By Sillicur at Thursday, July 06, 2017 11:51:00 AM

Would-be global criminal masterminds rejoice, Evil Genius 2 is finally in development. I’ve waited a very long time to say (or type) that line because Evil Genius was, and still is, one of my favourite strategy and management sims ever, up there with Theme Hospital and Dungeon Keeper.

Developer Rebellion has announced that they have started work on Evil Genius 2 in a video interview you can watch at the bottom of this article. Further, Rebellion has explained how far the sequel is into development and why they choose this week to announce the upcoming world domination simulation.

Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley wanted to make it clear in the announcement that it isn’t a remaster, but a fully-fledged sequel to Elixir Studios' 2004 RTS, it won’t be free-to-play and it will feature first on PC. That’s awesome news already because although I like mobile gaming and recently started seeing just how awesome remasters can be, a real sequel is what fans of the original will really want.

Rebellion explains how far the game is into development in their Open Letter:

“Now, before you get too excited and start furiously drawing up your blueprints for a Gravity Disruptor 2.0, development only began this Spring and is still at a very, very early stage. We’re currently fleshing out the tech that will make Evil Genius 2 a reality. This will be the first real-time strategy game built in our in-house engine Asura, after all, so we need to do a little bit of extra work under the hood before we expand the team, nail down gameplay design and go into full production.” - Source

There is obviously no screenshots or trailer available for the game yet because it is in the early stages of development. Even so, I couldn’t be more excited for the game and might just start playing the original again after work today – that’s how good it is.

Lastly, the developer notes that it might be awhile until they can show fans what they are working on and asks the fans to bear with them a little bit longer. Of course, we will Rebellion, do your thing, because we now know that we will one day get to play Evil Genius 2 and love it.

How excited are you for Evil Genius 2 and did you play the original? Let us know in the comment section below, but first, watch the recently published E3 interview where Evil Genius 2 was announced by Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley.

Source: Open Letter on Twitter

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