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Review System Shock Remake (Xbox) - Nightdive Does It Again With Another Superbly Studied Remake
Nice jump...insect
System Shock is just one of those games innit. It's one of those "classic" computer games that the old folk tell you about. You know those old folks, the ancient gamers (not me, obviously), just constantly yammering on at bus stops about System Shock and "oh, you shoulda seen SHODAN" and you're like "I did see SHODAN" and then...
Review Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (Xbox) - Solid '90s Shooter Shines In Slick Nightdive Revamp
May the force...etc etc
Nightdive Studios has rapidly fostered a reputation as something of a master within the realms of the retro remake lately. It's not hard to see why, with its fantastic revamps of System Shock and Quake 2 having recently received a ton of praise (including a big fat 10/10 from us for Quake 2). However, Star Wars: Dark Forces...
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Gallery Here's A First Look At The Thing: Remastered For Xbox One & Series X|S
A remaster of the 2002 OG Xbox game!
Nightdive Studios has been absolutely killing it lately with these remaster efforts, and their next project is tackling 2002's The Thing for a modern remaster in 2024. This upcoming title has been confirmed for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and now the team has sent over a selection of in-game screenshots our...
News Remaster Vet Nightdive Studios Wants To Tackle Cult Classic 'No One Lives Forever'
"Signed, everyone who likes this tweet"
Oregon-based Nightdive Studios has been absolutely killing it lately with its remaster efforts - working on the likes of Star Wars: Dark Forces, Turok 3 and even Bethesda's Quake 2 re-release within the last year alone. Now though, the team has revealed another title that it'd love to work on - Monolith's No...
News System Shock Remake Is Officially Coming To Xbox In May 2024
Shock to the system
Almost exactly a year on from the PC launch, System Shock Remake will finally come to Xbox. Announced today by publisher Prime Matter, Nightdive Studios will be ready to unleash the console version of its classic remake on May 21st, 2024. As a precursor to the legendary Bioshock, System Shock is an old school immersive sim from...
News Digital Foundry Deems New Star Wars Remaster 'Another Nightdive Triumph' On Xbox
"This is an interesting game to experience"
As you may have seen from our latest Pure Xbox review, Nightdive Studios has dug up and remastered yet another classic shooter - this time from the LucasArts catalogue in the form of Star Wars: Dark Forces. This classic, PS1-era FPS has been transformed for modern platforms, and the tech experts over at
News 'Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition' Is The Next '90s FPS Making Its Way To Xbox
From the team behind Quake 2 Remastered!
Nightdive Studios is very busy at the moment! Yep, the team that helped bring Quake 2 to modern platforms last month has also been heads down working on Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition - another '90s FPS coming to Xbox. The newly-enhanced port hits Xbox platforms on September 29th, and it sounds like...
News Quake 2 Remastered Dev Wants To Work On Xbox 360 Classic 'The Darkness'
"It's on the list"
It's fair to say that developer Nightdive Studios knows a thing or two about bringing back a classic - the team just worked on Quake 2 Remastered with Bethesda alongside a host of other projects like the System Shock remake. Well, it appears that the team now has another old school FPS in its sights. The company's CEO Stephen...
News Quake 2 Remastered A 'Stunning' Re-Release, Says Digital Foundry
"The id software classic is masterfully updated for the modern era"
As you'd expect from the tech experts and retro fanatics over at Digital Foundry, the outlet has taken a good long look at Xbox's new Quake 2 release over the last week or so, and they've come away mighty impressed with what they've seen. To sum it up, DF has labelled the remaster...
News System Shock Remake Hits PC Today, Xbox Version Coming 'In Due Course'
Console editions are still planned
Nightdive Studios' System Shock remake has been long-in-the-making, with the game finally launching on PC platforms today, May 30th. While the console version is not yet dated, rest assured, System Shock is still planned for Xbox. System Shock Xbox Release Date Heading over to the game's Kickstarter page, the te
News 'System Shock' Is Finally Heading To Xbox In March 2023
Nightdive's remake is almost ready
We've been hearing about a System Shock remake for years at this point, with developer Nightdive Studios taking their time with this one after first announcing the project way back in 2016. Despite the extended development time, things seem to be going well, with the team today revealing a fresh release window...
