Goldeneye to be released on XBOX Live Arcade?

John Olin states:

"Talking with very reliable sources, and seeing evidence ourselves, Xbox Evolved believes that Microsoft, Rareware, MGM Studios (studio that makes the James Bond 007 movies) and Activision (holds the license for James Bond 007 titles right now) have come to an agreement to bring the Rareware developed Goldeneye 007 out to Xbox Live Arcade shortly before the new game developed by Activision is released.

The title will feature updated graphics, and of course an all-new Xbox Live multiplayer. Not only that, but we have found evidence that Rareware is planning on releasing even more of their back catalog onto Xbox Live Arcade, specifically, Perfect Dark and the original Banjo-Kazooie. Expect more on at least Goldeneye 007 later this year."

[BlackIceJoe]

I would really like to play Perfect Dark again and if it is remade that would be cool.

If this news about GoldenEye is real this would be really great news.

[Kleptic]

definitely...roommate still has 007, but the updated graphics would be great...its almost hard to play these days...draw distances of about 10 feet are not pretty anymore...

still one of my favorite games of all time though...

[JsonHenry]

When they say updated graphics I am assuming that does not simply mean the game is going to run in HD? That would be SWEET if they redid all the graphics and released the game on live. It would be the most played Live game to date.

[Pain]

Not that Halo PC style crap! 2 Sticks!!!! = good times u just wait!

but ill stick to my Perfect Dark thats in my N64 still lol game never gets old.

[Relcom]

I love its multiplayer. Those were good times playin that when i was young

[ushman]

couldn't agree with you more!

[Sayai jin]

You took the words out of my mouth. I was even thing about buying a N6 again to play this game. Then you add in XBL multi player. I will definately be playin this. Nice move MS and Rareware.

[Jinxstar]

Oh yeah I agree. Sad thing though most of the games I used to love so much lost so much flavor over the years. Very few i still enjoy like when they came out. I hope this one isn't tarnished as much... Twisted metal for example. I loved it... now not so much... WANT A NEW ONE!!!!

[INehalemEXI]

Yup, 4 player split screen was awesome. It would be even better now days since back then my tv was so little.

[socomnick]

Great news if true now how about bringing killer instinct back :)

[BloodySinner]

I am DYING for KI for XBLA.

[AzaziL]

I so miss Killer Instinct 2 and playing as nooberwulf pulling huge combos, if that was on live, it would be like the good ol days minus the loss of countless quarters.

[Altis1]

Memories, awesome memories of the original.

[heyheyhey]

me and my friend couldn't stop playing goldeneye on the n64- this is good news for xbox owners, hope it comes to the PSstore

[Marceles]

Nah...since Microsoft owns Rare I doubt it'll ever come to the Playstation. This would be huge if it went to Xbox Live

[B Man]

I can just see it now... aiming in goldeneye with the wiimote.... ahhh. :)

[mikeslemonade]

Hey why don't you read the article before posting. Goldeneye is owned by Activision which was developed by Rare, so Rare doesn't have the rights to this game.

[drewdrakes]

mikeslemonade - thats not true. Why dont you take your own advice. Activision owns the rights to make NEW 007 games, it doesnt own all the rights to every one ever made.

Activision never touched this game. They just have to approve a new release considering they hold current royalties to making and releasing new bond games.

[B Man]

Rare still does as the guy stated above.

[BigKev45]

That will be hot, Xbox live rules.

[InYourMom]

The Xbox Live Arcade makes the PSN Store look like a hot turd in the sun, all dry and shrivled.

[heyheyhey]

wow and you called me an insecure fanboy- you were lying about owning a ps3 weren't you? i can tell, don't try to cover it up- anyway if you did own a ps3 you would notice that the PSN has some pretty great games- super stardust HD, warhawk, tekken 5: dark resurrection, everyday shooter, super rub a dub, high stakes on the vegas strip (if you love poker like me), locoroco cocorecho, toy home, PAIN, FLow, blast factor, cash guns chaos, calling all cars etc etc

[blacsheep]

why your a retard...........run forrest run

[wageslave]

" you were lying about owning a ps3 weren't you?"

