<s>
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
commentary	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
decade	O
from	O
individual	O
developers	O
would	O
contest	O
its	O
development	O
status	O
,	O
until	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
quiet	O
cancellation	O
of	O
a	O
planned	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
title	O
for	O
PSP	O
in	O
mid-2007	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
game	O
arose	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
November	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
Interplay	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
halted	O
game	O
development	O
due	O
to	O
financial	O
trouble	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
restarting	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
listing	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
as	O
a	O
series	O
they	O
would	O
resurrect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
4	I-Application
shortly	O
after	O
this	O
,	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interplay	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
original	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
creator	O
and	O
voice	O
actor	O
Doug	O
TenNapel	O
would	O
return	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
creative	O
consultant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
details	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
which	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
prospective	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
announce	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
new	O
animated	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
,	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
further	O
news	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
until	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
rumors	O
arose	O
that	O
TenNapel	O
had	O
started	O
confirming	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
actively	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TenNapel	O
later	O
addressed	O
all	O
the	O
rumors	O
as	O
false	O
;	O
he	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
4	I-Application
at	O
all	O
,	O
nor	O
had	O
any	O
work	O
been	O
done	O
on	O
it	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
our	O
early	O
discussions	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
we	O
had	O
tentatively	O
brainstormed	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
could	O
just	O
as	O
easily	O
go	O
away	O
,	O
get	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
or	O
become	O
a	O
Jim	O
Tetris	B-Device
knock	O
off	O
as	O
come	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
TenNapel	O
also	O
emphasized	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
getting	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
members	O
back	O
together	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
David	O
Perry	O
and	O
Nick	O
Bruty	O
)	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
adapt	O
to	O
the	O
higher	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
demands	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
generation	O
of	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
TenNapel	O
's	O
comments	O
a	O
year	O
prior	O
,	O
in	O
these	O
reports	O
,	O
Interplay	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
project	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
but	O
at	O
an	O
unknown	O
state.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
"	O
Develop	O
"	O
conference	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
Shiny	O
Entertainment	O
founder	O
,	O
David	O
Perry	O
,	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
that	O
he	O
's	O
sure	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
another	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
original	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
lead	O
artist	O
,	O
Nick	O
Bruty	O
,	O
held	O
a	O
Reddit	O
AMA	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
addressed	O
the	O
issues	O
that	O
the	O
fourth	O
title	O
fell	O
into	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
Oh	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Intellivision	O
Entertainment	O
President	O
and	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
1	O
and	O
Earthworm	B-Application
Jim	I-Application
2	O
composer	O
Tommy	O
Tallarico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Intellivision	B-Application
Amico	I-Application
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
contain	O
both	O
prequel	B-Application
and	O
sequel	B-Language
elements	O
.	O
</s>
