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 – is perhaps 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 type,” Groening stated (thanks, PushSquare). Present showrunner Matt Selman instantly jumped in with “…or not,” attempting, if unsuccessfully, to stroll the remark again.
It is not a lot to go on, nevertheless it’s the closest factor to a affirmation Hit & Run has had in years. Followers have needed a re-release for some time now, and the timing traces up with the studio that made it, Radical Leisure, rebranding as New Radical Video games, a studio that now specialises in remastering basic titles… and simply so occurs to prominently characteristic Hit & Run on its website.
A sequel to Hit & Run was really already within the works as soon as earlier than, in fact. Producer John Melchior stated 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 unique writer Vivendi turned down a deal for 5 extra Simpsons video games. Melchior stated he was by no means advised why.
Earlier this 12 months, 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 doable remake or revival.
Celebrating the present’s 800th(!!) episode, Selman reminded followers that “nothing is about in stone”, not least as a result of he and The Simpsons crew know “individuals like it”.
“Hit & Run is so attention-grabbing. I am a thousand years outdated, and after I was in my mid to late 20s, I helped write Hit & Run,” Selman stated. “I had no concept it could 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…”