Blaze Entertainment and its Evercade brand have teamed up with various developers and publishers over the ye🐠ars, from Bandai Namco to Jaleco and beyond. Next up is a partnership with SNK, w🌺ith products from the Neo Geo lineup planned throughout 2025 and 2026.
As for what those products are, specific titles have yet to be announced. We can certainly imagine the multi-game carts that might be in the works for the Evercade platform, though. So far, Blaze simply says that “licensed retro gaming products and physical cartridge releases” are in the works.
Here’s the announcement in teaser trailer form:
Hardware mentioned in the PR includes Evercade EXP-R, VS-R, Alpha bartop arcade machines, and the HyperMegaTech branded Super Pocket devices. Look, I’m not asking for much, but it wouldn’t hurt to slap a Metal Slug collection on a humble little Evercade cart, would it? Let’s make it happen.
The first licensed SNK Neo Geo products are penciled in for some time in 2025. A special showcase video will kick things off with a look at the lineup, release dates, and pre-order info in Q1 2025. “This partnership isn’t just about adding great games; it’s about celebrating the artistry and legacy of NEOGEO in a way that’s accessible to fans old and new,” said Blaze Entertainment CEO Andrew Byatt. “We’re thrilled to give these classics a new platform in 2025.”
Evercade has been pretty good about steadily releasing . The latest include the Legacy of Kain collection, a second Data East Arcade cart, a two-pack of Metal Dragon and Life on Mars, and two more di𝔉ps into the Toap𓄧lan Arcade bucket.
Published: Dec 5, 2024 02:40 pm