Alex Winter is not happy about his name and voice being used for a nostalgia-bait Bill & Ted game

Now, Winter himself has spoken out about the game, writing on Bluesky that “This is a bummer. It’s cool to see a game come out but a shame they’re advertising us as being involved, which we’re not, at all. We have zero participation or oversight on this.” Sharing a GeekTyrant article touting “Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return” for the game—language similar to which has popped up in reporting from outlets like ScreenRant, which talked to the game’s developers—Winter made it as clear as possible that neither he nor Reeves (who last participated in the franchise with 2020’s Bill & Ted Face The Music) have any connection to the new game.

All of this is made even more worrisome by the fact that Arcade is going to be crowdfunded; the game will apparently pass the hat for its development with a BackerKit campaign starting in February 2027. Reeves and Winter’s involvement would almost certainly move the needle for some fans when it came to throwing their cash at the game, so the fact that the trailer is openly trying to suggest their involvement—even as Winter has clarified that the pair are completely unconnected—can’t help but make things feel even more sketchy.