Ape Escape revival reported on VGC podcast

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VGC’s blog post for its 'The Video Games Podcast' on 9 October 2026 says the episode’s hosts discussed Ape Escape "getting a revival." The episode was presented by hosts Jordan Middler, Chris Scullion and Andy Robinson and also addressed the state of the games media industry. The post notes the episode was produced by DealbreakerJ and QuickSave Games and promotes VGC’s Patreon and an ad-free membership. The blog post’s headline also references a used PS5 Pro price but does not provide that price in the evidence.

What changed

VGC’s blog post for its 'The Video Games Podcast' episode on 9 October 2026 reports that the hosts discussed Ape Escape "getting a revival." The post frames that as one of the week’s biggest gaming stories covered on the show.

Timeline

  • 9 October 2026: VGC published the blog post summarising that week’s podcast episode, including the note that Ape Escape was discussed as getting a revival.

Limits

  • The blog post does not provide, and the supplied evidence does not include, any confirmation of a developer, platform, release date, scope, or other specifics for the reported revival.
  • The blog post headline also references a used PS5 Pro price, but the evidence does not include the price itself.