorite racers make their way to the scene with Pasadena O’Possum, Ebenezer Von Clutch and Koala Kong, himself!

Plus, you have a chance to earn this season’s Signature Decal and Champion Kart (if you don’t already own it) if you make it to the top 5% of the Neon Circus Grand Prix Champion or Nitro Leaderboards. Experience the joy and the fun of the Neon Circus Grand Prix in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

Good Luck, Bandicoots!

*Internet required for Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer (gaming subscription service sold separately), access to the Pit Stop and other features.

**Grand Prix content and timing subject to change.

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06/11/2019
Look Fly for a Cause: The Story Behind Firehawk in CTR Nitro-Fueled

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Hello Bandicoots! We hope you’ve had a great time with the purple dragon in the Spyro & Friends Grand Prix in CTR Nitro-Fueled. Today, in addition to all the amazing content and challenges going live with the Spooky Grand Prix, we have something very special to announce. Going live at PlayStation Store, players in the United States and the United Kingdom will be able to purchase a very special kart for CTR Nitro-Fueled — Firehawk.

This is no ordinary kart: first of all, it’s actually modelled after a classic military plane. The first ever plane in CTR! Second, this item supports the mission of the Call of Duty Endowment — all proceeds received by Activision for this item will go toward placing Veterans in the U.S. and Ex-Forces in the U.K. into high-quality civilian jobs. It’s a way to look fly on the racetrack, while supporting a great cause!

We wanted to give PlayStation players an in-depth look at the Call of Duty Endowment and the work that it does, as well as some inside details on the creation of the kart itself. With that, let’s take flight!

Call of Duty Endowment

The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit organization supported by Activision Blizzard, whose goal is to put 100,000 former military members back to work by 2024. All Activision proceeds received for Endowment-marked items in its games goes toward funding non-profits in the U.S. and U.K. which place veterans in those countries into high-quality civilian jobs. Founded in 2009, the Endowment has helped to place over 60,000 veterans into well-paying jobs to date. The Endowment carefully selects the organizations it chooses to fund, ensuring that these organizations deliver the highest standards of quality and cost-efficient veteran job placement services.

At Beenox, we’re incredibly excited to be able to support the Endowment and its mission with Firehawk. What makes this even more special is that this is the first in-game Endowment item offered for a game other than Call of Duty.

Firehawk is going live at PlayStation Store today for U.S. and U.K. players for $4.99 USD (£3.99). As mentioned, all of the proceeds received by Activision for this item will go directly toward helping place veterans in the U.S. and U.K. into high-quality jobs. But beyond supporting a great cause, this item also immediately became one of Beenox’s favorite items we’ve ever created for the game!

Firehawk’s Design

This item is definitely a unique one for CTR Nitro-Fueled. First off, it’s the first plane to come to the game (Oxide’s Hovercraft notwithstanding). We’ve been looking for the right time to put a plane design in the game, and we felt this was a great opportunity to do it. Although it acts like a kart in the game, its design is reminiscent of a classic military plane. From its early stages, we had a good idea of how we wanted to proceed with the item. Below is some concept art which landed very close to the final design:

With the dark green paint job, the big front propeller, and even the outlandish nose art, we wanted to give fans that classic WWII-era feel. And of course, we cap it off with the Call of Duty Endowment emblem near the tail. We are very happy with the way this translated to the game.

(By the way, the plane matches perfectly with the Aviator Crash skin for anyone that has it…)

Overall, we think racers are going to look great gliding, sliding, and boosting around the track in this kart, and knowing that it’s something that is going toward a good cause only makes it that much better. It’s something we hope that players young and old will enjoy and will even help them learn more about the Call of Duty Endowment and the great work that it’s doing. If you’d like to learn more about the Endowment, visit its website, or follow it on Twitter at and Instagram .

Thank you for reading about this great initiative, and for taking a look at the Firehawk kart! Find it at PlayStation Store and support a great cause!

