Simpsons Hit And Run Finally Set For The Remake We Deserve
Topics: Activision, Xbox, PlayStation
Featured Image Credit: Radical Entertainment
Topics: Activision, Xbox, PlayStation
Grab your white polo shirts, saxophone, and Duff cola, we're ready for a throwback.
The Simpsons Hit and Run is arguably the most nostalgic game ever, with memories of soaring a pink sedan through the fiery ring, booting those dastardly wasps to oblivion, and simply causing havoc.
It was the PG-ish Grand Theft Auto before we were old enough to understand.
Some 23 years after it was first released, Homer and the gang are set to get back together, as one insider has claimed that the game everyone is after is finally being remade.
It's already looking to be a fun year for Springfield, as the home of your favourite yellow characters is set to play host in Fortnite again.
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But that's just the appetiser.
According to a report from VGC's Jordan Middler, The Simpsons Hit and Run remake is 'happening' in the background of one of the biggest studios in the world.
"I think Activision’s next step, and they’re doing this with one very significant one, is to try and bring back some more of that licensed stuff, like make new versions of those licensed games," he said.
"The one that everyone is absolutely desperate for is happening."
Now, out of the Activision IPs available, we've not long seen instalments to classics like Crash Bandicoot, and you can forget anything 'classic' coming from the Call of Duty franchise.
Especially as Spyro: A Realm Beyond just got announced too.
No, looking through their portfolio, the answer can only point to Homer and his swinging right foot.
This also comes after comments made by Lead Game Designer Joe McGinn, who claimed he would 'love to see it' earlier this year.
If not Simpsons, it would have to be something Marvel-related, like a Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions remake, but the wording of 'desperate' seems too strong considering the MCU already has at least three new games in the works to divide attention.
What could be disastrous for those players who remember that iconic PlayStation 2 loading sound is that Activision, which acquired The Simpsons' studio Radical Entertainment, is now under the Microsoft banner.
While Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has made some huge changes to the way the platform handles its studios, taking away some day-one Game Pass releases like Activision's Call of Duty games, there's no saying that The Simpsons Hit and Run remake couldn't be an exclusive.
It's highly unlikely that it will be gatekept, knowing Xbox wants to 'be where the gamers are', but at the very least, it could be a frequent visitor to the subscription service while PS players pay full whack.
Nevertheless, it really does look like The Simpsons Hit and Run remake is on, and we cannot wait.
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