Earlier this 12 months, Playground Productions and Mega Cat Studios introduced the revival of the Backyard Sports franchise, which started with a remaster of Backyard Baseball ’97 in October. Whereas there are extra remasters are on the best way, Playground and Mega Cat have revealed {that a} brand-new Backyard Sports sport is now in improvement, too.
Extra particulars concerning the new Backyard Sports game–or even which sport shall be within the spotlight–weren’t disclosed. Playground famous in a press launch that Mega Cat will develop the title, which is able to embody “all the unique characters alongside a number of new additions.” The announcement additionally said that it’ll have “the comedy, range, accessibility, and enjoyable that made the unique titles timeless classics.” It is unclear if the brand new title will solely be on PC or if the sport shall be obtainable on consoles as nicely.
The brand new Backyard Sports sport would not presently have a launch date, however the subsequent retro remaster is arriving quickly. Backyard Soccer ’98 is presently on Steam’s wishlist, and will probably be launching on November 27. The sport will characteristic six-on-six matches between the Backyard Sports youngsters, with a complete of eight youngsters on every crew. Gamers have the choice of selecting pick-up video games or League Play, which permits the assembled crew to compete in division play earlier than happening to the Astonishingly Shiny Cup of All Cups Event.
Backyard Soccer ’98’s return was introduced in October alongside 4 different upcoming remasters from the historical past of the franchise. The remaining titles embody Backyard Soccer ’99, Backyard Basketball ’01, Backyard Baseball ’01, and Backyard Hockey ’02. Though none of these video games presently have launch dates, their wishlist pages are energetic on Steam.