Originally Posted by Elwro 
Why would anyone recreate EOB instead of going for an original production? The Eye of the Beholder series is perfectly fine in DosBox or in your chosen emulator of different platforms; it does not need a remake at all!
Based on that Logic, why remake anything at all? I suppose people have probably been waiting for a modern blobber engine they could make their own modules with for a really long time. I'm excited to see what they come up with.