Website: LINK

05/10/2019
Look Fly for a Cause: The Story Behind Firehawk in CTR Nitro-Fueled

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Hello Bandicoots! We hope you’ve had a great time with the purple dragon in the Spyro & Friends Grand Prix in CTR Nitro-Fueled. Today, in addition to all the amazing content and challenges going live with the Spooky Grand Prix, we have something very special to announce. Going live at PlayStation Store, players in the United States and the United Kingdom will be able to purchase a very special kart for CTR Nitro-Fueled — Firehawk.

This is no ordinary kart: first of all, it’s actually modelled after a classic military plane. The first ever plane in CTR! Second, this item supports the mission of the Call of Duty Endowment — all proceeds received by Activision for this item will go toward placing Veterans in the U.S. and Ex-Forces in the U.K. into high-quality civilian jobs. It’s a way to look fly on the racetrack, while supporting a great cause!

We wanted to give PlayStation players an in-depth look at the Call of Duty Endowment and the work that it does, as well as some inside details on the creation of the kart itself. With that, let’s take flight!

Call of Duty Endowment

The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit organization supported by Activision Blizzard, whose goal is to put 100,000 former military members back to work by 2024. All Activision proceeds received for Endowment-marked items in its games goes toward funding non-profits in the U.S. and U.K. which place veterans in those countries into high-quality civilian jobs. Founded in 2009, the Endowment has helped to place over 60,000 veterans into well-paying jobs to date. The Endowment carefully selects the organizations it chooses to fund, ensuring that these organizations deliver the highest standards of quality and cost-efficient veteran job placement services.

At Beenox, we’re incredibly excited to be able to support the Endowment and its mission with Firehawk. What makes this even more special is that this is the first in-game Endowment item offered for a game other than Call of Duty.

Firehawk is going live at PlayStation Store today for U.S. and U.K. players for $4.99 USD (£3.99). As mentioned, all of the proceeds received by Activision for this item will go directly toward helping place veterans in the U.S. and U.K. into high-quality jobs. But beyond supporting a great cause, this item also immediately became one of Beenox’s favorite items we’ve ever created for the game!

Firehawk’s Design

This item is definitely a unique one for CTR Nitro-Fueled. First off, it’s the first plane to come to the game (Oxide’s Hovercraft notwithstanding). We’ve been looking for the right time to put a plane design in the game, and we felt this was a great opportunity to do it. Although it acts like a kart in the game, its design is reminiscent of a classic military plane. From its early stages, we had a good idea of how we wanted to proceed with the item. Below is some concept art which landed very close to the final design:

With the dark green paint job, the big front propeller, and even the outlandish nose art, we wanted to give fans that classic WWII-era feel. And of course, we cap it off with the Call of Duty Endowment emblem near the tail. We are very happy with the way this translated to the game.

(By the way, the plane matches perfectly with the Aviator Crash skin for anyone that has it…)

Overall, we think racers are going to look great gliding, sliding, and boosting around the track in this kart, and knowing that it’s something that is going toward a good cause only makes it that much better. It’s something we hope that players young and old will enjoy and will even help them learn more about the Call of Duty Endowment and the great work that it’s doing. If you’d like to learn more about the Endowment, visit its website, or follow it on Twitter at and Instagram .

Thank you for reading about this great initiative, and for taking a look at the Firehawk kart! Find it at PlayStation Store and support a great cause!

Website: LINK

05/10/2019
Spyro Glides into CTR Nitro-Fueled in New Grand Prix

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Hello PlayStation players and CTR racers everywhere! We’re excited to be back with you with another blog post, right in time for our latest Grand Prix* season in – the Spyro & Friends Grand Prix! We’re thrilled to be bringing together two icons from the days of PlayStation past . . . gaming legends who have been spinning, jumping, wumping, gliding, and flaming bad guys for over 20 years. Now Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon will get the chance to take each other on . . . and no better place to do that than on the racetrack!

