Hacker News with Generative AI: Remakes

Bethesda Thinks Fan Remaster of Oblivion Is 'Very Special' and Supports It (kotaku.com)
Last week, Xbox and Bethesda shadow-dropped a fancy remaster of 2006 open-world RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and it promptly took over the world. However, it also made some people worried that a long-in-development fan mod which also aims to recreate the aging RPG would face legal issues or be overshadowed when it arrives later this year. That doesn’t seem to be the case as Bethesda themselves seem very excited for the project.

Video Games, Gaming, Remakes, Fan Projects, Bethesda

101 points by hn_acker 20 days ago | 88 comments

Nearly 25 years later, Terminator 2 is getting a new video game (gizmodo.com)
Despite not having a new movie in six years, Terminator has been recently kept alive through TV and video games. The next game for the franchise goes back to its past—specifically, its game-changing sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Video Games, Gaming, Terminator, Nostalgia, Remakes

65 points by ulrischa 83 days ago | 27 comments

The Sims re-release shows what's wrong with big publishers and single-player (arstechnica.com)
It's the year 2000 all over again, because I've just spent the past week playing The Sims, a game that could have had a resurgent zeitgeist moment if only EA, the infamous game publisher, had put enough effort in.

Gaming, Remakes, Video Games, EA, Publishers

10 points by kristianp 104 days ago | 1 comments

Pharaoh's Tomb HD – A Remake Made in JavaScript with Kaplay (iocaihost.me)

JavaScript, Gaming, Remakes

125 points by JSLegendDev 125 days ago | 42 comments

Blizzard-made Warcraft 1&2 remasters look like Zynga games made by blind duck (rockpapershotgun.com)
Blizzard just quietly released Warcraft 1 and 2 remasters, and they look like Zynga games made by a blind duck

Video Games, Blizzard, Remakes, Reviews

38 points by lucasllinasm 188 days ago | 17 comments

Doom updated and re-released on SNES (softwareengineeringdaily.com)
DOOM is a pioneering first-person shooter that needs no introduction.