Game Mode: Remaking and remastering the classics
1A | Aug 20
They say art is never finished, only abandoned. But what if it got a second chance and a guaranteed audience? What if it got to respawn?
Video game fans love looking to the future — the next big release, the next batch of downloadable content, the next games show or expo. But what if the industry’s future lies in its past?
According to a 2025 report, 90 percent of U.S. and U.K. gamers played a remake or remaster of an old video game last year. Some gamers love the updated nostalgia. Others worry about what these remakes flooding the industry’s release calendar mean for the future of original experiences.
Our series, “Game Mode,” returns. This time we dive into the good, the concerning, and the nostalgia of game remakes.