As always, the Grand Prix is available at no additional cost for anyone who’s purchased Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled**, so make sure to jump in starting on August 30, as this Grand Prix season will bring new characters, new karts, and new items into the race, and introduce a whole new track. What makes this season so exciting is the fact that this time it brings together two classic franchises into one and is the perfect way to celebrate both. We at Beenox are huge Spyro fans and have not been able to keep our hands off of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy since its release last year. We are (obviously) also huge Crash fans, so being able to create a world where these two franchises can co-exist in all of their whacky glory has been an incredibly fun undertaking.

This season you’ll see Spyro showing up all over the place in CTR – – in the opening menu screen, in the Grand Prix cinematic, and of course, in the game itself. Spyro, Hunter, and Gnasty Gnorc will be added as unlockable playable characters with all of the personality that you come to expect from them. You’ll also see some amazing new karts such as the Spyromobile and Gnasty Ride which give their namesakes some blistering rides to boast about:

In addition to these, you’ll have the opportunity to unlock amazing new decals, stickers and paintjobs to deck out your karts with, and a ton of awesome new skins for characters new and old, such as the Dark Spyro and Gnome Velo skins you see below:

Yet, our favorite part of this season is the track you’ll be racing on, which as you know by now is something that can be played online and locally from this season onward. We know you’ve been asking for it and we can finally reveal some details behind the creation of our favorite purple dragon’s track: Spyro Circuit. Spyro Circuit is a celebration of all things dragon. The design takes it inspiration from Spyro the Dragon all the way down to the gameplay ingredients themselves. We’re excited to give you the first deep dive, and the insider racing tips, for this scaled up course! With that said, let’s glide in!

WHERE IS MY WUMPA FRUIT?!

You will notice immediately that some items have undergone a drastic cosmetic change in this track, as opposed to the other tracks in the game. Power-up crates have been replaced by chests. Wumpa fruit has been replaced by gems. Even the invincibility masks have been replaced by Sparx! We’ve gone the extra mile to make sure the track feels like it was truly part of Spyro’s world all the way down to the soundtrack itself.

TRAVELING PLACES

Just like Hyper Spaceway, we saw an opportunity to travel to different places using Spyro’s magical portals. We asked ourselves, what if Spyro was racing on a magical campus of some kind? You might notice a few dragon statues placed here and there along the track as a tribute to some of the dragons from the Dragon Realms in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Starting with the first hub in the Artisans Homeworld as a base for the beginning of the track, we opened the doors to its main castle.

ENTERING THE LIBRARY

As soon as you hit the gas, you will be taken inside the main hall inspired by the Dark Hollow level filled with bookshelves and candles. No time to read though! Players can take advantage of the base of the two statues to get a boost jump and smash some of the floating chests above, or go around them to strategically grab a power-up. Some might decide to go straight down the middle, but they must watch out for the fireworks crate that’s been placed there! Good news for those who pass by right after the explosion as it will leave gems scattered around.

Following an S-curve, the library forks into what would look like an 8 shape from above. Players must plan before entering the first portal. Taking the left and right portion of the track will lead them to a boost pad with 2 power-up chests. Players can also go right down the middle to be rewarded with a chest filled with gems (but at the risk of losing their boost if they hit the side walls).

THE FIRST PORTAL

Taking the first portal will warp players into an area inspired by the High Caves level in the Magic Crafters Homeworld. Players must take advantage of the straight line and prepare for two sharps turns leading to the next portal all while avoiding projectiles fired by a duel of wizards. Hit the second turn with enough speed and you should cut the corner shot by jumping over the grassy area.

THE SECOND PORTAL

The second portal takes you inside the castle with architectural elements inspired by High Caves and Wizard Peak. The narrow pathway makes a sharp right turn to take you through a giant room filled with a magical vortex created by a group of wizards. Don’t panic and bounce off the floating platforms held by these crazed magicians!

