Sony announced a MediEvil remaster for the PS4 in December of last year, much to the excitement of a great many fans of the PlayStation classic, but since then we hadn’t really heard much else on that front. That changed last week, when it was confirmed that SIE Worldwide Studios boss Shawn Layden would be sharing new information on the project soon- and true to his words, that’s exactly what he’s done.

And it’s good news. As it turns out, the scope of the project is beyond what we initially expected. MediEvil on the PS4 isn’t going to be a remaster, but instead a proper, full fledged remake of the 1998 PlayStation action adventure title. Layden confirmed this on PlayStation’s official podcast, where he also revealed that development is being handled by Other Ocean Interactive (developers of Minecraft: Nintendo 3DS Edition and Thimbleweed Park, among others), with Sony themselves also aiding the development.

Members of Guerrilla Cambridge, the team that originally developed the PS1 game, are also involved in the remake’s production. Finally, Layden also confirmed that a trailer for game will be released next week on October 31. That’s all incredibly good news- here’s hoping the remake succeeds in revitalizing the franchise.

We’ll have the trailer for you as soon as it’s out, so stay tuned to GamingBolt.

MediEvil was announced for the PS4 back in December but apart from a trailer, we didn’t receive much information about the game’s release. Now, some rumors have emerged which state that even MediEvil II will be included with the new remastered game.

According to the information possibly provided by Walmart and Target employees (via Twitter users), the game will become available for pre-order on April 19. Additionally, the Twitter user who shared the information also stated that we may see a full reveal of the game at PAX East on April 5. This new remastered edition of the original game may include some significant changes as it is stated to be “a proper, PS4 grade resurrection” of the original game.

Take this information with a grain of salt as it is nothing more than a rumor as of now and we’ll have to wait for official confirmation. MediEvil remastered edition for the PS4 is set to release sometime this year.