It would be an understatement to say that Futurama was a popular TV program, now it has a cult-like following. A following that will be extremely happy to find out that their cherished show is returning though not in the means they have been used to it. The franchise is making a comeback as a mobile game, which is next best to have new episodes. This could also be a possibility if this mobile game becomes successful.
20th Century Fox Brings Bender and Fry Back
20th Century Fox made a deal with Wooga, a German video game developer, to produce Futurama: Release the Drones. The video game’s story will revolve around the Planet Express crew that handle MomCo in a delivery war. Gamers will certainly connect teams of drones to solve puzzles.
Futurama and Story Veterans Will Join the Developing Team
Wooga will be joined by Dave Grossman, the man behind Tales of Monkey Island and also The Secret of Monkey Island. Joining him is the ex-producer of Futurama Patric Verrone, that in the later years of the show served as its co-executive producer.
There’s No Date Attached to the Release, But This is Still Awesome News
Today’s news does not confirm specifically when Futurama: Release the Drones will really be released, it’s rather feasible that we might have to wait until 2016 to see exactly how this mobile game has ended up.
