{"id":6869,"date":"2025-05-06T11:31:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=6869"},"modified":"2025-05-08T18:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:21:27","slug":"beloved-sega-mega-drive-series-is-coming-back-with-remasters-and-a-new-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/06\/beloved-sega-mega-drive-series-is-coming-back-with-remasters-and-a-new-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved Sega Mega Drive series is coming back with remasters and a new sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Months after new trademarks were spotted, the creator of Ecco The Dolphin has confirmed the series is returning next year.<\/p>\n

When it was discovered that Sega<\/a> had filed new trademarks for Ecco The Dolphin in January<\/a>, it was suspected that this was the secret announcement Microsoft<\/a> was teasing for the then upcoming Xbox<\/a> showcase.<\/p>\n

That wasn’t the case, with the surprise reveal being for a new Ninja Gaiden instead<\/a>, but it appears there was significance behind those Ecco trademarks after all.<\/p>\n

According to Ecco creator Ed Annunziata, not only is he and the original team reuniting to remaster the first two Ecco games, but they\u2019re working on a new sequel as well.<\/p>\n

Xbox Wire<\/a> recently posted an article celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, where it highlighted several games, like Tchia<\/a> and Ecco, that take inspiration from API cultures.<\/p>\n

This included a short interview with Annunziata about Ecco\u2019s influences and how it aimed to raise awareness about ocean preservation, which Annunziata capped off with an announcement for the future of the series.<\/p>\n

\u2018Me and the entire original team are going to remaster the original Ecco The Dolphin and Tides Of Time games,\u2019 explained Annunziata<\/a>. \u2018Then we will make a new, third game with contemporary play and GPU sensibilities.\u2019<\/p>\n

There are no other details, with Annunziata only sharing a countdown website<\/a> that\u2019s set to end in approximately 8,500 hours at the time of writing. So, you can expect to see a bigger announcement around this time next year.<\/p>\n

Curiously, there\u2019s no mention of Sega\u2019s involvement with any of these projects, but you have to assume it is since, aside from the aforementioned trademarks, Sega owns the rights to the Ecco IP.<\/p>\n

Original developer Appaloosa Interactive was a Hungarian studio that made the Ecco games for Sega and was never a subsidiary of the company.<\/p>\n

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