1 articlesWell, this one came out of nowhere. The cult-classic Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) just popped up on the Epic Games Store, and apparently, it’s even “coming soon” to Steam. For fans of the original, that sounds like a dream come true. But the deeper you look into this re-release, the more questions start to pile up.
“Say Hello to My Little Re-Release”
The mysterious publisher behind the new version is EC Digital, a company no one had really heard of. According to their official statement, EC Digital claims to be the publisher of the 2006 game. But that’s not true.
The original game was published by Vivendi Games, years before the company merged with Activision Blizzard. EC Digital has no known connection to Vivendi, Sierra, or Radical Entertainment, the studio that actually developed the game. They also claim a technical issue caused the game to go live early on another platform. That platform, of course, is the Epic Games Store.
Who Is EC Digital?
According to a tweet from modder Silent, creator of SilentPatch, this new release includes his work. He says it happened without any contact or credit. On Bluesky, he wrote that “none of us were contacted about this in advance.” He added that the real Scarface license holder wasn’t even willing to re-release the game.
Yeah. You read that right. If Universal, the company that owns the Scarface IP, didn’t approve this, then what exactly is EC Digital doing here? This could be a case similar to BlackSite: Area 51, a 2007 shooter that mysteriously showed up on Steam years later, uploaded by someone who didn’t actually own the rights.
A “Re-Release” Wrapped in Confusion
According to EC Digital’s store page, the new version includes a “silent patch” and “fusion fix.” Both were originally made by fans, plus there’s an optional HD graphics mode using AI upscaling. Players can toggle between the enhanced visuals or the original ones, which sounds great in theory… if this were legit.
Their statement reads:
“We are EC Digital, the publisher of Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006)… Due to a technical issue, the game was unintentionally pushed live earlier than planned.”
They add that the official Steam page currently has placeholder content and that an HD DLC will be free when it launches.
Too Good (and Too Sketchy) to Be True
It’s hard to celebrate this supposed “return” of one of the most underrated open-world games ever when it’s surrounded by red flags. Nobody knows who EC Digital is; they might have used fan mods without permission, and the real IP holder reportedly wanted nothing to do with a re-release.
So yeah, Tony Montana might not die easily, but this comeback could go up in smoke faster than his mansion did. Until we get clarification from Universal or Radical Entertainment (who published the original under Vivendi), it’s best to keep your finger off the “Buy” button, at least for now.
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