GOLDENEYE XBLA STUCK IN NO MAN'S LAND

Chandler · Aug 8, 2008

Senior Rare engineer says licensing issues and more are plaguing downloadable N64 port.

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There are those like myself who still cling to the hope that Rare will one day be able to release the classic N64 shooter GoldenEye on Xbox Live Arcade. Sadly, for now it seems extraordinarily unlikely that we'll ever see that happen, as the game is currently "locked in no man's land" according to Rare's Nick Burton.<o

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Speaking with VideoGamer.com at the Develop conference last week, Burton talked about the difficulties the game has faced. "That was a tricky one. To be fair, I kind of wished that the differences got sorted out, but obviously there's the licensing issue for Bond, even if it's something that's already come out," he said. "It's incredibly hard to solve because there's so many license holders involved. You've got the guys that own the license to the gaming rights now, the guys that have the license to Bond as an IP, and there are umpteen licensees."<o

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Earlier this year, sources told 1UP that the game was killed because Microsoft and Nintendo couldn't come to terms financially. Burton explained that there's really nothing that Rare can do, which certainly supports the earlier story. Burton explained, "The ball's not in anybody at Rare's court really. It's squarely in the license holders' courts. It's a shame. It's kind of locked in this no man's land. There's nothing on Live Arcade, there's nothing on Wii." Perhaps this particular dream of ours simply wasn't meant to be.

Credits: SYN Chandler XL, 1UP

VwC Venom · Aug 8, 2008

god i hope they figure this all out i want this game so bad

SYN Ninjamole · Aug 8, 2008

ya i kinow wat u mean dude goldeneye was pry the best bong game to ever come out it might be old but tis stilll good

Jangles · Aug 8, 2008

This is the game I might leave Halo for

Nepenthe Amity · Aug 8, 2008

omg... i still want the game. i wouldn't care. i would play it every day!!

VwC Venom · Aug 8, 2008

would that mean that you would be able to play with other people online or would it still remain a split screen thing?

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