GoldenEye 007 (Xbox 360)

This page details pre-release information and/or media for GoldenEye 007 (Xbox 360).

Prior to leaking in 2021, the scrapped Xbox 360 remaster of GoldenEye 007 had quite a lot of images and video leak.

Origins#

The initial rumour of the ports development originated from an alleged Rare staffer posting on the Penny Arcade forums on November 2007, who provided a single screenshot of the game and stated that it was canned due to legal issues with Nintendo.

A report about the re-release was then shared on fansite "Xbox Evolved" in January 2008, with a blurb in issue 225 of Electronic Gaming Monthly (page 34) the next month, reaffirming that it had already been cancelled.

I know you kids love your multiplayer Halo, but before Master Chief even started the fight, a suave spy started the competitive shooter craze. Too young to remember, kiddos? Well, I'm referring to the Nintendo 64 classic GoldenEye 007. Many oldsters like me would love to play it again on Xbox Live Arcade. Microsoft apparently wanted this to happen, too, but it sadly cancelled the 007 port even though it was cocked and ready to go. Way to shake (and stir) up controversy, Microsoft.

To do:
Mundorare posted scans of the issue in question shortly after it was released, but they were hastily pulled due to a legal complaint from Future Publishing. the Internet Archive unfortunately didn't grab them before they were removed.

This was then followed by a full feature on the port in the March 2008 issue of Xbox World 360, including various screenshots.

Footage#

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(Source: Rare Thief)

Raw gameplay footage of the port was also shared online in three separate instances. once in 2008, once in 2016, and finally in 2019 alongside videos intended for the original game's inclusion in Rare Replay.