Tag Archives: Remake

Earlier this year, LucasFilm Games was officially revived and it was confirmed that the Star Wars games license will no longer be exclusive to EA. Around that same time, whispers about a Knights of the Old Republic remake began circulating once again and now, it is seemingly confirmed to be …

As games get older, publishers will often look back to previous generations to see which titles could use a new coat of paint. In such instances, classic titles may receive remakes, rebuilding the entire game from the ground up. Such is the case with the PS3 classic The Last of …

Blizzard is making good progress in Diablo 2: Resurrected, with the first technical play test set to begin this month. Blizzard has invited players to sign up for the first alpha test, which will focus on the single-player portion of the game.  The technical alpha test for Diablo 2: Resurrected …

Back in late 2019, THQ Nordic released a surprise demo for a Gothic remake. The demo quickly garnered interest and in early 2020, THQ Nordic committed to delivering a full version of the Gothic remake. Things have been quiet since then, but progress is being made, with new screenshots now …

Last September, Ubisoft announced that it would finally be returning to the Prince of Persia series, starting off with a remake of The Sands of Time, the first game in the series. The game initially targeted a January 2021 release date but was later pushed back. Now, the game has …

It has been over four years since Nightdive Studios successfully crowdfunded its System Shock remake. There has been progress and some setbacks along the way, but it looks like the game may finally release this year.  In a Kickstarter update, Nightdive let backers know that the System Shock remake will …

For a while now, we’ve been expecting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake to release in January. Unfortunately, it no longer looks like the game will be ready for that date, with Ubisoft announcing a delay today. While this announcement has not been made on Ubisoft’s English social …

Following on from the release of the Shadow of the Colossus remake in 2018, many fans speculated as to what franchise Bluepoint Games would remake next. The two frontrunners were Demon’s Souls and Metal Gear Solid. We now know that Bluepoint Games was working on the former. That being said, …

Earlier this month, a remake of cult-classic shooter XIII launched. The game was mostly known for its comic-book art style but unfortunately, the remake went in another direction. Beyond that, the game has arrived in an unpolished state with lots of bugs, forcing the developers and publisher to apologise to …

TimeSplitters Rewind, a fan-made recreation of the original TimeSplitters trilogy, has been in development since as far back as 2014. In 2017, the team began running into a few issues with CryEngine and since then, the team has been pretty quiet. That changed this week, with a surprise 30-minute gameplay …

Last night during Ubisoft Forward, the publisher officially announced Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, bringing the classic 2003 action game into the modern era. We had already seen some still images of the game thanks to a leak on uPlay yesterday afternoon, but now, we have a …

Ubisoft Forward is just a few hours away from taking place, but leaks appear to be spoiling some of the surprises. We have already heard rumours that a Prince of Persia remake is due to be announced but now thanks to Ubisoft’s own uPlay launcher, the game has been confirmed.  …

There has been a ton of buzz around the Prince of Persia IP this year. Not only have we seen leaked footage of a cancelled title in the series, but we’ve also seen consistent leaks of a new Prince of Persia game or a remake of some kind. Now according …

Back in April we reported that the Prince of Persia Sands of Time Trilogy was rumoured to be receiving the remake treatment. Even prior to then though, rumours of the return of the Prince of Persia have been circulating. It seems as though where there is smoke, there is fire, …

The current generation of gaming has seen a number of older-gen titles receiving full-blown from the ground up remakes. Titles such as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Shadow of the Colossus have all released to great success. One more game is now set to join the …

We’ll have to wait a little longer to play Mafia: Definitive Edition for ourselves, but to tide us over, 2K Games and Hangar 13 are showing off decent chunks of gameplay. As part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming efforts, a 15 minute gameplay video for the game was produced, giving …

While the Definitive Edition remasters for Mafia 2 and 3 were somewhat disappointing, there are still high hopes for Mafia: Definitive Edition- a more comprehensive remake of the original game. While the plan was to release Mafia: Definitive Edition in August, the plan has now changed, with the release being …

We’ve seen a few examples of game delays this year due to issues around COVID-19. Square Enix in particular had some complications with the physical release of Final Fantasy VII Remake as well as trouble remaining on track with Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn content patches. We aren’t at …

We are nearly two months removed from Final Fantasy VII Remake’s launch on PS4 and while we know that the game is only a timed exclusive, Square Enix is remaining tight-lipped on a possible release on other platforms for now.  Final Fantasy VII Remake sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide …

As we all gathered from last week’s teaser, 2K is re-releasing the Mafia Trilogy, complete with a remake for Mafia 1, a simpler remaster for Mafia 2 and of course, Mafia 3.  The new ‘Definitive Editions’ for Mafia 2 and Mafia 3 are already out across Steam, Xbox One and …

The Tony Hawk Pro Skater series may have fallen flat with its most recent entry, but there is still plenty of love for the older games. Vicarious Visions, the studio behind the excellent Crash Bandicoot remakes, are working on bringing Pro Skater 1 and 2 back for the modern era. …

There has been plenty of speculation over how Square Enix will handle its ‘episodic’ approach to Final Fantasy VII Remake. At this point, the first part has been released and is a sizeable game, but future parts of the remake project could be broken up into smaller sections in order …

Final Fantasy VII Remake was already billed as one of the most highly anticipated games of the year and it looks like launch sales have backed that up. In the three days that followed the game’s release, Square Enix sold 3.5 million copies.  Those are the sales numbers for between …

While Resident Evil 3’s remake didn’t get as warm of a reception as Resident Evil 2, there has still been plenty of buzz around Capcom’s latest classic revival. Throughout its first week, Resident Evil 3 sold 2 million copies worldwide.  The original version of Resident Evil 3 came out all …

As expected, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII Remake is off to an excellent start sales-wise, swiftly rising to the top of UK charts. The game launched on Friday, swiftly bumping down other top sellers, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Resident Evil 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.  As reported …

Resident Evil has had a great resurgence in the last few years thanks to Resident Evil VII and remakes of RE 2 and 3. We know that a Resident Evil 8 is on the way, but Capcom has also begun work on the next big remake, which will be for …

The Resident Evil series of games is by far Capcom’s biggest. With almost 100 million copies sold across the franchise’s 20+ year history, Resident Evil has certainly received special treatment from Capcom – especially when it comes to remaking old titles. With Resident Evil 2 Remake releasing last year, and …

Final Fantasy VII Remake is officially coming out next week, which means it is time for one final trailer. Square Enix has packed together four minutes of new footage, showing off brand new parts of the game and even a few potential spoilers for new plot points.  Of course, if …

Over the weekend, we learned that some pre-order customers were getting their physical copies of Final Fantasy VII Remake very early. This morning, Square Enix has clarified the situation, saying that in order to ensure as many people get their copy in time for launch, it began shipping disc copies …

The open beta for Resident Evil: Resistance was due to eat up some of our time this weekend but unfortunately, some unforeseen technical issues have been discovered and as a result, Capcom has pulled the beta from download and postponing it.  Resident Evil 3 Remake comes out in just a …