Activision Hoping to Remaster More IPs & Also Release 'New Content' for Them - News

by VGChartz Staff , posted on 09 August 2019 / 3,509 Views

Activision is set to release more remasters in the future, according to an earnings call today. The news was revealed when Activision President Rob Kostich answered a question about the potential for other remasters.

He said to expect information and announcements on future remasters of other franchises, but also noted that there's a good opportunity to release new content for those IPs as well:

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What would you hope to see a remastered next by Activision? There are a lot of rumours and hints that Modern Warfare 2 is in the works.

18 Comments

SuperNintend0rk (on 09 August 2019)

There's a typo in the title. You need to replace 'New Content' with 'Microtransactions' :P

Chazore (on 09 August 2019)

"new content", ie: shoving MT's into them or making them a grindfest.

No thanks.

COKTOE Chazore (on 09 August 2019)

I think you mean shoving MT's into them AND making them a grindfest.

Chazore Chazore (on 09 August 2019)

Put it better than I could XD.

But for reals though, I would like to see some classics like Gex returning, but not under Activision. They absolutely cannot be trusted with any game these days.

weeps in the corner for what they did to High Moon studios

SanAndreasX Chazore (on 10 August 2019)

Gex is owned by Square Enix after they bought out Eidos and Crystal Dynamics.

Zenos (on 09 August 2019)

As others have pointed out - this means that they'll take classics and find ways to bastardize them. Well, Activision is on my boycott list, so no loss for me.

Eric2048 (on 09 August 2019)

Well as far as Crash and Spyro go they'd better be done with the remasters. It's time for new games.

Zkuq (on 09 August 2019)

New content? Yeah maybe, but considering the state of the industry, I'd rather not have that.

Ashadelo (on 12 August 2019)

Microsoft please take note and allow SOMENONE to remaster Banjo & Kazooie 1, 2 and Conker

SanAndreasX (on 10 August 2019)

Freeway: Remastered confirmed.

Barozi (on 10 August 2019)

THPS please!

Ganoncrotch Barozi (on 10 August 2019)

They lost the license to that franchise days after thps5 was shat out. Would be an amazing remaster of the old titles if done right but music licenses, video licenses for the promo stuff and endings as well as the game itself make this a lot of work which we know activision are not keen to do.

Best thing for it is to emulate the GC with dolphin and increase the resolution of the titles with that, thps3/4 can look fantastic in dolphin.

Barozi Barozi (on 10 August 2019)

That's not quite true. Activision still owns the license to THPS. It's just that the partnership with Tony Hawk ran out in 2015. It's still possible to see remasters if they can get to an agreement with Tony that is.

Ganoncrotch Barozi (on 10 August 2019)

I would think the music rights would be a really big challenge. Esp considering the high profile artists like rage, acdc , soad, the doors, the Ramones.... Damn those games have amazing soundtracks.