Activision Is Bringing Crash Bandicoot Back, And Not Where You’d Think

The trademark filing is logged under protocol number 019256945 and landed at the EUIPO on October 6, 2025. It officially cleared on March 1, 2026, after the standard opposition window. The mark stays valid all the way through 2035, giving Activision plenty of runway to greenlight an adaptation project.

The covered categories are the real giveaway, with motion picture films and television series both on the list. The filing also wraps in animated productions, which fits the bandicoot‘s cartoon DNA like a glove. Activision is finally pushing the Crash Bandicoot IP beyond gaming for the first time since the PlayStation 1 era. No partner studio is named in the paperwork.

The filing’s timing lines up perfectly with the wave of game adaptations crushing it at the box office right now. Nintendo turned The Super Mario Bros. Movie into a global blockbuster, while SEGA built a profitable trilogy around the Sonic film franchise. Microsoft, which owns Activision since the deal closed in 2023, looks ready to grab its own slice of that pie with its longtime mascot. The orange marsupial checks every box for a cartoon character built for the 3D animation format.

This isn’t the first time Crash Bandicoot has been tied to a screen adaptation. Late 2025, rumors were already pointing to a Netflix animated series in the hands of WildBrain Studios, the team behind Sonic Prime. The project then dropped off the radar with zero official confirmation. For fans who remember the legendary face-off with Banjo-Kazooie during the 90s mascot wars, this trademark could mark the start of a whole new chapter for the franchise.