Simpsons creator Matt Groening might have simply let slip {that a} Hit & Run comeback is on the way in which.
Throughout a Simpsons panel at Disney’s D23 occasion over the weekend, Groening was requested whether or not a sequel to The Simpsons: Hit & Run – the beloved 2003 GTA-style spin-off – could be on the playing cards.
“I do not know [if] I am talking out of flip, I feel the unique sport is coming again in some kind,” Groening mentioned (thanks, PushSquare). Present showrunner Matt Selman instantly jumped in with “…or not,” making an attempt, if unsuccessfully, to stroll the remark again.
It isn’t a lot to go on, nevertheless it’s the closest factor to a affirmation Hit & Run has had in years. Followers have wished a re-release for some time now, and the timing strains up with the studio that made it, Radical Leisure, rebranding as New Radical Video games, a studio that now specialises in remastering traditional titles… and simply so occurs to prominently function Hit & Run on its web site.
A sequel to Hit & Run was truly already within the works as soon as earlier than, after all. Producer John Melchior mentioned in a 2023 interview that Radical had began work on Hit & Run 2, alongside a separate medieval-themed Simpsons sport pitched by Groening himself, earlier than authentic writer Vivendi turned down a deal for 5 extra Simpsons video games. Melchior mentioned he was by no means advised why.
Earlier this yr, The Simpsons showrunner and The Simpsons: Hit & Run author Matt Selman additionally hinted that we should always “by no means say by no means” to a potential remake or revival.
Celebrating the present’s 800th(!!) episode, Selman reminded followers that “nothing is ready in stone”, not least as a result of he and The Simpsons workforce know “folks like it”.
“Hit & Run is so fascinating. I am a thousand years previous, and once I was in my mid to late 20s, I helped write Hit & Run,” Selman mentioned. “I had no concept it will turn out to be a cult sport, a cult success. Of all of the video games, the 1000’s of Simpsons video games… that one…”