THE THIRD PORTAL

The third portal leads us back to the Artisans Homeworld, but we’re not at the finish line just yet! The track ends with a loop followed by a jump in the end . . . this is where it can get messy. If you can manage to avoid the explosive crates in the loop, maintain your boost and hit the jump just right, you can maintain that momentum through the finish line. But be careful – – if other players are on your tail with just the right powerup, you could lose your position at the last minute!

We think this track is going to create some intense racing competition with new elements to watch out for (firework bundles), and fewer shortcuts than usual. We wanted Spyro Circuit to be a knock-down-drag-out, Bandicoot v Dragon fight all the way down to the finish line. There are no places to hide on this one so make each boost and power-up count!

SEE YOU IN THE DRAGON REALMS!

So that’s the deep dive of Spyro Circuit, and a quick overview of the new content coming in this exciting Grand Prix season. We’re thrilled to be bringing Spyro into the CTR mix, and can’t wait for players to enjoy these retro gaming icons together on the PS4 for the first time!

The Spyro & Friends Grand Prix starts Friday August 30 at 7:00AM PDT (2PM PDT UTC)*
You can pick up Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled here [link to CTR product page] and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy here [link to the Spyro Reignited Trilogy Product Page]

* Grand Prix content and timing subject to change.
** Internet required for Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer (PlayStation® Plus subscription sold separately), access to the Pit Stop and other features.

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28/08/2019
Beenox Introduces Post-Launch Grand Prix Content for CTR Nitro-Fueled

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We at Beenox have been waiting for this for a long time. Today we’re thrilled to announce the plans for post-launch content for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled! Aside from all of the tracks, characters, modes, and customization you already know about from the main game, expect even more content in the form of the CTR Nitro-Fueled Grand Prix: themed seasonal content and challenges available to anyone who has purchased the game, for no additional cost. This includes an additional track released at the start of each season, and available to play both online and locally from that season onward! The first of these seasons — the Nitro Tour Grand Prix — begins on July 3; less than two weeks after the game launches on June 21. This is our way to give Crash fans everywhere even more ways to race!

Grand Prix Content is not only new, but it’s also introduced by Chick and Stew

We know you’ve got questions, and luckily, we’ve got some answers. But first, let’s give a warm welcome to Chick Gizzard Lips and co-host Stew — ace rooster commentators for CTR TV, your CTR news channel! Yes, the chicken reporters from Crash Tag Team Racing are back and settling into their new roles as hosts for each new season of content! Simply tune in to CTR TV through the game and listen to Chick and Stew introduce each Grand Prix, explaining all the different challenges and rewards you can win by simply participating!

We’ve Got Grand Plans for the Grand Prix

What is a Grand Prix in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, exactly? Think of it as a themed season, constructed around a newly-themed track with a number of different challenges to undertake. Finish a challenge, and you’re awarded Nitro Points (think of Nitro Points like Experience Points). Complete more challenges to continue to fill that Nitro up. When you’ve filled Nitro up to certain levels in your Nitro Gauge, rewards are earned. Examples include new characters, karts, skins, and kart customization items.

You’re easily able to see your Nitro Gauge in the game, which shows your progress, the items you’ve earned along the way, as well as the ones you’re still driving toward! Just keep playing the game to complete these challenges and fill the Nitro Gauge before the end of that Grand Prix to earn every challenge reward. Challenges include top speed, power slide, reverse, and other competitive challenges, and they vary from easy to quite hard, increasingly testing your skill as the season goes on.

If you reckon you’re the best Bandicoot in the racing business, it’s time to prove it: with global leaderboards for every Grand Prix Season, you can compete to be the best in the world and win special in-game reward items!

