{"id":1897543,"date":"2026-04-22T22:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897543"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:20:20","slug":"ecco-the-dolphin-complete-will-combine-remasters-and-a-sequel-into-one-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897543","title":{"rendered":"Ecco the Dolphin: Complete will combine remasters and a sequel into one package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2oaI.XKFuKb2itj0.sqy3w&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/ecco-the-dolphin-art_2675.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-c6a37fd7-301f-4f3f-9140-adaa2866cba4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Ecco the Dolphin: Complete will combine remasters and a sequel into one package<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">The new game was developed by Ed Annunziata&#8217;s studio A&amp;R Atelier.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/z0DGTUGhtSngJHwR4_52VQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/104d0e40-b283-11ef-80fd-c7df9234dfe5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Ian Carlos Campbell<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T22:20:20.000Z\">Wed, April 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T22:20:20.000Z\">Wed, April 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/yQKa.WNjOISW8gX4HhMztQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/fhEh3D4Czckf0cLY42ZHoQ--~B\/aD0xNDQwO3c9MjU2MDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/ecco-the-dolphin-art_2675.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Boris Vallejo \/ Sega<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Last year, <em>Ecco the Dolphin<\/em> creator Ed Annunizata teased plans to remaster the first two games in the series and create an entirely new sequel. <em>Ecco the Dolphin: Complete<\/em>, announced by Annunziata&#8217;s studio A&amp;R Atelier, appears to be the result of that work. The game doesn&#8217;t have a release date yet, but A&amp;R Atelier says it combines the planned remasters and third title into &#8220;the complete, definitive Ecco the Dolphin experience, created by the people who made the originals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Complete<\/em> includes &#8220;all versions of <em>Ecco the Dolphin<\/em> and<em> Ecco: The Tides of Time<\/em>,&#8221; according to the developer, alongside &#8220;a brand-new contemporary Ecco game.&#8221; Besides graphical improvements, A&amp;E Atelier says the game will introduce &#8220;built-in speedrunning support, achievements and leaderboards,&#8221; and things like the ability to create custom courses from existing levels. And while A&amp;R Atelier&#8217;s announcement doesn&#8217;t include footage of the new game or the platforms it&#8217;ll release on, the official Ecco the Dolphin website has a countdown clock that could point to when more information will be released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Annunziata sued Sega to try and win the rights to the Ecco the Dolphin IP in 2013, the same year he failed to get <em>The Big Blue<\/em>, a spiritual sequel to <em>Ecco the Dolphin<\/em>, fully funded on Kickstarter. Sega and Annunziata ultimately settled their lawsuit in 2016, which may have laid the groundwork for <em>Ecco the Dolphin: Complete<\/em> to happen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Last year, <em>Ecco the Dolphin<\/em> creator Ed Annunizata teased plans to remaster the first two games in the series and create an entirely new sequel. <em>Ecco the Dolphin: Complete<\/em>, announced by Annunziata&#8217;s studio A&amp;R Atelier, appears to be the result of that work. The game doesn&#8217;t have a release date yet, but A&amp;R Atelier says it combines the planned remasters and third title into &#8220;the complete, definitive Ecco the Dolphin experience, created by the people who made the originals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Complete<\/em> includes &#8220;all versions of <em>Ecco the Dolphin<\/em> and<em> Ecco: The Tides of Time<\/em>,&#8221; according to the developer, alongside &#8220;a brand-new contemporary Ecco game.&#8221; Besides graphical improvements, A&amp;E Atelier says the game will introduce &#8220;built-in speedrunning support, achievements and leaderboards,&#8221; and things like the ability to create custom courses from existing levels. And while A&amp;R Atelier&#8217;s announcement doesn&#8217;t include footage of the new game or the platforms it&#8217;ll release on, the official Ecco the Dolphin website has a countdown clock that could point to when more information will be released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Annunziata sued Sega to try and win the rights to the Ecco the Dolphin IP in 2013, the same year he failed to get <em>The Big Blue<\/em>, a spiritual sequel to <em>Ecco the Dolphin<\/em>, fully funded on Kickstarter. Sega and Annunziata ultimately settled their lawsuit in 2016, which may have laid the groundwork for <em>Ecco the Dolphin: Complete<\/em> to happen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/ecco-the-dolphin-complete-will-combine-remasters-and-a-sequel-into-one-package-222020243.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2oaI.XKFuKb2itj0.sqy3w&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/ecco-the-dolphin-art_2675.jpg&#8221;] Gaming Ecco the Dolphin: Complete will combine remasters and a sequel into one package The new game was developed by Ed Annunziata&#8217;s studio A&amp;R Atelier. 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