Earthworm Jim 4 to Begin Development as Soon as Original Team is Ready

<p>Earthworm Jim franchise is looking to breath new life as the game&&num;8217&semi;s original development team is looking to start work on the fourth game&period; This is giving many fans new hope in the series&comma; as the development team is attempting to keep it closer to the original games roots&period; Development may not begin soon however&comma; as the original team has parted ways&comma; and will need to collect themselves in order to begin work on a sequel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Original game designer David Perry shed some light on the current situation of the franchise&period; Perry says that the developers have had lengthy discussion about it on Facebook&comma; and that he is &&num;8220&semi;sure it is going to happen&comma; I just can&&num;8217&semi;t tell you exactly when&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Certain plot elements have been shared as to what the 2D game may entail&period; The plot line as it stands right now features an out of shape Earthworm Jim coming out of retirement&period; This has sparked contention between developers though&comma; as some have seen the character concept art as uncomplimentary to the series&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The current situation points to a sequel being made by the original team&period; If this is the case&comma; fans of the series will breath a sigh of relief&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gamesradar&period;com&sol;earthworm-jim-4-still-coming-when-the-original-team-can-get-round-it-currently-has-awful-character-design&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">GamesRadar<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;