The hits just don’t stop coming, as THQ Nordic has downplayed rumors of a classic Shrek video game getting a remake. Originally posted on Reddit’s Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit, the poster claimed to have inside knowledge of the Shrek 2 remake–it was originally released on the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox in 2004–thanks to them having a friend inside of THQ Nordic’s PR department.
“If you remember last year the head of Illumination announced that sister studio Dreamworks was rebooting Shrek and that he was involved. Around this time, THQ Nordic entered discussions with Universal to acquire the rights to more of their IP,” the unsourced post read. “This was a little before the current meltdown we’re seeing at Embracer Group, and the company was still interested in bringing back several other licensed kid game franchises like Spongebob.”
The post added that Shrek 2 would be remade in Unity and that it would be released on PC, current consoles, and the upcoming Switch successor, with development being led by Epic Mickey: Rebrushed studio Purple Lamp. In response, THQ Nordic said “This rumor is obviously fake. Everyone knows that nobody in our PR department has any buddies,” and followed up that post with a “let’s just hope they don’t see this tweet” message that their head of PR did see.
As for Shrek, the green ogre hasn’t been seen on the big screen for several years now. The head of animation studio Illumination, Chris Meledandri, has said that Shrek 5 could potentially be made in the future, and that he hopes to one day reunite the main cast of Mike Meyers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), and Cameron Diaz (Fiona) for a new adventure. Or if you’d prefer to revisit those films in style, you can always rent Shrek’s swampy home on AirBnB.
The hits just don’t stop coming, as THQ Nordic has downplayed rumors of a classic Shrek video game getting a remake. Originally posted on Reddit’s Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit, the poster claimed to have inside knowledge of the Shrek 2 remake–it was originally released on the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox in 2004–thanks to them having a friend inside of THQ Nordic’s PR department.
“If you remember last year the head of Illumination announced that sister studio Dreamworks was rebooting Shrek and that he was involved. Around this time, THQ Nordic entered discussions with Universal to acquire the rights to more of their IP,” the unsourced post read. “This was a little before the current meltdown we’re seeing at Embracer Group, and the company was still interested in bringing back several other licensed kid game franchises like Spongebob.”
The post added that Shrek 2 would be remade in Unity and that it would be released on PC, current consoles, and the upcoming Switch successor, with development being led by Epic Mickey: Rebrushed studio Purple Lamp. In response, THQ Nordic said “This rumor is obviously fake. Everyone knows that nobody in our PR department has any buddies,” and followed up that post with a “let’s just hope they don’t see this tweet” message that their head of PR did see.
As for Shrek, the green ogre hasn’t been seen on the big screen for several years now. The head of animation studio Illumination, Chris Meledandri, has said that Shrek 5 could potentially be made in the future, and that he hopes to one day reunite the main cast of Mike Meyers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), and Cameron Diaz (Fiona) for a new adventure. Or if you’d prefer to revisit those films in style, you can always rent Shrek’s swampy home on AirBnB.