Simpsons Hit & Run and Prototype Studio Radical Entertainment Has Returned

Simpsons Hit & Run and Prototype developer, Radical Entertainment, has relaunched as New Radical Games.

There have been almost no updates on the Simpson Hit & Run and Prototype franchises for a very long time. The last we heard about Prototype was some potential evidence that a remaster could be in the works. We also saw a mod that took Simpson Hit & Run. Now, the developer behind both these games has relaunched.

Simpsons Hit & Run and Prototype Studio Relaunch as New Radical Games

Spotted on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours, Radical Entertainment has relaunched as New Radical Games, a mix of the old company and Hothead. The new development studio will have Ian Wilkinson, the co-founder of Radical Entertainment, as CEO, and Tim Bennison, a former COO at Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, will join as COO of New Radical Games.

Regarding services, New Radical Games will offer work-for-hire for full game development, mobile & console development, co-development, porting, and remastering. They have also listed all their games, including The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Scarface: The World is Yours, Crash: Tag Team Racing, Crash: Mind Over Mutant, Crash of the Titans, and Prototype.

Hothead also has a lot of games under its belt, including Kill Shot Bravo, Hero Hunters, Superhit Baseball, Box Office Tycoon, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI mobile, Big Win NHL, Big Win Soccer, Big Win Basketball, Big Win Baseball, and Big Win Football.

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