{"id":15096,"date":"2026-10-07T13:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=15096"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:41:11","slug":"new-ape-escape-reportedly-in-development-at-sonic-mania-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/10\/07\/new-ape-escape-reportedly-in-development-at-sonic-mania-team\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ape Escape Reportedly in Development at Sonic Mania Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">A new Ape Escape video game is reportedly in the works, helmed by the team that successfully rebooted a certain blue hedgehog with Sonic Mania. Developer Evening Star also made Penny\u2019s Big Breakaway, which launched to mixed reviews compared to Sonic Mania\u2019s near unanimous praise. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The report comes from journalist Jeff Gerstmann, corroborated by VGC sources. \u201cSo yeah, some other folks have said that they also heard that Ape Escape is being made,\u201d Gerstmann said on his podcast.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cI don\u2019t think this game is close to being out or anything like that, but I guess it\u2019s been almost a year since we started talking about Ape Escape. \u201cWho is making it? That\u2019s a good question.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100. Ape Escape\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-ape-escape-reportedly-in-development-at-sonic-mania-team.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cMy understanding is that it\u2019s an external studio. People were immediately like, \u2018Oh, Team Asobi (Astro Bot) is making it.\u2019 My understanding is that an external team has been working on that. What do they make\u2026 Penny\u2019s Big Breakaway. Evening Star. I heard that they were working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">According to the report, Sony is looking at using third-party studios to revive dormant series across its entire portfolio. Last month, rumors were circulating that PlayStation is looking to bring back Killzone, though the obvious choice of developer for that one would likely be first-party original studio Guerrilla Games. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The last game in the Ape Escape series is PlayStation Move Ape Escape, released for PS3 in 2010. The last mainline game was Ape Escape 3, five years earlier, for PS2. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAt the time that I initially heard it, it sounded like it was a game that had been just barely greenlit and just getting underway,&#8221; Gerstmann continued.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cYou know, not necessarily the most corroborated, multiple-source thing, but that is what I heard about an Ape Escape Game. I was asking people questions at DICE this year about this Ape Escape game. So that was February. So there ya go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">IGN reached out to Sony for comment about its rumored third-party licensing strategy last week, but so far there\u2019s been no response. <\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-1730475047 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kirk McKeand Avatar\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/new-ape-escape-reportedly-in-development-at-sonic-mania-team.jpg\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Kirk McKeand is a Contributor on IGN News. 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