Redeem Those Wumpa Coins: Head to the Pit Stop

As well as completing Grand Prix challenges to earn Nitro Points, filling up the Nitro Gauge, and unlocking a specific set of rewards every season, you can also earn Wumpa Coins by participating in Grand Prix challenges too. As you learned a couple of weeks ago, as you gather these Wumpa Coins, you can redeem them in CTR Nitro-Fueled’s Pit Stop for even more items.
Speaking of the Pit Stop, we’re also excited to announce that during each Grand Prix a new set of items will be introduced to it, like even more characters, kart sets, wheels, paint jobs, decals, stickers, and skins. With this, players have the ability to redeem their Wumpa Coins to play as racers that go beyond the original CTR and to find many unique ways to customize their characters and karts.

Season 1: Time to Get Warped — Welcome to the Nitro Tour!

Now that we’ve laid the foundation for what the Grand Prix is, let’s dive into the first Grand Prix, set to launch on July 3! It’s called the Nitro Tour Grand Prix and features a track called “Twilight Tour”, which reimagines the Ancient Egypt and Arabian Town levels from Crash Bandicoot: Warped — so look for some familiar sights and sounds as you’re racing!

Season 1: Say Hello to Tawna Bandicoot and the Nitro Squad!

This one has been difficult to keep as a secret for so long! We’re excited to announce that as well as an enthralling new track to perfect in the first Grand Prix, players are also able to earn Tawna the Bandicoot as a playable character. Players are able to unlock Tawna by earning Nitro Points during the first Grand Prix, and are also able to earn an amazing new Motorsport Tawna skin which lets the world know that she means business!

In addition to Tawna, players will be re-introduced to Ami, Isabella, Megumi, and Liz. Together, they are now known as the Nitro Squad (formerly known as the Trophy Girls in the original CTR), and are now characters that you can race with! They can be unlocked using Wumpa Coins in the Pit Stop during the first Grand Prix. These global bandicoots hail from all over the world, and are ready to compete! There will also be new Motorsport skins for them as well, to really show off their speed and style.

Season 1: More than just new Characters

In addition to the new characters, you will see a bunch of other items that will be a part of the first Grand Prix, including international-themed items for players to show their national pride, new kart parts, and even the return of Le Chaux, the fan favorite kart from CTTR!
In short, make sure that starting on July 3, you are beating challenges in the Nitro Tour Grand Prix to fill up your Nitro Gauge, keep earning those Wumpa Coins by playing any mode in the game, and make sure you are heading to the Pit Stop to see what’s new!

Looking to the Future

That’s a deep dive into the first Grand Prix season, but as teased today, this is only the beginning! We have some incredible Grand Prix seasons coming up, including one that revolves around everyone’s favorite purple dragon… (if that doesn’t excite you, I don’t know what will).

Our goal with the Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Grand Prix is to make sure that the race lives on, and we’re thrilled to finally be able to talk to you about it. Make sure you start practicing when the game comes out on June 21, because the real challenge begins on July 3!

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11/06/2019
Your First Look at CTR Nitro-Fueled’s Dragon Mines and Retro Stadium Tracks

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Today’s PlayStation Underground episode shows off a couple more exciting pieces of content from : a deep-dive into one of our favorite remastered tracks from the game, Dragon Mines, as well as a reveal of the PlayStation-exclusive track, Retro Stadium. Now, I’m happy to give you guys a closer look at each of these tracks.

Breathing Fire into Dragon Mines

At Beenox, Dragon Mines has turned out to be one of our favorite tracks in CTR Nitro-Fueled, because we feel it really exemplifies the injection of personality that we’ve tried to put into every facet of the game. Back in the original CTR, Dragon Mines was a fun track from beginning to end, with awesome details of being down in the caves, minecarts whizzing by you, the beautiful glow of the subterranean lake, the giant gears making the whole operation run — racing in this track really enveloped you in the setting. Yet, with ‘90s-era technology, a lot of the heavy lifting had to be done with your own imagination. The pieces were there to help inspire this, but it was really your mind taking the relatively limited detail and creating a beautiful and immersive landscape out of it.