News Indie Dev Reminds Us The Xbox Series S Is Capable Of 4K, 120FPS
Pushing the boat out
Lately, the Xbox Series S has been involved in a bit of controversy surrounding its power, with one particular dev claiming that teams had been struggling with developing for the system. While there's no doubt that two consoles adds to the current-gen Xbox workload, we've also seen plenty of evidence that Xbox Series S is...
News Nightdive Releases New Gameplay Trailer For System Shock Remake
We're still waiting for a release date
During this year's PC Gaming Show, Nightdive Studios showed off new gameplay footage of its System Shock remake - a game based on the 1994 sci-fi FPS action-adventure. It wasn't just a trailer, either. Presenter Sean Plott also spoke with the legendary game designer Warren Spector (the producer on the...
News System Shock Remake Is 'Nearly Complete' According To Developer
Could we be returning to Citadel Station sooner than we thought?
Fans of 1994's innovative sci-fi action adventure, System Shock, have a had a fairly long old wait on their hands for Nightdive Studio's successfully kickstarted remake to finally show some signs of being ready to release. However, as originally reported by Windows Central,...
News Shadow Man Remastered Has Quietly Arrived On Xbox
From Liveside to Deadside
Update: And just like that, it's now available! Shadow Man Remastered can be purchased from the Xbox Store for £16.74 / $19.99, and as mentioned previously, it's also Xbox One X Enhanced. You can check out the official description below:
Video YouTuber MVG Reveals His Role In Developing The Quake Remaster
"It's just a dream come true"
After a number of rumours, id Software and Bethesda this week announced (and released) a Quake remaster on all platforms including the Xbox Series X and S. As you might have already heard - Nightdive Studios assisted in bringing the game to these modern systems. Nightdive game developer and YouTuber, MVG, has also...
News Westwood's Beloved Blade Runner Game Is Getting Remastered For Xbox One
Time to die (from joy)
While Blade Runner fans recently got the movie sequel they'd been praying for in the shape of Blade Runner 2049, back in the '90s the next best thing was Westwood Studio's superb point-and-click adventure for the PC. Simply titled 'Blade Runner', it focused on replicant bounty hunter Roy McCoy and was set during the events of...
Gallery Here's A First Look At The Thing: Remastered For Xbox One & Series X|S
A remaster of the 2002 OG Xbox game!
Nightdive Studios has been absolutely killing it lately with these remaster efforts, and their next project is tackling 2002's The Thing for a modern remaster in 2024. This upcoming title has been confirmed for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and now the team has sent over a selection of in-game screenshots our...
News Remaster Vet Nightdive Studios Wants To Tackle Cult Classic 'No One Lives Forever'
"Signed, everyone who likes this tweet"
Oregon-based Nightdive Studios has been absolutely killing it lately with its remaster efforts - working on the likes of Star Wars: Dark Forces, Turok 3 and even Bethesda's Quake 2 re-release within the last year alone. Now though, the team has revealed another title that it'd love to work on - Monolith's No...
News System Shock Remake Is Officially Coming To Xbox In May 2024
Shock to the system
Almost exactly a year on from the PC launch, System Shock Remake will finally come to Xbox. Announced today by publisher Prime Matter, Nightdive Studios will be ready to unleash the console version of its classic remake on May 21st, 2024. As a precursor to the legendary Bioshock, System Shock is an old school immersive sim from...
News Digital Foundry Deems New Star Wars Remaster 'Another Nightdive Triumph' On Xbox
"This is an interesting game to experience"
As you may have seen from our latest Pure Xbox review, Nightdive Studios has dug up and remastered yet another classic shooter - this time from the LucasArts catalogue in the form of Star Wars: Dark Forces. This classic, PS1-era FPS has been transformed for modern platforms, and the tech experts over at
News 'Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition' Is The Next '90s FPS Making Its Way To Xbox
From the team behind Quake 2 Remastered!
