Nighdive Studios appears to have quietly introduced a The Thing: Remastered launch date of December 5, 2024.
It’s a launch plan that may see the survival horror reimagining arriving later this week if the discharge date promised in a latest Xbox Wire post is correct. The submit, which was printed late final week, particularly covers new Xbox recreation releases from December 2 via December 6, mentioning titles reminiscent of The Thaumaturge, Marvel Rivals, and early entry for Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle. Contemplating Nightdive has but to announce a correct date and its official Steam page nonetheless says launch is solely “coming quickly,” The Thing: Remastered’s inclusion ought to increase some eyebrows.
Nightdive introduced its newest remaster at IGN Stay in June of this 12 months, promising to ship a bone-chilling improve for the traditional 2002 adaptation earlier than 2024 got here to a detailed. A post from the studio’s X/Twitter account promised that the discharge date is in December earlier at present however didn’t make clear whether or not the December 5 date proven within the Xbox Wire submit is correct. Whether it is, then we shouldn’t have to attend for much longer earlier than the complete expertise is on the market for everybody to play for themselves. Along with Xbox One and Xbox Sequence X | S, The Thing: Remastered is presently set to come back to PC by way of Steam, Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
Nightdive has made a reputation for itself as an skilled remaster studio all through the previous few years. Different titles in its catalog embody remasters for the Turok trilogy, Star Wars: Darkish Forces, System Shock, Shadow Man, and extra. The Thing: Remastered guarantees a collection of additives to assist deliver the unique expertise to fashionable platforms. These embody dynamic lighting, as much as 144fps, 4K decision, antialiasing, and different normal gameplay enhancements.
Whereas we wait for Nightdive to share extra about its plans for The Thing: Remastered, you’ll be able to examine PO’ed: Definitive Version, one other one in all its initiatives that launched earlier this 12 months. You can too learn up on why we predict remakes and remasters are nice for avid gamers, and the highest 10 Konami video games we predict deserve a contemporary coat of paint.
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