With the tools at our disposal today, we don’t have to rely on imagination, alone, to fill in the gaps. Like all of the other tracks In CTR Nitro-Fueled, we have tried to give Dragon Mines an incredible level of detail and life that will envelop you like it never has before. Aside from the graphical updates and the art direction that went into the 2019 version of the track, a huge part of this process was giving a story to the track. This is something we’ve done with a lot of the tracks for the game — providing context to the detail that we have added. For Dragon Mines, the original track didn’t actually have any dragons in it (although it gets its name from being Komodo Joe’s home track).

For CTR Nitro-Fueled, we felt it would be fun to bring that element into it. The track’s story is simple: a group of miners have discovered an aging dragon’s treasure deep under the earth and have now built an entire community to harvest the treasure out. Creating this story gave us the direction to start animating a ton of fun details into the track, like miners working to the beat of the music, mischievous rats getting into trouble, and even a slumbering dragon, sitting on what’s left of his treasure, trying to breathe fire on the racers as they pass by (but unfortunately, only mustering a feeble puff of smoke before he loses interest and goes back to sleep).

A miner desperately reaches for a stubborn bat at the starting gate. Another tries to engage in a (literal) game of whack-a-mole while being mocked by a family of them. A whole underground town bustles as the workday goes on. These are just a few more examples of the humor and details we felt would give this track a setting that players would want to re-visit over and over and is also something we wanted to make sure to do across the entire game. It’s worth noting, though, that we also wanted to make sure that the track layout was just as fans remembered from the original.

The turns are the same, the hills are the same — even the shortcut is the same! [As a tip for you readers, when you come across the minecart rails that cross the racetrack at about the halfway point, you can follow them to the right and through the tunnel to gain an extra bit of ground on your opponents. But make sure to go in with a boost, since the minecarts will be hot on your tail!] As with all the remastered and re-imagined tracks in the game, we wanted to give fans a sense of nostalgia while also giving them an environment that will wow them. We feel that Dragon Mines is a perfect example of this.

Going Old School for PS4 Players

Now, switching gears entirely, I’m excited to talk to you about another track in the game which is on the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of modern-day detail — Retro Stadium. Fully revealed today, this track rounds out the set of retro content offered exclusively to PS4 players of the game. Together with the retro skins for Crash, Coco, and Cortex, and their retro karts, this bonus track brings you back to the days of low-polygons and minimal-pixel textures!

The track is based off the original Turbo Track in CTR, and to create it our team had a lot of fun reversing the mindset we were taking with all the other tracks in the game. While we’ve been spending most of our time seeing how we can bring the original tracks from CTR and CNK into the next stratosphere in terms of graphics and detail, with Retro Stadium we turned off the texture filtering in the level, scaled back details with a “less is more” mindset, and embraced the pixelated look of video games of the late ‘90s. With the high-fidelity qualities that we’ve been putting into all the other tracks in CTR Nitro-Fueled, we felt it would be fun to offer PlayStation players a way to step into the past with this track if they wanted to.

In addition to this, we really did want to make this track an homage to the PS1, and the history of the Crash franchise on the PlayStation platform. The platform and the franchise essentially got their start together and have both created a ton of great memories for me, for all of us at Beenox, and for millions of players across the world. This track is a way to hearken back to the early days of these two gaming icons, and it is simply fun to be able to think back to when graphics like these were blowing you away!

With Dragon Mines and Retro Stadium, we have highlighted two tracks that are polar opposites in terms of graphics and detail, but both of which we have tried to pack with the spirit and fun that CTR Nitro-Fueled is all about. We can’t wait for PlayStation players to try them both out on June 21!

