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In a surprise that has fans of classic games excited, the popular 2006 game Scarface The World is Yours has been spotted on Steam and the Epic store, indicating that the game is preparing to return with a remastered version after a long absence of nearly 20 years.
According to users who have scrutinized the Steam and Epic databases in recent hours, internal data has emerged that points to a new version of Scarface published by EC Digital Entertainment, a Hong Kong-based company not previously known for large-scale projects.
The leaks indicate that the new version will include a high-definition graphics mode offered as a separate DLC, suggesting that it’s not just a simple technical re-release, but a visual update that brings back to life a game that rivaled GTA in its golden age.
Upon its release in 2006, Scarface was an open-world experience inspired by the movie Scarface (1983), putting players in the role of Tony Montana in an alternate story where he survives an assassination attempt and begins to rebuild his criminal empire in Miami. Although the game suffered from some technical issues and its PC version was described as a disaster, its release on PlayStation 2 was a huge success and was praised for its boldness and cinematic style.
The game was developed by Radical Entertainment, the Canadian studio behind games like The Simpsons: Hit & Run and Prototype.
Scarface’s re-release has been complicated over the years by licensing rights to Al Pacino’s character and image as Tony Montana along with the original music and trademarks associated with the film, so the fact that the game is now being released by a new publisher raises questions about how those legal hurdles will be overcome or whether the new version will include modifications to the original content.
Some users on social media noted that the game’s page on Epic briefly appeared as if it had been accidentally published, possibly due to a glitch in the store’s back-end system.
Scarface The World is Yours is one of the most requested re-releases in recent years, especially from fans of the GTA series who saw it as a real competitor at the time, but the release of GTA: San Andreas two years earlier and GTA 4 two years later made it commercially marginalized despite its quality.
Although there has been no official announcement from Ubisoft or Activision (the former publishers), the presence of this version in digital game stores is the strongest signal yet of the return of the classic game that players have always wanted, so will EC Digital be able to revive the legend of Scarface in a manner worthy of its history?
