The hits simply do not cease coming, as THQ Nordic has downplayed rumors of a traditional Shrek online game getting a remake. Initially posted on Reddit’s Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit, the poster claimed to have inside information of the Shrek 2 remake–it was initially launched on the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox in 2004–thanks to them having a good friend inside THQ Nordic’s PR division.
“For those who keep in mind final 12 months the pinnacle of Illumination introduced that sister studio Dreamworks was rebooting Shrek and that he was concerned. Round this time, THQ Nordic entered discussions with Common to amass the rights to extra of their IP,” the unsourced publish learn. “This was just a little earlier than the present meltdown we’re seeing at Embracer Group, and the corporate was nonetheless involved in bringing again a number of different licensed child recreation franchises like Spongebob.”
The publish added that Shrek 2 can be remade in Unity and that it will be launched on PC, present consoles, and the upcoming Swap successor, with growth being led by Epic Mickey: Rebrushed studio Purple Lamp. In response, THQ Nordic mentioned “This rumor is clearly faux. Everybody is aware of that no one in our PR division has any buddies,” and (*2*) “let’s simply hope they do not see this tweet” message that their head of PR did see.
As for Shrek, the inexperienced ogre hasn’t been seen on the massive display for a number of years now. The pinnacle of animation studio Illumination, Chris Meledandri, has mentioned that Shrek 5 may doubtlessly be made sooner or later, and that he hopes to someday reunite the principle solid of Mike Meyers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), and Cameron Diaz (Fiona) for a brand new journey. Or when you’d want to revisit these movies in model, you may at all times hire Shrek’s swampy dwelling on AirBnB.