Rumors Of A Shrek 2 Remake Are “Obviously Fake,” THQ Nordic Says
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 data of the Shrek 2 remake–it was initially launched on the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox in 2004–thanks to them having a buddy within THQ Nordic’s PR division.
“In the event you bear in mind final yr 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 accumulate the rights to extra of their IP,” the unsourced submit learn. “This was slightly earlier than the present meltdown we’re seeing at Embracer Group, and the corporate was nonetheless concerned about bringing again a number of different licensed child sport franchises like Spongebob.”
The submit added that Shrek 2 can be remade in Unity and that it might be launched on PC, present consoles, and the upcoming Change successor, with improvement being led by Epic Mickey: Rebrushed studio Purple Lamp. In response, THQ Nordic stated “This rumor is clearly faux. Everybody is aware of that no one in our PR division has any buddies,” and followed up that post with a “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 large display screen for a number of years now. The top of animation studio Illumination, Chris Meledandri, has stated that Shrek 5 may doubtlessly be made sooner or later, and that he hopes to someday reunite the principle forged of Mike Meyers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), and Cameron Diaz (Fiona) for a brand new journey. Or in case you’d desire to revisit these movies in model, you’ll be able to at all times hire Shrek’s swampy dwelling on AirBnB.
