Original Ecco the Dolphin designer Ed Annunziata has revealed that remasters of the original Ecco game and its sequel The Tides of Time are currently in development. In addition to this news, Annunziata has also revealed a new entry in the series will be developed by the original Ecco team once work on the remasters has wrapped up.
A new official Ecco the Dolphin website has appeared but it currently only features a countdown timer that expires on the 25th of April 2026.
It is currently unclear if Annunziata is working with SEGA to produce these new Ecco games, or whether Annunziata has purchased the Ecco license from SEGA.
The original Ecco the Dolphin was released on the Mega Drive in 1992 and developed by Novotrade. Ed Annunziata worked as the designer, while László Szenttornyai directed the game. The same team would also develop Ecco: The Tides of Time which originally released for Mega Drive in 1994. The last new Ecco game was Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future, developed by Appaloosa Interactive and released for the Dreamcast in 2000.
[Source: Gematsu]
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