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31/05/2019
Your First Deep Look at Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled’s Adventure Mode

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It’s the Survival of the Fastest, and you’ll need to bring your best as you race for the fate of the planet! With Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, we at Beenox are thrilled to bring back the groundbreaking campaign mode from the original CTR, the Adventure Mode, which pits you against the nefarious alien Nitros Oxide. Oxide claims to be the fastest racer in the galaxy, and his challenge is simple: he will square off against the best racer on Earth. If he wins, he turns the planet to a parking lot. If he loses, he leaves Earth alone. Choose your favorite racer, earn your place as Earth’s best by collecting trophies and defeating bosses, and then square off against Oxide to save the planet… talk about high stakes!

The Adventure Mode’s Legacy

My introduction to Crash Team Racing in 1999 was with the Adventure Mode, and it is still the part of the game that has left the biggest impression on me over the years. At Beenox, we believe that so much of the joy of CTR Nitro-Fueled will come from racing against your friends in local or online play. But we also feel strongly that a big part of what made CTR special in the ‘90s, and what will make CTR Nitro-Fueled special in 2019, is this single-player campaign experience. It was a unique thing to see a campaign mode in a kart racer. This was relatively new for the genre, and in true Crash Bandicoot fashion it was filled to the brim with the wacky personality you came to expect from the franchise. I remember endless nights honing my skills, feeling that sense of progression, and experiencing the satisfaction of earning new characters as I raced my way to the final confrontation with Oxide. It was the most engaging experience I ever had with a kart racer, which is something that I have kept in mind while working on the Adventure Mode for CTR Nitro-Fueled.

The Adventure Mode: Nitro-Fueled

In bringing the Adventure Mode back, we knew we had to hit all the elements that made the original so special. The challenges are the same — there are trophy races, boss races, relic races, token races, and gem cups. The characters are back — choose from Crash, Coco, Cortex, Polar, Pura, Tiny or any of the other starting lineup characters you remember from the original. And the thrill of earning new characters (like Ripper Roo and Pinstripe Pontoroo) is still a huge part of the fun.

However, we wanted to take things a step further for CTR Nitro-Fueled. Instead of just earning the boss characters like in the original, players will now earn something every time they win a race. Players will be getting new kart parts, character skins, or kart customization items with every victory. Also, players will now earn the boss characters immediately after they beat that boss, instead of after Gem Cups (which now unlock a new set of valuable prizes). This includes the ability to earn Nitros Oxide himself — though that is no easy task!

Finally, players will now have the opportunity to change to any racer, kart, or customization item they have already unlocked at any point in the Adventure Mode. Are you feeling like Crash gives you the best chance in Crash Cove, but Pura will dominate the competition in Tiger Temple? Swap him in! Do you dig that sweet new paint job you got after beating Ripper Roo? Immediately style your kart out with it. Did you earn enough Wumpa Coins to grab N. Trance from the game’s Pit Stop? Get ready to bring that egg-shaped villain into the fray. It’s all about earning new items, new characters, new karts, and making the experience feel like your own.

However, we know that there will be players out there who want to commit to one racer and one kart from the outset, just like in the original. For that reason, players will have the option of playing the Adventure Mode in one of two different ways: Classic or Nitro-Fueled. In the Classic setting, racers will still be earning all of the awesome items, characters, and karts as in the Nitro-Fueled setting, but won’t be able to change their racer or kart in the middle of the Adventure Mode. For those players looking to mix things up along the way, the Nitro-Fueled setting is for you.

An Engaging Single-Player Experience

We’re super excited about everything you can now earn in the Adventure Mode, but it’s important to emphasize that the story and a great single-player experience are still at the heart of it. There are new intro and victory cinematics that give life to each of the boss battles. We’ve spent a lot of effort to make sure that the hub worlds are more detailed than ever before. Working through each hub world and finally beating Oxide will bring an amazing sense of accomplishment. In short, in CTR Nitro-Fueled, the Adventure Mode will take you for a ride, will test your skills, and will immerse you in the true Crash Team Racing experience!

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled peels out onto PS4 June 21.

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23/05/2019