A factor may very well be introduced at IGN Reside tomorrow, June 7. Actually, it may very well be a remaster of The Thing, a 2002 action-adventure recreation primarily based on John Carpenter’s basic 1982 movie.
Nightdive Studios–the developer behind recreation remasters starting from franchises like Turok to Star Wars–teased on X (previously often known as Twitter) that it’ll reveal its subsequent recreation this coming Friday on the IGN present. The picture on the social media publish seems to be equivalent to the background of The Thing’s field artwork from the early 2000s, solely in a special colour from the unique blue.
The Thing is not a retelling of the 1982 film, which starred Kurt Russell, however as a substitute picks up after the movie. GameSpot’s The Thing evaluate was constructive on the time, however notes “it might have been nice” and particularly calls out “a wonky management scheme.” It will be attention-grabbing to see if that facet is addressed if Nightdive is in reality remastering the title.
The newest restoration venture from Nightdive was PO’ed Definitive Version final month. The 1995 recreation bought up to date graphics and a brand new hardcore problem mode as effectively. The developer additionally launched a remaster of Star Wars Darkish Forces earlier this yr, which was the primary FPS within the franchise’s historical past.
At present, a group of Nightdive’s video games are a part of Humble’s retro FPS bundle, together with the Turok trilogy and Doom 64.