TheJurassic Parkfranchise has dipped its toe into the video game market before, but the dinosaur theme park concept never stops inspiring new game ideas. Now a series of cryptic tweets from industry figures and theJurassic Worldofficial accounts seem to imply that a newJurassic Parkgame could be released as part of Summer Game Fest.
Speculation began yesterday when the officialJurassic WorldTwitter account posted a picture of a dinosaur hiding in the underbrush, its slit-pupiled eye peering out through a wall of ferns. Fans may not agree on whether or notJurassic Parkis a horror movie, but it can’t be denied that the franchise has produced as many terrifying sights as it has wondrous ones. More importantly, while the scene looks like a still taken from one of the movies, a quick analysis reveals that it more closely resembles the digitally rendered graphics used to createJurassic World Evolution.
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The connection toJurassic World Evolutionand its wide array of modsis interesting, but not enough to confirm that a new game is on the horizon. However, not only did the officialJurassic World: The GameTwitter account reply to the image with a series of eye emojis, Frontier Developments–the developer ofJurassic World Evolution–has been confirmed as one of the official partners for Summer Game Fest. In other words, Frontier Development will definitely be sharing some announcements in the near future, and the developer’s existing connection toJurassic Parksuggests that it could return to the franchise.
Of course, all that’s been nailed down so far is that Frontier Development will be unveiling something at Summer Game Fest, but the planned appearance of actor Jeff Goldblum during the Kickoff Live show links the announcement back toJurassic Park. Goldblum, who plays Ian Malcolm in the movies, also lent his voice toJurassic World Evolution. This suggests that, although there are manyJurassic Parkgames out there for dinosaur-obsessed gamers, the new one will be related toJurassic World Evolutionin some way.
Summer Game Fest organizer Geoff Keighley added even more evidence to the pile when he tweeted a gif from the originalJurassic Parkmovie of Goldblum saying “Well, there it is.” While nothing has been formally announced just yet, it appears that Frontier Development will be revealing a project directly related to Jurassic Park at Summer Game Fest–possibly as soon as June 10, when the Kickoff Live show will air. AsJurassic World: Dominiongets closer to theatreseverywhere, now would be an excellent time to announce a new game and begin building hype for the franchise.
Even if a newJurassic Parkgame does end up being announced at Summer Game Fest next week, fans may want to keep their expectations in check.Jurassic World Evolutionis a construction and management sim, which means that the more horrifying aspects of theJurassic Parkseries aren’t guaranteed to appear in a follow-up game.
