Screenshot: Brendan Hesse Screenshot: Brendan HesseIn the late 2000s, video game development studio Rare attempted to remake its beloved Nintendo 64 first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, for the Xbox 360. While the canceled GoldenEye remake was an open secret in the video game industry for years, fans finally saw proof of the project when gameplay footage surfaced online last month. For those wondering: Yes, you can theoretically play the 2008 GoldenEye remake on your PC, too. Emulation is a legal gray-zone at best, and the GoldenEye Xbox 360 ROM is even murkier—it’s technically the unreleased property of Rare and contains copyrighted materials from numerous companies, plus the likenesses of several actors. However, it’s entirely legal to install the necessary software one would need to hypothetically play the leaked ROM on PC.

Source: The Nation February 05, 2021 21:22 UTC