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"Nightmare-fuel" '90s horror game suddenly appears on Steam from a brand-new publisher, and nobody's more surprised than the Nightdive lead who's spent "almost a decade" trying to secure the rights

"If it's legit, it's a triumph as The Dark Eye is an exceptionally cool point 'n' click"

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Nightdive boss says no one's making immersive sims because they appeal to 'a very small, niche group' and tend to 'come together at the 12th hour,' even though it's obviously the best genre

We live in an unjust world.

PC Gamer

"We want you to feel like it's the game you remember playing, not necessarily the game that you did play": System Shock and Dead Space devs on the art of the remake

Interview | Exploring what goes into an excellent game remake or remaster with the minds behind some of the best

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The Studio Behind A Star Wars Remaster On The Art Of Reviving Old And Forgotten Games

Inverse talks to Nightdive Studios about the importance of looking back, and how both remasters and remakes can tie into game preservation.

Inverse

Retro remake dev calls Switch 2 game-key cards "disheartening," says you'd hope a company as big as Nintendo "would take preservation a little more seriously"

Despite the "step back," everybody is "definitely putting in way more effort these days to back up their stuff"

GamesRadar

The rights to one of the greatest PC games of all time languished in the vault of a Midwestern insurance firm until a frustrated player bugged them about a re-release, 'But they asked me if I wanted to do System Shock 3'

Thus, Nightdive was born.

PC Gamer

29 years later, a cult classic horror boomer shooter is getting an "HD revival" from the masters of retro remakes

Nightdive Studios is releasing Killing Time: Resurrected on PC and consoles "soon"

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Here's how Nightdive "brought the horror back to System Shock" in its remake of the sci-fi FPS classic

Interview |Game director Stephen Kick "wanted to see Dead Space levels of carnage"

GamesRadar

The System Shock remake is getting a massive patch with a revised ending, choice of female player character '8 years in the making', and a significant quality of life improvement

I'm glad I put off my replay of 2023's best remake.

PC Gamer

Preserving old games was seen as a non-commercial 'art project' until recently, says Nightdive director: 'They were great then and they're great now, and companies have begun to realize that'

Nightdive's Stephen Kick and Larry Kuperman shared their thoughts on the importance of videogame history in an interview with PC Gamer at GDC.

PC Gamer

Star Wars: Dark Forces cemented its status as one best remaster studios around, and now the dev wants to return to the holy grail FPS revival they let go 9 years ago

It's a whole new world out there, after all

GamesRadar

Nightdive Studios are masters of retro game remakes - this is how it's done

Here's how the best retro game remakes are made.

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These developers are putting game preservation front and center

Classic video games are being lost to time, but some developers are looking to reverse the tide.

TechRadar

Nightdive thought it was 'going to get grilled' about the lack of hand-holding in System Shock remake, but players loved it

"People described it as an atrophied part of their brain starting to wake up again."

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Fresh off a fantastic Quake 2 remaster, Nightdive would once again like Tim Sweeney to know it's ready and eager to do the same to Unreal

The studio has Cliff Bleszinski's backing, too.

PC Gamer

Nightdive's kicking around the idea of an 'XCOM-like' System Shock that casts you as the Citadel's doomed resistance fighters against Shodan

At least getting your entire squad killed would be in-keeping with canon.

TechRadar

System Shock director wants to make an "XCOM-like" strategy in the same world

Nightdive Studios head Stephen Kick wants to make a System Shock strategy game.

TechRadar

Why Nightdive Studios is the perfect developer for the System Shock remake

The System Shock remake could only have happened thanks to its developer’s unique history. Here’s why.

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Why did the PC gaming community learn to hate prebuilt computers?

Building your own PC has long been a fun, money-conscious option. But when did it become a badge of honor?

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Nightdive on the System Shock remake: 'Even though we're changing and we're updating it, it's still part of the System Shock pedigree'

As the System Shock remake nears completion, Nightdive Studios talks about the game's long road to release.

PC Gamer

System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition shows off a major visual upgrade in new screens: 'All cinematics, textures, characters and weapon models have been updated'

Nightdive Studios shared some new screens from its upcoming System Shock 2 re-release.

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Nightdive CEO discusses sale to Atari, says publisher 'is on the rise'

"There is this misconception that we've chained ourselves to a sinking ship".

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