Remember Ecco The Dolphin? A New Game And Remaster Is Now In The Works

Summary

• Forget about the upcoming Gears of War remaster, Ecco the Dolphin is making a comeback.
• The Sega Genesis game and its sequel will be remastered, according to its series creator.
• Not only that, but a new game will also go into development.

While everyone was busy reading about how the original Gears of War is not only being remastered but coming to PlayStation later this year, it appears another bit of nostalgic gaming news flew completely under the radar.

Ecco The Dolphin Is Basically Time Travel Mass Effect

A journey into space to battle an alien race that returns periodically to harvest life on Earth. Ecco was Mass Effect before Mass Effect.

That news? Ecco the Dolphin is making a comeback. Not just any comeback, but a brand-new game PLUS a remaster of both the original title and its sequel, The Tides of Time.

It May Be Hard To Believe But Ecco The Dolphin Is Over 30 Years Old

Tucked away in an Xbox Wire post dedicated to celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a spotlight interview with the game's creator, Ed Annunziata.

After discussing his career and heritage, Annunziata revealed that the franchise is making a comeback. When asked about what the future holds for Ecco, Annunziata had this to say:

Me and the entire original team are going to Remaster the original Ecco the Dolphin and Tides of Time games. Then we will make a new, third game with contemporary play and GPU sensibilities.

Stay tuned to eccothedolphin.com.

If you navigate to the website, you'll be greeted by a blue screen with a timer counting down from 8,529 (as of this writing) hours. In case you're wondering, 8,529 hours from now is April 25, 2026. It doesn't look like the April date has too much significance, as both games didn't come out during that window.

Back in January, Sega filed a new trademark related to the Sega Genesis franchise. That filing marked the first movement in the series in over 20 years. At the time, it was unclear whether the filings were to keep the trademarks in house or as part of something larger.

Flash forward to today, and it seems like that's what the plan was all along, though we'll need some further confirmation. That said, Ecco the Dolphin's comeback is clearly the most important remaster news of the day, right?

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