Tag: Nightdive Studios
News The Thing Remastered Looks Like a Superb PS5, PS4 Retelling of an Underappreciated PS2 Classic
First goddamn week of winter
The 2002 survival horror The Thing, inspired by John Carpenter’s classic movie of the same name, is one of the most underappreciated games on the PS2. A squad-based third-person shooter, the release was noteworthy for incorporating a trust and fear mechanic, which altered how NPCs would respond to protagonist Blake,...
News Don't Believe Your Eyes in The Thing: Remastered PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Canon continuation of the 1982 Carpenter classic
Previously, we contended ourselves with screenshots of Nightdive Studio's upcoming The Thing: Remastered, which is still due out sometime in 2024. Now we have a gameplay trailer and are already looking forward to a rewatch of John Carpenter's classic 1982 horror film in anticipation. In a canon...
Gallery PS5, PS4's The Thing Remastered Looks Gnarly as Ever in Fresh 4K Screenshots
Just the thing we need
In case you missed it, retro revival specialists Nightdive Studios are bringing back The Thing — a cult classic PS2 shooter that follows the events of the 1982 horror film. The Thing Remastered is set to release on both PS5 and PS4 later this year, and a batch of new screenshots has been released to give you an idea of how...
News Cult PS2 Horror The Thing Remastered Returns in 4K, 120fps on PS5
Another retro revival
As previously teased, cult classic PS2 horror The Thing is being remastered for PS5 by retro specialists Nightdive Studios, the same team behind the re-released versions of System Shock and more. The legendary 2002 single player outing will be retooled on Sony’s new-gen system, with upgraded visuals, quality of life...
News Inventive PS2 Horror The Thing May Infect PS5, PS4
Watch your back
We’re in an all-new era of video game preservation, where classics are being re-released on contemporary platforms at an alarming rate. Nightdive Studios is one of the developers leading the charge, regularly resurrecting the retro masterpieces of yore, like System Shock and Blade Runner. And its next target appears to be The...
News PS1 FPS Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster Lands on PS5, PS4 in February
29 years after the original
Originally targeting a 2023 release date, Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is now on course for a PS5 and PS4 launch on the 28th February, 2024. If you're not sure what Dark Forces even is, it's a traditional DOOM-esque first-person shooter that originated on the MS-DOS in 1995, and was ported to the PS1 a year later. The...
News Previously Teased, System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition Confirmed for PS5
Still no date, though
Nightdive Studios has officially confirmed System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition for PS5, having previously only teased the title would come to "next-generation consoles". Along with the news, we got a fresh gameplay trailer to glom onto, making the waiting that much harder. Not to be confused with the System Shock remake, which...
News PS1 FPS Star Wars: Dark Forces Returns on PS5, PS4 in 2023
Classic getting resurrected
The classic PS1 first-person shooter Star Wars: Dark Forces is being resurrected on the PS5 and PS4 – almost 30 years after it first released. The game – which originally launched on MS-DOS – is being remastered by Nightdive Studios, which is using its proprietary KEX Engine to rebuild the original in 4K resolution...
News Iconic N64 Shooter Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Will Aim at PS5, PS4
Dino crisis
The iconic noughties first-person shooter Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion will roar to PS5 and PS4 later this year, on 14th November, as part of an ongoing preservation effort from retro remaster specialists Nightdive Studios. The game – which first launched on Nintendo 64 almost 23 years ago – will use the latest version of the...
News Atari to Acquire Retro Restoration Specialists Nightdive Studios
"We could think of no better long-term partner"
As the video game industry matures, more and more emphasis is rightfully being placed on preservation and ensuring classics remain playable for future generations. One team that’s built its entire business model around bringing back some of the great releases from yesteryear is Nightdive Studios, and...
News Turok 1 and 2 Appear on PlayStation Store with February Release Date for PS4
Jurassic leak
Have you been patiently awaiting the return of the Turok series? These dinosaur-hunting first person shooters are beloved by fans, but the franchise has been fossilised for a long time. There have been murmurings of the remastered version of the classic coming back on PlayStation 4, with the Trophy list discovered last year. Now, a...
News Turok Trophy List Spotted, PS4 Release Likely Incoming
No dinosaur is safe
It looks like the remastered version of the 1997 classic Turok is coming to PlayStation 4 in the near future. A Trophy list for the title has been spotted on Exophase after being available for just over two years over on the Xbox One. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a Platinum Trophy, but we'd still welcome the facelift this...
News System Shock Makes Surprise Return with Gameplay Trailer
Shocking comeback
The last time we wrote about System Shock was in July of 2016. Yeah, it's been a while. The game headed to PlayStation 4 has reappeared, however, with an all-new gameplay trailer debuted at the Guerrilla Collective event. You can check it out for yourself above -- showcasing combat, puzzles, and exploration. What do you make of...
News Blade Runner, the 1997 Adventure Game, Is Being Remastered on PS4
Enhance
Look, before we start, we know every site on the web is going to use that tagline for this story -- but please don't judge us. Sometimes it's just too perfect to ignore. With that out of the way, let's dive right in: Blade Runner is coming to PlayStation 4. That's Blade Runner the 1997 point-and-click adventure game, not Blade Runner the...
News System Shock Hacks into the PS4 Following Fan Demand
No shock
You may have read elsewhere that a System Shock remake is in the works. The game, in development at Nightdive Studios, took to Kickstarter some three weeks ago – without a PlayStation 4 version on the cards. It's since accrued over $1 million in crowd funding and has passed its target, but many refused to fund it until a version for...