Huh? Why would you say that? Anyone who owns both consoles -- or has had time to spend with both -- know that Xbox LIVE is head-and-shoulders ahead of PSN in every regard; features, depth, community, offerings and on and on.

He probably *DOES* own a PS3 - and he's 100% right - I might have used other less-colourful language, but his message is accurate.

[yamamoto114]

RE. GARD. LESS. Even if Xbox Live is better than PSNetwork, it's irrelevant in this news story, and that cheap shot at PlayStation was uncalled for and unnecessary.

Because, for all intents and purposes, heyheyhey is right. The PSNetwork store does have some great games, just like the Wii VC and the XBLA.

The video game industry consumer base needs to grow up.

[tatotiburon]

and thats why xbox live rulez, great news a great classic coming to live arcade, only for xbox live

[zPlayer]

didn't you just read the post before? grow up

[d3l33t]

B2stards!

[PS360WII]

Very cool glad someone got the deal. Was tired of all the back door politics on this title. Was it going on VC or XBLA or not at all...? Hopefully this pans out.

[Mu5afir]

Activision currently has the license.. I am sure Nintendo has a say on it.. not to mention Sony owns the franchise as a whole. So, good luck explaining to anyone how this game is going to release on XBL.

[desolationstorm]

Im glad someone else but me reliases that sony has a say on this since they own mgm. I want this to happen I would love for it to happen but I beleive its wishful thinking, to many poeple have a say in this for it to happen. If it were to happen I think everyone would get a stake in it, but even that i dont think is possible.

People always gloss right over the fact that sony owns mgm, but you might not have to deal with them because activision owns the rights to the series in video games. Though it does seem possible to strip away everything bond from the game and still be left with a game, which Im sure Nintendo and Microsoft could work out a deal in that aspect.

Who knows, but as much as I want this to happen I call BS on it.

[PS360WII]

Yea Goldeneye is a mess when it comes down to who 'owns' it. Developer was Rare, Published by Nintendo, Sony owns MGM, and Activision has the game rights now.... ugh

[Odion]

MGM is releasing movies on Xbox live, the Movie part of Sony doesn't care about the game side.

[The BS Police]

Sony did not purchase MGM untill 2005, Goldeneye was released for the N64 in 1997, Sony has had no involvement with Goldeneye, therefore they have no real rights to it.

[drewdrakes]

The BS Police - That doesnt matter. The game is being re-released so needs approval NOW.

The Rest of you - You really think ALL of Sony cares about the Playstation? Why are MGM movies and Sony music on Xbox Live? Ive got news, they really dont care. It is entirely within the realm of possibility for this to get approved, why? Because at the end of the day, theyre making money. Thats what its all about.

BTW Activision doesnt have the rights TO THIS GAME. They have the rights to release new bond games. They do have to approve, but they dont entirely control it.

[DrPirate]

I would buy a 360 just for this. Wow.

Unless they don't change it at all. I tried going back to Perfect Dark/Goldeneye, but the lack of free look gives me massive headaches.

Goldeneye + Free Look + Upscaling = Me buy 360 arcade pack :)

[GITPWNED]

A Free Look option would be on a SECOND COMING OF CHRIST level.

[green]

This is really great news.Hope to see other RARE classics as well.KI3,Perfect Dark etc.

[R0l3]

I guess the Wii couldn't handle the game.

[KeiZka]

I guess you couldn't even handle Wii. And that'd be sad.

But awesome news. Might warrant me getting that X0 with my next paycheck...

