Crash Team Racing gets new dinosaur-themed track - and microtransactions - this week Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Crash Team Racing gets new dinosaur-themed track - and microtransactions - this week As part of Back N. Time Grand Prix event. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 31 Jul 2019 72 comments Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled, developer Beenox's slick remake of Naughty Dog's much-loved PlayStation kart racer, is getting a brand-new dinosaur-themed track this week, as part of the freshly unveiled Back N. Time Grand Prix event. Oh, and Activision is taking the opportunity to introduce micro-transactions too. Back N. Time is a new limited-time Grand Prix event (following on from Nitro-Fueled's recent Nitro Tour effort), and comes to Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One this Friday, 2nd August at 3pm in the UK/7am PDT. It runs until 25th August. Activision's latest offering is an all-round dino-flavoured affair, introducing new karts, skins, characters, and customisation items, plus the aforementioned new track, Prehistoric Playground. This is said to feature "Jurassic-sized flora, violent geysers bursting from the ground, caves with mysterious wall-paintings, and of course, giant dinosaurs roaming the land". A total of 18 karts, characters, and cosmetics can be earned by completing Quick, Daily, Weekly, Themed, and Pro challenges during the Back N. Time event, with each success granting points toward the Battle-Pass-like Nitro Gauge. By progressing through each tier, players can secure goodies including the Nostalginator and Mammoth Karts, the "Dashing" Fake Crash skin, Cave Painting stickers, and the Baby T. reward character. Nitro-Fueled's Pit Stop, meanwhile - essentially the in-game shop - will also feature new characters, karts, skins, and customisation options, including the Lava Rock Wheels, the Mad Scientist Crash skin, and baby versions of Crash and Coco as new playable characters. As was the case previously, all items in the Pit Stop can be unlocked using Wumpa Coins, earned by playing through Crash Team Racing's various modes. However, Activision has also elected to introduce new Wumpa Coin bundles that can, you guessed it, be purchased using real money. Quite how much these bundles will cost, or indeed, whether current Pit Stop prices and Wumpa Coin drop rates will survive unscathed, remains to be seen. Full details on the imminent Back N. Time event can be found in Activision's announcement post. And if you'd like to relive the time that Eurogamer's Chris Tapsell decided to award Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled a coveted Essential award, and besmirch the good name of Mario Kart in the process, well then you can do that too. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store