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Super Meat Boy Is Officially Getting Remade Without Edmund McMillen’s Involvement
Team Meat has announced Super Meat Boy Again+, a remake of its acclaimed platform game, renewing attention on the split between the studio and co-creator Edmund McMillen. McMillen says he knew nothing about the project, and his absence highlights how the franchise has continued without one of its original creators.
The remake will add new art, music, cutscenes and secrets, while revisiting the original game through what Team Meat calls a nostalgic lens. No release window has been announced. McMillen left Team Meat by 2017; since then, the studio, led by Tommy Refenes, has released several further games in the series, while McMillen has pursued independent projects including the successful Mewgenics.
In short
- Team Meat announced a Super Meat Boy remake.
- Co-creator Edmund McMillen says he was unaware of it.
- The game has no release date yet.
Explained simply
Super Meat Boy is a challenging platform game first released in 2010, in which players guide a small character through hazardous levels. It was created by developers Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes, who worked together as Team Meat.
McMillen left Team Meat by 2017, and the studio has continued the series under Refenes. McMillen has since made games independently, including Mewgenics, while Team Meat has released further Super Meat Boy titles.
The split matters because the series is continuing without one of its original creators. It also reflects a common feature of game franchises: studios can retain and develop a series even after its creators move on.