I do not know why, but the videos for the game were removed from the Intellivision YouTube channel, and the project has gone quiet. He added that Intellivision is neither the developer nor the publisher of the game.Since writing this article, things have changed for Earthworm Jim 4. Tallarico responded by pointing out that the role Earthworm Jim played as a part of the Intellivision Amico's line-up was a small one, noting that the company has been quiet on the game since its initial announcement in 2019, but has shown gameplay for 30 other games for the system since. Reads a lot like they are brushing EWJ under the rug.Īdditionally, we reached out to Tallarico in a private DM for comment on behalf of Intellivision. They know what they are doing with the name drop and images of the character.Įdit 2: The article that DA linked is particularly damning. If Amico holds out through all of 2022, maybe we'll see an EWJ4 manifest.Įdit: The gif of EWJ running got more views and retweets and likes on Twitter than anything involving the actual Amico.
It may have been something Tom said on AtariAge or the official Subreddit. The problem is, most of the discussion was how upset people were that this game would be stuck on a "dead console."Īlso, I am missing the quote, but I am pretty sure I read somewhere that EWJ4 is not in current active development by Intellivision, and that it won't be launching this year. I have a feeling EWJ was a name they used to bait hype, interest, and views. This is one of those few things that I'll agree with Volpe on here. reached out again to Intellivision following this and CEO Tommy Tallarico confirmed TenNapel's involvement to be as he stated, additionally noting that the developers would "be asking his opinion from time to time." He also stated that the remarks presented in our original story below were taken out of context. "Update August 7, 2020: In a message to GamesBeat, Earthworm Jim original co-creator Doug TenNapel stated that he had only participated in one brainstorming session on Earthworm Jim 4, and is "open for unpaid consulting" as a friend to ensure the character and story remained consistent.
Plus, Doug TenNapel has Confirmed in writing to Gamesbeat online magazine that he has done zero work on this game, and has No Plans to do so. Tommy set up a fake premise that Doug TenNapel, the Earthworm Jim artist & massive nazi supremacist/racist, was 'working on EwJ4', when no actual work has been done on it since the "trailer demo" last year. This fake rumor of EwJ(4) getting a release on the Amico needs to Stop.!!
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