The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf releases later this year with Microids and IMPS partnership By Tom West, 09 Apr 2021 FollowtopicsThe Smurfs: Mission VileafMicroidsLocal Co-opAction-AdventureTom West The Smurfs licence holder IMPS has signed a publishing deal with Microids for four future Smurfs video game adaptions, including The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf, which was announced in 2020.The news comes via Microid's blog, announcing the major partnership with IMPS and solidifying the future of Smurfs in video games. Currently, only The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf has been confirmed, with an expected release later this year. The game is said to be a 3D action-platformer and tasks the Smurfs with facing off against Gargamel in an attempt to save the village. The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf is being developed by Osome Studio for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S via backwards compatibility. “Working on such a rich franchise that speaks to all generations allows us to create a wide variety of different games: there will be something to suit all tastes!” says Microid's CEO Stéphane Longeard. It sounds like the Smurfs will be joining us through other genres in the future, though we are pretty sure that there’s no mature-rated FPS on the horizon. If you need a Smurfs fix sooner rather than later, then you may be interested in the new Smurfs TV show being released later this year. What kind of game would you like to see the Smurfs tackle in the future? Let us know down below!More The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf stories: Xbox game releases — November 15th to 21st The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf Xbox achievement list has arrived Industry NewsUpcoming ReleaseXbox One Written by Tom WestTom has been playing video games since he was old enough to hold a controller, experimenting with a number of systems until he eventually fell in love with Xbox. With a passion for the platform, he decided to make a career out of it, and now happily spends his days writing about that which he loves. If he’s not hunting for Xbox achievements, you’ll likely find him somewhere in The Elder Scrolls Online or fighting for survival in Battlefield.