{"id":1828077,"date":"2026-03-15T16:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1828077"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T13:16:45","slug":"the-simpsons-hit-run-writer-and-series-showrunner-says-never-say-never-to-a-possible-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1828077","title":{"rendered":"The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run writer and series showrunner says &#8220;never say never&#8221; to a possible revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/simpsons-hit-run\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run writer and series showrunner says &#8220;never say never&#8221; to a possible revival<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;If we know people want it, never say never.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/the-simpsons-hit-and-run_lTRBhON.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run cover showing Homer Simpson running away as his children Bart and Lisa jump through a ring of flames in a red convertible car. 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But my quote about Hit &amp; Run would be, &#8216;Never say never,'&#8221; Selman said (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-simpsons-hit-run-sequel-remake-never-say-never-producer-matt-selman\">IGN<\/a>). &#8220;Because we know people love it. We know they want it, so that&#8217;s good. If we know people want it, never say never.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hit &amp; Run is so interesting. I&#8217;m a thousand years old, and when I was in my mid to late 20s, I helped write Hit &amp; Run. I had no idea it would become a cult game, a cult success. Of all the games, the thousands of Simpsons games&#8230; that one&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Selman&#8217;s comments come as the teams behind the Prototype games, The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, and The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/prototype-the-simpsons-hit-and-run-studio-radical-entertainment-returns\">back under a new name: New Radical Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A blend of &#8220;Radical Entertainment plus Hothead Games,&#8221; the studio&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newradical.ca\/\">website<\/a> teases &#8220;we know how to capture the essence of world-class intellectual properties, and deliver licensed games that delight fans everywhere&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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But my quote about Hit &amp; Run would be, &#8216;Never say never,'&#8221; Selman said (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-simpsons-hit-run-sequel-remake-never-say-never-producer-matt-selman\">IGN<\/a>). &#8220;Because we know people love it. We know they want it, so that&#8217;s good. If we know people want it, never say never.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hit &amp; Run is so interesting. I&#8217;m a thousand years old, and when I was in my mid to late 20s, I helped write Hit &amp; Run. I had no idea it would become a cult game, a cult success. Of all the games, the thousands of Simpsons games&#8230; that one&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Selman&#8217;s comments come as the teams behind the Prototype games, The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, and The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/prototype-the-simpsons-hit-and-run-studio-radical-entertainment-returns\">back under a new name: New Radical Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A blend of &#8220;Radical Entertainment plus Hothead Games,&#8221; the studio&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newradical.ca\/\">website<\/a> teases &#8220;we know how to capture the essence of world-class intellectual properties, and deliver licensed games that delight fans everywhere&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run writer and series showrunner says &#8220;never say never&#8221; to a possible revival &#8220;If we know people want it, never say never.&#8221; Image credit: Radical Entertainment News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on March 15, 2026 Follow The Simpsons: Hit &amp; Run The Simpsons [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1828077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1828077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1828077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1828077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1828077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}