Uncommon’s iconic first-person shooter GoldenEye 007 was regarded as caught in licensing hell, however after ongoing rumours and final week’s Nintendo Direct, it was formally introduced for the Swap On-line N64 service. It is coming to Xbox Recreation Cross and Uncommon Replay with some minor enhancements, too.
Certain, it won’t be the axed remaster that leaked final yr, nonetheless, it is higher than nothing. We won’t assist however marvel although what may need occurred if Nightdive Studios (Shadow Man, PowerSlave) had been given the precise to revive this traditional as an alternative of Uncommon. In response to the studio’s CEO Stephen Kick, Nightdive apparently got here extremely near securing the re-release. Here is what he needed to say:
“We @NightdiveStudio got here *this* near doing this, however in the end I am thrilled to see GoldenEye returning to trendy platforms and extra thrilled that @RareLtd is the studio to convey it again”
Sadly, Kick did not elaborate on how the scenario unfolded. Regardless of not having the ability to safe GoldenEye 007, as talked about within the above tweet, he is nonetheless “thrilled” to see this N64 traditional return and is glad to see Uncommon reviving it.
Nightdive Studios at the moment has its arms full with video games like System Shock and the lately introduced undertaking, Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Version. Kick has beforehand talked about how the studio can be excited about reviving different classics like Everlasting Darkness, however hasn’t had any luck with Nintendo.
Are you wanting ahead to revisiting GoldenEye 007 through the Swap On-line service? Would you might have been excited about seeing what a Nightdive model of this sport may need provided? Remark beneath.