[blacsheep]

as a pro sony gamer, no games have made me remotely jealous of 360 owners because i know whats instore for us ps3 owners but GOLDENEYE with online multiplayer is something i will be jealous of

if 360 owners get this all i can say is enjoy because without a doubt goldeneye in my eyes is the best fps ever made and as a ps3 owner i gotta give props if you get it (though through gritted teeth coz id love to play it)

and nintendo youve brought many rare made n64 games to the ds why not the best of them all?goldeneye on the ds over wi-fi is what dreams are made of

gamers enjoy

[Relcom]

This is one of the best games ever made, with awesome new features

[SabreMan]

i totally agree i am green with envy with this news goldeneye was and still is a stunning title, Live also has Sensible Soccer and Jet Pac two of my alltime favorite games and with Speedball 2 coming i am very tempted to buy a 360 just for these four titles

[desolationstorm]

All I gotta add is goldeneye/perfect dark with free look and GOOD framrate would be awesome. Wait did my rocket just skip a frame and disappear? Fxck that, that was a rocket to the face.

[yamamoto114]

I'm glad to see the fanboyism trend dying down. If the PS3 owners are lucky, since Sony MGM owns MGM Studios, they could work out an agreement too. Who knows? Since Microsoft and Sony each own a part of Goldeneye 007, they could work out a deal with each other. As long as Microsoft lets Sony create a Rare-owned property on the PSNetwork, Sony can let Microsoft create the same MGM-owned property on the XBLA, vice versa, whatever.

Hell, they might even let XBL players cross with PSN gamers. That'd be amazing.

It'll be the first agreement between opposing gaming industry companies in years, and it'll benefit towards all of the gaming community.

[zPlayer]

goldeneye has also got to be one of the greatest movie games ever!

[P4KY B]

And shoot everyone in the balls!

(why was he so short in the game?)

[desolationstorm]

you got an agree for shooting someone in the balls awesome. I dotn know why he was short but there was also that secret b!tch that was also his size. You say ball shots I say headshots on oddjob.

[Luca Blight]

the genre is constantly evolving/making strides, so unlike 2D side-scrollers, shooters, some JRPGs and the like - Goldeneye isn't going to be as fun as most people remember. At least in my opinion, after breaking out the N64 and Goldeneye about 2 months ago, the game is nowhere near as fun as I remember. Still good, but I'd rather play some Halo 3 or (now) Call of Duty 4.

[etownone]

couldn't agree more...
but with updated graphics.. i would still like to play once through Goldeneye for the memories as being one of the best games of all time for me.

[heyheyhey]

i agree with etownone- its ture that there are many shooters out there that are more enjoyable than goldeneye- but it will bring back memories and thats whats important

you are right though- playing ff7 (ff7 remake FTW) is playing the one of the best rpg's out there, goldeneye isn't a particularly great game by todays standards but its what lay the groundwork for fps games and it will be cool to play it again

and while i dont have the 360- my friends do, so i guess il just play it there (considering this isn't a stupid rumor- remember there is a question mark at the end of the title of this article)

[okcomputer]

I'm with you on this one. It'd be nice to play a few times for nostalgia, but I doubt it'd be as fun as it was back in the day when it first came out, and I played TONS of goldeneye multiplayer w/my room from college.

Unless they drastically upped the frame rate and the visuals (which I doubt they would) I don't really see myself putting down the great online next gen fps games like cod4 or resistance to play goldeneye more than just a handful of times.

[etownone]

not for nothing but Rare has been pretty sh*tty for past couple of years.... bring us Banjo to compete with Mario and Rachet already!! but most importantly how come they dont deliver KI3?? Its like everytime someone mentions it, its all positive with people demanding the sequal. Those two franchises alone would be a MASSIVE COMBOOOOOO!!!!

wasn't there a massive combo too? maybe not...oh well... ULTRA COMBOOOOOO!!!! :)

[BloodySinner]

Massive? More like an ULTRA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[wageslave]

"but Rare has been pretty sh*tty for past couple of years"

Clearly you havent played Kameo and Viva Pinata.

[GITPWNED]

THERE....IS....A.....GOD.....

[zonetrooper5]

If this does come out on the 360 then sure as hell I'm buying it, god the game was so epic. ^_^

I'm also sure that Sony only owns the movie rights to the James Bond franchise while the games of James Bond are now owned by Activisonbut MS and Rare can still make a deal.

