How to Play the Leaked ‘GoldenEye’ Remake
In the late 2000s, video game studio Rare attempted to remake their favorite first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64, GoldenEye 007 , for the Xbox 360. The new vision included the classic single-player campaign and fan-favorite multiplayer modes, as well as updated graphics. , modern management and online play. It even included a switch that allowed players to switch between new graphics and classic N64 renderings. The remake was nearly complete, but was delayed in 2008 due to tricky copyright issues.
While the canceled GoldenEye remake hasn’t been a secret in the video game industry for years, fans finally saw proof of the project when gameplay footage surfaced online last month. And now someone has posted a build of the game online .
We can confirm that the game can be played on PC using the Xbox 360 emulation software. The leaked version does not include online matchmaking, but there are local multiplayer options.
For those wondering: yes, in theory you can also play the 2008 GoldenEye remake on your PC. Please be aware that it is technically illegal to download or distribute a ROM file, so we will not show you how to find it.Emulation is a legal gray area at best , and the GoldenEye Xbox 360 ROM is even more murky – it’s technically unreleased property of Rare and contains copyrighted material from a variety of companies, as well as images of several actors.
However, installing the necessary software required to hypothetically reproduce the leaked ROM on a PC is perfectly legal. In this imaginary scenario, you will need to download the Xenia Xbox 360 emulator . Follow the setup and installation instructions shown in the video below:
Please note that Xenia is a research tool that is not designed to play illegally obtained software, but you can use it to play Xbox 360 games that you personally own and that you have downloaded to your computer. You can play games with a controller or keyboard and mouse. I recommend the Xbox controller, which should be recognized automatically, but you can also use a PlayStation 4 controller if you install DS4Windows .