It looks like Destroy All Humans! might be making a comeback, thanks to the efforts of Nordic Games, which announced it has plans to "get started" on the franchise soon.
Destroy All Humans! was one of the many games from the mid-2000s that didn't get a ton of mainstream attention but had a strong cult following. Originally owned by THQ, the IP, along with several others, was acquired by Nordic Games in 2013 after it was auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Since then, it was unclear what Nordic Games was going to do with the franchise, and it seemed possible the company would do nothing at all — which would be odd, considering how much money it spent to acquire the IP and all the others in the first place. The only indication that Destroy All Humans was even in the minds of those down at Nordic came from a tweet a little under a year ago.
In response to a tweet asking if there would ever be a comeback for the game, Nordic Games replied: "Yes, we own Destroy All Humans and we are thinking about what to do next with it."
Now, that status has changed from "thinking" to "evaluating," according to Nordic Games Executive Producer Reinhard Pollice, who announced on Twitter that there were a few options the development team were evaluating and that it hopes to follow through on one of them soon.
@Gaming4Fun1 there are a few options we are evaluating now. Hope to get started on one of these soon — Reinhard Pollice (@ElMegalomator) June 5, 2016
Whatever these options are is unclear, but there are three that immediately come to mind. First off, Nordic could re-release one, some or all the old games on Steam, PSN and Xbox Live. Second, it could go the route of HD remasters and do some remasters for an assortment of the games. Lastly, and what fans are likely hoping for the most, is that Nordic creates a brand new game to add to the franchise — marking the first new Destroy All Humans game since 2008.
For those unfamiliar with the series, Destroy All Humans is a parody of Cold War-era alien invasion films and follows the adventures of "protagonists" Crypto and Orthopox 13 as they work to extract alien DNA from humans on Earth (by killing them) in order to save their own alien race, which is close to cloning itself into extinction. Already wacky as is, the final two games in the four-part series get even weirder when the two delve into the world of business and martial arts.
With a crazy premise like that, an update to the series is sure to be well-received by fans regardless of what route Nordic takes.