Nightdive Studios is very busy at the moment! Yep, the team that helped bring Quake 2 to modern platforms last month has also been heads down working on Rise Of The Triad: Ludicrous Edition - another '90s FPS coming to Xbox. The newly-enhanced port hits Xbox platforms on September 29th, and it sounds like...
News Quake 2 Remastered Dev Wants To Work On Xbox 360 Classic 'The Darkness'
"It's on the list"
It's fair to say that developer Nightdive Studios knows a thing or two about bringing back a classic - the team just worked on Quake 2 Remastered with Bethesda alongside a host of other projects like the System Shock remake. Well, it appears that the team now has another old school FPS in its sights. The company's CEO Stephen...
News Quake 2 Remastered A 'Stunning' Re-Release, Says Digital Foundry
"The id software classic is masterfully updated for the modern era"
As you'd expect from the tech experts and retro fanatics over at Digital Foundry, the outlet has taken a good long look at Xbox's new Quake 2 release over the last week or so, and they've come away mighty impressed with what they've seen. To sum it up, DF has labelled the remaster...
News System Shock Remake Hits PC Today, Xbox Version Coming 'In Due Course'
Console editions are still planned
Nightdive Studios' System Shock remake has been long-in-the-making, with the game finally launching on PC platforms today, May 30th. While the console version is not yet dated, rest assured, System Shock is still planned for Xbox. System Shock Xbox Release Date Heading over to the game's Kickstarter page, the te
News 'System Shock' Is Finally Heading To Xbox In March 2023
Nightdive's remake is almost ready
We've been hearing about a System Shock remake for years at this point, with developer Nightdive Studios taking their time with this one after first announcing the project way back in 2016. Despite the extended development time, things seem to be going well, with the team today revealing a fresh release window...
News Indie Dev Reminds Us The Xbox Series S Is Capable Of 4K, 120FPS
Pushing the boat out
Lately, the Xbox Series S has been involved in a bit of controversy surrounding its power, with one particular dev claiming that teams had been struggling with developing for the system. While there's no doubt that two consoles adds to the current-gen Xbox workload, we've also seen plenty of evidence that Xbox Series S is...
News Nightdive Releases New Gameplay Trailer For System Shock Remake
We're still waiting for a release date
During this year's PC Gaming Show, Nightdive Studios showed off new gameplay footage of its System Shock remake - a game based on the 1994 sci-fi FPS action-adventure. It wasn't just a trailer, either. Presenter Sean Plott also spoke with the legendary game designer Warren Spector (the producer on the...
News System Shock Remake Is 'Nearly Complete' According To Developer
Could we be returning to Citadel Station sooner than we thought?
Fans of 1994's innovative sci-fi action adventure, System Shock, have a had a fairly long old wait on their hands for Nightdive Studio's successfully kickstarted remake to finally show some signs of being ready to release. However, as originally reported by Windows Central,...
News Shadow Man Remastered Has Quietly Arrived On Xbox
From Liveside to Deadside
Update: And just like that, it's now available! Shadow Man Remastered can be purchased from the Xbox Store for £16.74 / $19.99, and as mentioned previously, it's also Xbox One X Enhanced. You can check out the official description below:
Video YouTuber MVG Reveals His Role In Developing The Quake Remaster
"It's just a dream come true"
After a number of rumours, id Software and Bethesda this week announced (and released) a Quake remaster on all platforms including the Xbox Series X and S. As you might have already heard - Nightdive Studios assisted in bringing the game to these modern systems. Nightdive game developer and YouTuber, MVG, has also...
News Westwood's Beloved Blade Runner Game Is Getting Remastered For Xbox One
Time to die (from joy)
While Blade Runner fans recently got the movie sequel they'd been praying for in the shape of Blade Runner 2049, back in the '90s the next best thing was Westwood Studio's superb point-and-click adventure for the PC. Simply titled 'Blade Runner', it focused on replicant bounty hunter Roy McCoy and was set during the events of...