Earlier this year, Playground Productions announced its plans to revive the kid-friendly video game franchise Backyard Sports with a new remaster, Backyard Baseball ’97. That game arrived this week, and now Playground Productions has revealed that it will remaster five additional Backyard Sports titles as well.
Backyard Soccer ’98, Backyard Football ’99, Backyard Basketball ’01, Backyard Baseball ’01, and Backyard Hockey ’02 are the next five titles heading to gamers, all of which are now available to wishlist on Steam. No release dates for these games has been given yet.
Playground Productions has also announced that Backyard Baseball ’97 is fully compatible with Steam Deck, the official handheld console of Steam. The company touted this achievement by releasing a statement: “This quality seal certification by the platform is a testament to the hard work and dedication that went into bringing this highly popular title back to life for today’s generation of gamers.”
Additionally, Mega Cat Studios and Crowd Control are joining Playground Productions to put on a Backyard Baseball ’97 charity stream this weekend. The BackyardSports.Online Charity Stream will be raising funds in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. According to the companies involved, the livestream will include game developers, content creators, and special-guest professional athletes. The stream will take place on Sunday, October 13 at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET on the BackyardSportsCenter Twitch channel.
