TITLE
A new Backyard Sports game is coming, all thanks to a private eye
AUTHOR
Tomas Franzese
PUBLICATION
Digital Trends
YEAR
2024
ARTICLE TYPE
Interview
FROM THE ARTICLE
We have a private investigator to thank for the revival of the Backyard Sports franchise.This year, Humongous Entertainment’s classic series of all-ages sports games for PC came back under the new ownership of Playground Productions. The return kicked off in October with the rerelease of Backyard Baseball ‘97 on Steam, and today we learned more is coming. Playground Productions has confirmed that a brand new Backyard Sports game is in development, that Backyard Soccer ‘98 will come to Steam on November 27, and that it’s working to bring the retro titles to more platforms, including mobile.
Now that the comeback is in full swing, I spoke to the people at Playground Productions responsible for its return: CEO Lindsay Barnett and Chief Product Officer Chris Waters. They revealed more about what it takes to bring a franchise back — including the hiring of a private investigator — and their ambition to make Backyard Sports into a multimedia franchise.
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Humongous Entertainment
Mega Cat Studios
Playground Productions
GAMES MENTIONED
Backyard Baseball
PEOPLE MENTIONED
Lindsay Barnett
Chris Waters