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<p>Nightdive Studios and id Software <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/article/heretic-hexen-release-notes">have announced[/url] a surprise remaster of fantasy shooters
Heretic and
Hexen. The games are now available for modern consoles in a new release, dubbed
Heretic + Hexen, that includes support for co-op, cross-platform multiplayer and community-published mods.</p>
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Heretic + Hexen combines
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders,
Hexen: Beyond Heretic and
Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel into a single bundle.
On top of making the updates necessary to get the games running on Xbox, PlayStation and Switch, Nightdive also created "two brand new episodes" to play through called
Heretic: Faith Renewed and
Hexen: Vestiges of Grandeur that include new levels inspired by the original games.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>When they were first released in 1994 and 1995, respectively,
Heretic and
Hexen featured the novel pairing of
Doom-inspired first-person action, with rudimentary RPG elements like character classes and an inventory. The games helped put developer Raven Software on the map not long before it went on to create games like
Quake 4 and
Wolfenstein for id Software.</p>
<p>Nightdive Studios has worked on <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-long-rumored-quake-ii-remaster-is-out-now-on-pc-and-consoles-183652854.html">other id Software remasters[/url], but the idea of remaking or rereleasing
Heretic and
Hexen has been in the cards for quite a while. Microsoft completed its <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-zenimax-acquisition-approved-eu-us-regulators-105057960.html">acquisition of ZeniMax Media[/url], the parent company of the games' original publisher id Software, in 2021. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was on the record <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.gamesradar.com/phil-spencer-wants-to-see-classic-fps-hexen-return-and-the-system-shock-remake-dev-wants-to-do-it-my-team-are-very-well-suited-for-the-job/">as recently as 2023[/url] as being interested in rereleasing both games. It took a couple years, but the remasters finally happened.</p>
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Heretic + Hexen is available now for Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. If you already own any of the original versions of the games, you'll get upgraded to the remastered bundle for free.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Heretic and Hexen have received a surprise remaster from Nightdive Studios