[Mr_Showtime1]

A possible reason for me to update my Xbl subscription

[Bleucrunch]

Goldeneye is one of the best first person shooters every, hopefully it comes to PSN as well. That could arguably be the best first person shooter ever.

[THX7168]

Wasn't someone re-making the original GoldenEye with the Counter Strike: Source engine?

[DarkSniper]

Goldeneye007 was officially the game that gave the birth of Dark Sniper. He equipped himself at all times with the character Alec Trevelyan and used his speed to evade any and all oppositions.

With that said, even Dark Sniper is delighted to hear that the greatest first person shooter may see a release on XBOX Live Arcade. Dark Sniper is also dissapointed not to see the mentioning of Killer Instinct in the mix of classic RARE titles to be revitalized. RARE has once again alienated the customer's demands by not placing Killer Instinct in an online realm for gamers to rekindle their 90's glory of gaming.

If Goldeneye is indeed ported to XBOX Live, Dark Sniper truly expects this game to actually outsell the garbage flagship title of console entitled Halo 3. Even Dark Sniper himself would play an XBOX 360 for Goldeneye.

[InMyOpinion]

You actually believe that Goldeneye on XBL will sell more copies than the PS3?

[ZeroXMD]

My GOD you are a xbot. Where the hell did that come from? PS3 wasn't even in his comment ANYWHERE. MY GOD you fail so HORRIBLY. I call upon anyone to take Jenzo's bubbles away for that retardation he just spewed.

[InMyOpinion]

I was just teasing Dark Sniper a little cause I know he hates the 360 more than anything in the world.

"the garbage flagship title of console entitled Halo 3" and the PS3 have sold about 8-9 million each so I don't see anything wrong with that statement. I just found it funny that a "garbage" title like Halo 3 is selling as good as the PS3.

[predator]

GET IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you rare, now for killer instinct 3

[Covenant]

Goldeneye? Perfect Dark? Banjo-Kazooie?

I think I'm going to need some more MS points...and more free time.

Now, if they'd get around to releasing Killer Instinct...

[zonetrooper5]

Yes there is a free mod of Goldeneye its called Goldeneye: Source using the Source engine which powered games such as:

Half Life 2
Counter Strike Source
Day of Defeat Source
Postal 3

and many more. So yeh!

[MasterChief2829]

Yeah I got goldeneye source, don't get me wrong, it's freaking awesome, but just not the same...

[heavyarms]

That would make my year a gaming heaven!!!

[bootsielon]

I wonder how they'll jump Nintendo or how much they'll pay Nintendo

[MasterChief2829]

Nintendo has nothing going with this game. They can't do anything about it.

[ZeroXMD]

NO! bad xbot! Bad! *SMACK* Now go to your corner and think about what you just said. *SMACK* One to grow on

Goldeneye was a 64 game. So nintendo has just as much over it as rare does.

*SMACK* I SAID GO TO YOUR CORNER CHEIF

Also, who ever agreed with cheif.... *SMACK*

[candystop]

As much as I would love to play Goldeneye I still wish that someone would bring back Shadows of the Empire!

[MasterChief2829]

[edit] Nevermind I got it working. In case your wondering, the site wasn't working for me.

[Wicked Sick]

Wasn't this cancelled some time ago?
I remember reading it here at n4g, but maybe they realised it was a mistake to cancel it.

[MasterChief2829]

Hell yeah it would be a mistake! *prepared to gather angry mob*

[Raptors]

Goldeneye AND you can play multiplayer over Xbox live???? *faints*
If you have never played this game trust me when i tell you that you've missed out on one of the most fun games of all time.

[Hades1337]

...my arse. Didnt another Xbox site claim 'very reliable sources' had confirmed MGS4 for the 360??

Plus Id rather have it coming to the Wii, its true home.

