Multiple Ecco the Dolphin Games are in Development - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 January 2026 / 2,799 Views
Developer A&R Atelier announced "several new Ecco the Dolphin products and games" are in development.
"It has been years in the making and we’re honored to bring Ecco back," said Ecco the Dolphin series creator and A&R Atelier CCO Ed Annunziata. "Ecco has always been more than a game about a dolphin—he’s a bridge between worlds."
Annunziata previously announced he was working with the entire original team to remaster Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco: The Tides of Time. After those two are remastered he plans to work on a third game in the series.
A&R Atelier was founded by the original creators of Ecco the Dolphin in Half Moon Bay, California.
Ecco the Dolphin released in 1992 for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, for the Sega CD and Game Gear in 1993, for PC in 1995, for iOS in 2010, and for the 3DS in 2013.
Ecco: The Tides of Time released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear, and Sega CD in 1994.
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Why?
why not?
Why multiple sequels to an IP that hasnt been popular for 30 years? Try with one first at least.
Eh. I’d rather them use the IP than simply sit on it. The more the merrier (it’s not like Ecco is an IP you can necessarily milk… it’s very niche).
Hopefully the remakes are made to be a lot more player friendly. Also, no mention of Ecco on the Dreamcast?
The Dreamcast game wasn't Ed's game, Sega made that one without him. The first 3 were made by Novotrade with Ed directing them each, Ecco, Ecco: The Tides of Time, and Ecco Jr. At some point in the late 90's I believe, Ed left Novotrade, which rebranded to Appaloosa Entertainment, and then Ecco: Defender of the Future was made by Appaloosa without his involvement.
It's still the third game. We don't label things sequels only when they are made by the OG team. If we did that, Metroid Prime 4 wouldn't have a 4 in the title.
I'm just noting why Ed likely isn't interested in remaking Defender of the Future as well, it's not his game. Sega made that without him after he left. I remember about 10 years back there was a lawsuit between Ed Annunziata and Sega over the Ecco rights, Ed wanted the IP back after he tried to kickstart an Ecco-like new IP called The Big Blue and the kickstarter failed to generate enough funding, he wanted the name power of Ecco itself so that he could actually generate funding. Sega and Ed ended up settling out of court, so I guess Sega gave him the rights to Ecco considering he's making these games now.
Ecco was a game I didn't appreciate until I replayed it like 20 years later lol
Someone better check on Somecallmejohnny…
Oh wait, never mind.
There he is in the corner in a fetal position.
This article should have mentioned the ACTUAL third game in the series: Defender of the Future. What we're getting is not the third game, it's the forth. And if you count Ecoo Jr. (I don't), the fifth.
