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Ape Escape reportedly in development as a revival from the Sonic Mania team

VGC reported that Ape Escape is reportedly being revived by the team behind Sonic Mania. IGN later echoed the report on X, while a separate social post identified the developer as Evening Star and framed that detail as rumor citing Jeff Gerstmann and VGC.

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VGC reported that Ape Escape is reportedly being revived by the team behind Sonic Mania, and IGN later echoed that report on X. A separate social post identified the developer as Evening Star while presenting that detail as rumor and citing Jeff Gerstmann and VGC. A wider claim about Sony reviving more dormant IPs appears only in a social post in the supplied evidence.

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Sources: Ape Escape revival in the works from Sonic Mania team | VGC

Ape Escape may be heading back to PlayStation. VGC reported that the franchise is reportedly being revived and said the project would be handled by the studio behind Sonic Mania.

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That report was later echoed in other supplied posts. Andy Robinson shared VGC’s story in an X post that said the classic PlayStation series was “set to return in a revival” developed by the team behind Sonic Mania, attributing the claim to sources. IGN also posted on X that “a new Ape Escape video game is reportedly in the works,” then followed up with another post saying it was reportedly being helmed by the team behind Sonic Mania.

A separate supplied social post adds a more specific studio name, but only as rumor attribution rather than an independently established detail in the packet. In an X post, Genki said the reported developer was Evening Star while describing the project as a rumor and citing Jeff Gerstmann and VGC.

There is also a broader claim circulating alongside the Ape Escape report. One social post said Sony is looking to revive other dormant IP by licensing them to third-party studios. In the supplied material, that point appears only in the post itself.

For now, the main reported development is a possible Ape Escape revival linked to the team behind Sonic Mania. The supplied material does not include an official announcement from PlayStation, and the specific Evening Star identification is not independently established elsewhere in the packet, so the finer details are still at the rumor stage.

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VGCSources: Ape Escape revival in the works from Sonic Mania team | VGC4d
Andy Robinson@Andy_VGCClassic PlayStation franchise Ape Escape is set to return in a revival developed by the team behind Sonic Mania, according to sources. https://vgc.news/news/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team/4d
KAMI@Okami13_Ape Escape is reportedly getting a revival from the team that made Sonic Mania. Sony is also looking to revive other dormant IPs by licensing them to third party studios. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team/3d
IGN@IGNA new Ape Escape video game is reportedly in the works. https://bit.ly/3TK0S0I3d
Genki✨@Genki_JPNRumor: Ape Escape revival is reportedly in development by Sonic Mania developer Evening Star according to Jeff Gerstmann and VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team/#3d
GameSpot@GameSpotSources told Jeff Gerstmann and VGC that Evening Star, the studio behind Sonic Mania, is reportedly greenlit to work on an Ape Escape revival 🍌3d
Eurogamer@eurogamerSony reportedly wants to revive a selection of its long-dormant PlayStation classics with the help of smaller third-party developers, and a new Ape Escape game is apparently up first. https://bit.ly/4i73S0h2d
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    VGCSources: Ape Escape revival in the works from Sonic Mania team | VGC4d
    Andy Robinson@Andy_VGCClassic PlayStation franchise Ape Escape is set to return in a revival developed by the team behind Sonic Mania, according to sources. https://vgc.news/news/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team/4d
    KAMI@Okami13_Ape Escape is reportedly getting a revival from the team that made Sonic Mania. Sony is also looking to revive other dormant IPs by licensing them to third party studios. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team/3d
    IGN@IGNA new Ape Escape video game is reportedly in the works. https://bit.ly/3TK0S0I3d
    Genki✨@Genki_JPNRumor: Ape Escape revival is reportedly in development by Sonic Mania developer Evening Star according to Jeff Gerstmann and VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-ape-escape-revival-in-the-works-from-sonic-mania-team/#3d
    GameSpot@GameSpotSources told Jeff Gerstmann and VGC that Evening Star, the studio behind Sonic Mania, is reportedly greenlit to work on an Ape Escape revival 🍌3d
    Eurogamer@eurogamerSony reportedly wants to revive a selection of its long-dormant PlayStation classics with the help of smaller third-party developers, and a new Ape Escape game is apparently up first. https://bit.ly/4i73S0h2d
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