[lwsbrck]

just a thought, but won't N64 ports be hard to do on the 360?

i mean, the controller layout will be so hard to pan out?

how i would do it:

Cup = y, Cleft = x, Cright = b, Cdown = a, A = LB, B = RB, L = LT, R = RT, Z = Back, D-pad = Dpad, Analogue stick = either analogue stick (right to stay closer to original controller scheme, left for ease of use)

or, i would swap right analogue stick to C-buttons (might be awkward to be precise though) and use X as B, and A as A

[Kwertie]

It would work much the same as a Gamecube pad. C buttons mapped to the right analog, the 4 button cluster would take over A and B with 2 spare, LT and RT would map to L and R and LB would map as Z. Start has a button that would do the job, and for ease of use, some C buttons could also be mapped to the 2 extra face buttons and RB

[MasterChief2829]

They'll probably change the controls around, perhaps make it free-aim instead of auto-aim.

[Kwertie]

This is bull. There is one very simple reason you will not get Goldeneye on Xbox, and that is: Nintendo.

At the time, Rare was second party to Nintendo, and something like 45% owned by Nintendo, so I expect there to be some small print somewhere about publishing games that were made when Rare was part of Nintendo.

The other problem, and this is quite a major one, is that the game is coded to run on N64 hardware. Do you think Nintendo would let MS emulate the N64? Not a cat in hells chance.

Goldeneye is effectively in limbo. It's unlikely to appear on the Wii Virtual Console what with Rare being with MS now, and vice versa, unlikely to appear on Xbox because it would require emulating Nintendo hardware, and contracts are likely to come into it. I'd say there is a slightly better chance of it appearing on the Wii, only because the emulation side works against MS, and that Rare do still have some small ties with Nintendo, in that they produce DS games.

[player911]

XBL has games like Contra, Sonic the Hedgehog, Castlevania:SOTN, etc

There are lots of games ported from other consoles. I don't see what the big deal is.

I hope to see this on XBL but if all else fails, just release it on all the platforms. Rare would make tons of money plus the consoles would too. I can also seeing a lot of people upgrading to this gens consoles in this case as well (PS2, Gamecube, dreamcast)

[The BS Police]

But I don't thin Nintendo relly has any say in it, Nintendo can no longer distribute Goldeneye because they don't have the rights to do os, they can't ask rare for it unless if they speak with Microsoft, the same goes with Perfect Dark.

Microsoft now owns the rights to the Perfect Dark franchise.

I think it would be a good diea fro Nintendo to join the discussions so we get both a Virtual console and XBLA version.

[Kwertie]

>XBL has games like Contra, Sonic the Hedgehog, Castlevania:SOTN, etc

Sonic the Hedgehog was a Sega game on Sega hardware. Since Sega is no longer in hardware and is now a third party, there isn't any incentive in keeping it's old games exclusive, because, well, it hasn't got a console to put them on.

I believe Castlevania wasn't exclusive either, well I at least remember Castlevania games on the SNES, so that doesn't have the problem of being anyone's exclusive either AFAIK. A simple port should be pretty easy and legality free since all Sony did was provide the hardware for their game to run on. No funding, support or anything else.

Same goes for Contra. Konami game, no ties with any specific company so it's more or less up to them.

The problem we have is that when Goldeneye was made, it was an N64 exclusive, meaning that the contract or whatever would have specified that it could not appear on another company's hardware. What with the Virtual Console, Nintendo will want to hold on to that exclusivity just in case they ever do get to release it. To add to the complication, since Nintendo half owned Rare, it's fair to say that Nintendo part funded Goldeneye's development (and in fact I do think they give development support and finace to their second parties), so it's effectively part owned by Nintendo.

Then there is the fact that it's not an original franchise. I expect Perfect Dark on the N64 to have the same issues as with Goldeneye, but since it is a Rare game, that's one less licensor to worry about.

The best thing would be to make a new Goldeneye, or a Perfect Dark that doesn't suck, from scratch. Try to keep it close to the original, but obviously with modern graphics.

