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Crash Bandicoot's release date was leaked a number of times last year, with both a Finnish retailer known as VPD.fi and a Brazilian retailer suggesting it might arrive on February 28th, 2017.

At the time it was unclear whether or not this was a placeholder date for the retailer, given that it clashed with another huge PlayStation 4 exclusive release: Horizon: Zero Dawn.

As we mentioned previously, it's not unheard of for games to release on the same date and while the game is third-party through Activision, we wouldn't have thought Sony wouldn't want such a prestigious title launching on the same day as their big new IP.

However, since the start of the year two retailers from the Czech Republic (SuperGamer & Kuma) have set their pages live for the game, both carrying a release date of 30th June 2017.

Sony has twice shown off the remastered Crash Bandicoot release - which includes the original Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot: Warped games - first at E3 and again more recently at PSX.

However, on both occasions, no official date was given for when the remasters would be available.

Although it was the Uncharted and Last of Us developers Naughty Dog who first brought Crash to our screens, it will be developers Vicarious Visions who will be charged with bringing the classic PlayStation titles back to the PS4.

For those not familiar with Vicarious Visions work, they most recently developed games in the Skylanders series including Skylanders Superchargers and Skylanders: Swap Force.

They've also some experience in porting games between the Wii and Nintendo DS, including Guitar Hero 5 and 2008's Quantum of Solace.

Crash Bandicoot Remastered (PS4)

Crash Bandicoot Remastered (PS4)

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is in line for a 2017 release date, but will we see more from the iconic game character after the launch?

Express Online recently spoke to the team behind the Crash Bandicoot remakes, asking whether or not there would be more Crash after the trilogy of remakes.

"Obviously we're fans," a spokesperson said. "Everybody wants to see a new Crash game.

"I'm onside with everybody else. We'd love to see as much Crash as possible. It's really cool that he's really making a comeback right now."

A new Crash Bandicoot game would likely depend on the eventual success of the N. Sane trilogy.