Ecco the Dolphin series creator Ed Annunziata confirmed that remasters of Ecco the Dolphin and Ecco the Dolphin: The Tides of Time are currently in development. In addition, a third Ecco the Dolphin game will enter development once the remasters are complete, according to Annunziata’s interview at Xbox Wire.
Moreover, a new official website for Ecco the Dolphin is now live. The website features a countdown timer that will end on April 25, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET.
“Me and the entire original team are going to remaster the original Ecco the Dolphin and Tides of Time games,” Annunziata told Xbox Wire. “Then we will make a new, third game with contemporary play and GPU sensibilities. Stay tuned to eccothedolphin.com.”
SEGA filed two new trademarks for Ecco the Dolphin back on December 27, 2023 in Japan, which were made public on January 14, 2025. The first of the two trademarks from SEGA is for the Ecco the Dolphin title. The second trademark is simply “Ecco,” the series protagonist.
Back in December 2023, SEGA filed numerous trademarks for Alex Kidd, After Burner, Crazy Taxi, House of the Dead, Outrun, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, and Super Monkey Ball. Currently, SEGA is developing remakes, remasters, and new entries for Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Jet Set Radio, and Golden Axe. SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are also working on the next Virtua Fighter game and the new action game Project Century.