Second party games are strange ground because it's almost like asking if Xbox can have Super Mario World, or Mario 64. Second party is basically a company working for Nintendo and not developing for anyone else. Rare's position is strange and not one I've come across before.

However IMHO Rare isn't suited to Microsoft. They make great games, but they still have that Nintendo feel to them, and it doesn't fit the general Xbox demographic. I have a feeling Kameo and Viva Pinata would have done much better if it was on Nintendo hardware, since they are similar to Nintendo games (from what I saw of the demo, Kameo was very Zelda/Majora's Mask like gameplay wise). It would also have been frigging awesome to have Perfect Dark with the Wii remote. Metroid is awesome, but has no multiplayer, and isn't an out and out FPS. More like an FPS Zelda, or adventure game.

[Auron]

Its bieng rebuilt with updated graphics and XBL multiplayer I'm sure it has nothing to do with emulation.

[freakyzeeky]

Though I admit, Goldeneye with online multiplayer is awesome. :)

[Nevers]

That's definitely some awesome news if it comes to pass. That was the first mp shooter I remember playing on a console. They definitely pry some points outta me on this one. And then I'll have to force all my buddies to get it too.

... if the title wasn't so old, I'd start getting my hopes up for revamped gameplay and new mp maps... oh but I can dream

[Zhuk]

If I was RARE I would redesign and update the control scheme, the 360 controller is far superior to the N64s for FPS's

[ZeroXMD]

the 64 brought the FPS to consoles and was the original FPS controller. I'd still play with a 64 controller if I could. maybe if you were born a little bit earlier you could know something besides xbox and halo. Cause if you played 64 shooters, you would know that your comment is nothing but your usual xbot beeping.

[Auron]

what crack are you smoking?! Theres a reason why Xbox/360 has so many FPS. anyways go ahead and make a mod and try to play call of duty 4 with a N64 controller then (Yeah We all love moving our character with face buttons instead of analog sticks or mouse)Boy you dumb!

[ichimaru]

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE microsoft, this was my fav n64 game!!!

[gololo]

bring this back...can't wait to kick ass in the "basement" or "librabry" level....gotta love the power of the golden gun.....DO IT!!!

[Funky Town_TX]

my first console FPS. online MP included. can't wait.

[big0]

The many hours spent wetting up shirts in blood one of the best games ever.

[PS360PCROCKS]

NICE!! Lol because the original on my LCD looks so bad it's almost unplayable...

[Xbox is the BEST]

License to Kill

[Andronix]

GoldenEye brings back loads of good memories of the 90s for me.
More youthful times, my N64, 4 Joypads with Rumblepacks and one brilliant game. The thing about it was the single player missions were great, and as you increased the difficulty level, you actually got more objectives (not unimaginatve like now were harder skill setting means more shots to kill.) The best thing was 4 player split-screen. Me and my friends spent hours playing this. My favourite was proximity mines. It was like a sweet ballet of killing!

I remember Nintendo Reggie saying he would try and get it on the Wii. Maybe this is part of the deal, to allow it on Xbox Live?anyway. Hope this is true. If it is, it would be great if you could do the 4 player online over Live. Perfect 10. (in the 90s!)

[pshizle]

those graphixs make the ps3 look like a joke =0

[Tyrael]

yyyyeeeeaaaahhhh bbbbbboooiiii

cant wait for that Goldeneye!!!!

[Zinger]

This is Non-News. MS needs to do something quick for 2008 in order to compete with the PS3. As cool as it is, i highly doubt a 90's FPS former game of the Year is going to help save 360 from PS3 taking alot of the U.S. Market share this year.

Good luck guys. I really wish you the best. i know i would hate to spend all that money and not have the best system in the long run.

[texism]

This has nothing to do with the best system. This is people just wanting to relive the oldskool. What is your problem?

[player911]

Zinger, your either extremely jealous or extremely retarded. Which is it?

Keep your stupid comments to yourself unless you have something to contribute.

