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# Online Multiplayer Cross-Platform Games
Crash Team Rumble is a New Team-Based Upcoming Game

By Amy Duong | Published 2022-12-10 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crash-team-rumble
References: [engadget](https://www.engadget.com/crash-bandicoot-team-rumble-4v4-arena-033039224.html)

![Online Multiplayer Cross-Platform Games](https://cdn.trendhunterstatic.com/thumbs/494/crash-team-rumble.jpeg)

The Crash Team Rumble game is the latest Crash Bandicoot game that is online and features multiple players. It is team-based and works with 4 vs 4 members. It is launching on both [PS4](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/disney-speedstorm-1) and PS5 along with [Xbox One](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-bomberman-r-2) and [Xbox Series X/S](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multiversus) as well.

The game is able to support cross-platform playing and is set to officially hit the markets next year. Throughout the game, players work with three other players on one team to bank fruits into the drop-=off zone whilst defending the opposing team as well. The setting includes a variety of arenas and they can play as many characters with options of heroes of villains including Crash, Doctor Neo Cortex, and more.

Image Credit: Activision

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.1/10
- Popularity: 3% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 13%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games)

## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Cross-platform Gaming:** The rise of online games that allow multiplayer cross-platform gaming opens opportunities for developing cross-platform applications and tools.
- **Team-based Gaming:** The growing trend towards team-based gaming emphasizes the need for collaboration tools that enhance group gaming experiences.
- **Character-based Gaming:** The popularity of character-based gaming creates opportunities for game developers to create new, exciting, and customizable characters for players to use in games.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Gaming:** Companies in the gaming industry can leverage the growing trend towards cross-platform gaming to broaden their market reach to all platforms.
- **Collaboration Tools:** The trend towards team-based gaming creates opportunities for developers of collaboration tools to explore applications that enhance group gaming experiences.
- **Character Design:** Companies in the character design industry can leverage the growing popularity of character-based gaming to expand their business by creating new, exciting, and customizable characters for various games.

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