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August 13, 2019

XIII Remake Delayed Into 2020

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Back in the early 2000s a cel-shaded first-person shooter named XIII, which was based on a European comic book, was released for Playstation 2, Gamecube and the original XBox. In April developer PlayMagic announced they had obtained the rights to the cult classic and would be remaking it for modern systems. Just so we’re clear, this is not a remaster or a republished version of the original XIII. This is a ground-up remake using modern graphics that will likely and unavoidably sport many differences. And since it’s going to take more work than a simple upscaling would, the game can’t come out when it was originally planned to (this fall). Instead it’s being delayed into 2020. “We are thrilled with PlayMagic’s work so far,” assures François Coulon – Head of Production at publisher Microids. “This additional development time is needed to reach the level of polish we’re aiming for. The announcement was greeted by an overwhelming response from the community and we’ll make sure to deliver the best possible game

April 19, 2019

Remake Of PS2-Era FPS “XIII” In The Works

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Here’s something we never saw coming: the cult classic cel-shaded first-person spy shooter XIII, based on the European comic book, is getting a remake. The original appeared on Playstation 2, Gamecube and the original XBox back in the early 2000s. Just so we’re clear, this is not a remaster or a republished version of the original XIII. This is a ground-up remake using modern graphics that will likely and unavoidably sport many differences. If what you want is the same game, well, the same game is on eBay. Developer PlayMagic taking something like XIII into their hands could be a good thing, or a bad thing…we’ll just have to wait and see. “The PlayMagic team is very excited for the opportunity to remake a true classic; modernizing the graphics, sound and animations while remaining faithful to the original XIII’s incredible look and feel,” says Giuseppe Crugliano, CEO & Creative Director at PlayMagic Ltd. “XIII’s gameplay mechanics are being reworked in an effort to modernize the experience in a way that