[texism]

I keep hearing about how Goldeneye was all that. I mean sure, it was good for the time, but Perfect Dark BLEW Goldeneye away in terms of EVERYTHING yet no one even talks about it. Wtf?

I would have been much more excited for Perfect Dark. The guns were so freakin' cool. You had this alien gun that you feed eggs to it and you see the alien guns suck the egg. There was also this gun called the Mauler. It was great! My fav by far was the Cyclone's 2nd fire which emptied an entire mag in less than a second. Add to the fact that you could dual wield it and you basically had a wall of bullets lol.

Meh, I miss Perfect Dark...the good one.

[The BS Police]

Perfect Dark was the better game becuase it ahd more to offer.

[kwicksandz]

Even the die hard PS3 Fanboys love this game. i like this new spirit of co operation and respect on N4g! Some Xbots go and return the favour in a GT5 thread pronto!

[Auron]

so thats why everyone loved Goldeneye. Its sad to see whats become of gamers in this day when games are at their finest. I dont want to miss out on any great game! 360,Wii,PS3 Blu-ray/HD DVD all AWESOME!

[The BS Police]

Goodbuy Halo, hello Goldeneye and Perfect Dark.

[kewlkat007]

I spent hours on hours playing on my 27" Tube when I started college in 1999. 4-way split screen baby. This game paved the way for XBL and Halo 1. The only 2 shooters I killed all throughout college. Well look at where we are now.

The two top selling shooters on consoles. Gears of War your not there yet, but you have a great chance with Gears of War 2.

This would be sweet....

Now where is my Killer Instinct RARE...

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I'm actually really jealous...

[Agent 88]

RARE, without a shadow of a doubt, had produced the number one FPS for all time. Goldeneye and RARE single handedly paved the way for Microsofts Xbox and Xbox 360. FPSers in their own right has become their own format, style and franchise all in itself. Without this breakthrough title of the N64 past, Halo, GOW and many other splinter FPS would of seen the first gen Xbox early demise, never to give birth to the present 360. It only seems right for Xbox live to pay homage to the mother of all FPS and the true reason why Xbox still draws breath. Lets all hope, the XBL incident as of late does not prevent users from enjoying this game of all games. With failures lately, I agree that Xbox live users deserve this gift........

[The BS Police]

Goldeneye set the standard for console FPS games, games like Halo took that standard and raised the bar furthur.

If it wasn't for Goldenye, we would not have Halo.

[Bill Gates]

Yeah, if it's ever FIXED...AHAHAHAHHHHAHA

I loved Goldeneye.

[ape007]

crappy was perfectdark zero compared to goldeneye and perfect dark, what the hell happen to rare. If this turns true , Idon't mind paying 100$ for each.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

This is the second best thing I've seen all day...

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[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Probably the game that makes me buy a 360...

[Kareshi_X]

Nice This Will Surely Bring Back Some Old Memories.
Nobody can Resist the Hand Move Attack when u dint have no Gun!!!

[JokerSGS]

Nice news but it just seems weird to see a Nintendo classic on another console. Kind of makes you feel like Rare has sold out completely. Well when your company is a shell of it's former self, anything should be done to just make sure people know you're relevant.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

That is normal when one company buys another company. Rare is 100% owned by MS and that includes all the Rare classics. You may not like it but thats just the way it is. I'm not being a d!ck or anything I'm just making a point.

[Gantrfaxx]

OMG one of the best fps games ever (goldeneye). That would be great.

[Neurotoxin]

Now i would be jealous of any one with a 360 and this game if it turns out to be true. Damn you all, i used to love this game :(.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

You one thing for sure is you won't be seeing this classic game loved by many on the PSN.

[Kwertie]

Online multiplayer may be a promising feature, but due to difficulties, it may never happen. Save yourself some time and heartache. Buy an N64 and Goldeneye. Maybe Perfect Dark, Mario 64 and Zelda OoT for good measure. It was, and still is a great console, and I even to this day I still power mine up to have a blast againt my sister on Perfect Dark with a bunch of sims

[wageslave]

"Online multiplayer may be a promising feature, but due to difficulties, it may never happen."

