Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The GameÂis one of the most well-documented game delistings ever. Warranting mass disappointment, including fromScott Pilgrim’sÂCreator, Brian Lee O’Malley, the Ubisoft-published beat-em-up’s disappearance is especially poignant considering it turned 10 years old today, August 13.
Over the pastfew days and weeks especially, fan demand for the game’s return has been at an all-time high, especially since iAm8Bit and O’Malley have very publicly discussed how the game would be perfectly suited for a re-release andvarious parties involved have teased its return. Today, O’Malley announced via Twitter that Ubisoft has finally reached out to him to get the game back on digital storefronts.
While we’ve seen situations like this in the past with other games being removed from online stores, fans demanding it come back and the company making some moves to bring back the game, only to disappoint in some way, this seems like the closest Ubisoft has ever been to bringing the popular game back.
Not only is O’Malley campaigning for the game’s return, but Anamanaguchi, the group that composed the soundtrack forÂScott PilgrimÂthatdebuted their latest album last nighthas also been very supportive of the game’s return.
The prospect of an iAm8Bit re-release of the game and/or the soundtrack is especially enticing, seeing their collector’s editions and physical versions of previously digital-only games. In particular, theirUntitled Goose Gamerelease and their re-releases of classic games likeStreet Fighter IIare incredibly high-quality. IAm8Bit also specializes in pressing game soundtracks to vinyl, andÂScott Pilgrim’s soundtrack is just begging for a physical release.
Ubisoft proper has yet to say anything about aScott Pilgrim vs The Worldre-release, but considering they’re in talks to bring it back, they could be sharing more news soon.
