Yes, it is happening and is official. No, this isn’t about Crash Team Racing strictly even with the illustration clearly showing Crash riding a familiar-looking kart. The CMO of the Game Experience 2018 event, Roberto Fabri, has confirmed with Activision Brazil that the event will host not only a playable N. Sane Trilogy kiosk demo at the “PlayStation Truck” booth, located at “Gameplay” Arena at #8, but also a special themed kart racing track attraction at the “Experience” Bay, nearby “Inova” and “Gameplay” Arenas at #8, according to the event map.

This event is organized mainly by Rock in Rio and Globo group at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Park, featuring multiple attractions and events dubbed as a “Game Park”, featuring the likes of Mario Kart, PES, Pac-Man and more. This event will begin on Thursday, September 6, 2018, and commence on Sunday, September 9, 2018.

Roberto Fabri has stated the following regarding the announcement:

Crash Bandicoot is an extremely beloved franchise. The track has scenarios inspired by Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and the cars were designed exclusively for our event! Those who are passionate about games can not miss this exclusive attraction in Brazil.

Examining the first-ever look at the racing track from the video linked below, we can see that the track has a few elements from your typical Crash standard affair in stones coloured yellow with light brown “brick wall” and the karts looking barebones.

Anyways, that’s all for now. If there’s anything that is missing or if an error or two have been made, please let me know about it ASAP.

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