Oh! You've got it all figured out eh? Why dont you give Rare and MS a call, and let *them* know? Im sure you can save them all a lot of bother... yeah.

The'll never be able to solve a software problem -- you should let 'em know.

/sarcasm.

[texism]

"Maybe Perfect Dark" ?

Wtf? Perfect Dark is to Goldeneye like Bioshock is to Systemshock...a spiritual sequel that is actually MUCH better than the original. If you loved Goldeneye, then just get Perfect Dark instead.

[Kwertie]

It's licensing, not software.

[rob6021]

Well sad thing is I'll probably get it, but the excitement and nostalgic factor will only last for an hour at the most before i put it down for good, It just wont stand up to modern games unless the whole thing is redone. I'm more looking forward for haze coming out, which is made by several of the original goldeneye team members.

[Gazman]

Very nice, cant wait

[iNcRiMiNaTi]

i was gonna try the goldeneye source thing but if this is true then ill wait for this one. perfect dark was also one of the games i played most for the n64 next to goldeneye and ocarina of time

[rawd]

This is assuming XBoxLive is up and running I guess

[mintaro]

Goldeneye was an awesome game, and maybe the very first game to play like a shooter was meant for a console, either way i cant wait

[sonyfanonly]

finally the xbots gets a good game on xbl lol and its 50 years old

[Salvadore]

There are other great XBL titles on the Market.

[Gadget73]

I loved Perfect Dark (and by default liked Golden Eye) but I am pretty sure these games are not going to live up to my or anyone's expectations.

For one: Perfect Dark is the superior game, even though no-one seems to realize this. PD is all that GE was, but more. Better multiplayer, bots, great maps, better single player, you name it, yet everybody goes all fuzzy over GE.

So there is the rub: if you *think* GE is better than PD you have no clear view of the games, and think with rosy colored glasses about your gaming past.

The disappointment will be grand, when GE finally emerges.

[desolationstorm]

I agree with you somewhat. I dont think people will think goldeneye is as grand as they once remembered, but I do have to say that I picked it up my senior year of college and got back into the control scheme and beat the whole game over again and still enjoyed it. I love the game, and while some aspects of perfect dark make it a much betetr game people have a tender spot for Goldeneye. Not to mention the sp in PD was crap compaired to goldeneye. Other then that a lot of the features in PD were great, like being able to fall down off ledges. Levels I could take either or because there were few levels that I played a lot in PD that werent taken from goldeneye the number one being Grid I love that level.

THough if some time was spent on PD and bringing it up to better framerate I would love the game, like you mentioned modes, bots, levels and a lot of others things made PD amazing.

[Guardian0fPeace]

PERFECT DARK 64!!!!

[THAMMER1]

Now lets get some conf. and release date.

[jmac53]

This is the one game that my friends and I would pull all nighters playing. It was an addiction. If I didnt already own a 360, I would buy one for this.

[Testo]

You obviously never played with 2 controllers on 2.2 Galore.

For single it had to be 1.1 solitare

[Testo]

I don't agree.
" Better multiplayer, bots, great maps, better single player, you name it, yet everybody goes all fuzzy over GE."

MP was everything on GE, it started it all.
Bots for me seemed a little dumb, I wonder why =)
I can't remember the maps and there is a reason for that (Your not Bond)
Single player is also the same. The Music, the story, the atmosphere. In GE your were Bond! License to kill.

In PD you were a chick fighting aliens. Wooow.

[gta_cb]

i remember playing this game on the Nintendo 64 :p was very fun

[Stubacca]

Sorry to burst your bubble dudes, but this has "obsessed X-Box fanboy" written all over it, originating on an X-Box site, and is probably full of excriment.

Would be nice, but Microsoft's lack of decent games this year seems to have left one too many fanboys with wishful thinking...