If Phil Spencer really wants to bring back Hexen, the System Shock remake devs are standing by

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

While the Sidhe elf Corvus battled the evil forces of D'Sparil, the remaining Serpent Riders were busy corrupting other dimensions. As a Warrior, Mage, or Cleric, you must defend your realm of Cronos from the second Serpent Rider known as Korax.

Nightdive Studios, the folks behind this year’s System Shock remake, are open to working on Hexen, assuming Xbox boss Phil Spencer is serious about bringing it back.

Microsoft’s head of gaming has gradually become one of the industry’s most visible advocates for Raven Software’s mid-90s FPS in recent years, having rocked up to June’s Xbox Games Showcase wearing a shirt emblazoned with its box art. “That wasn’t me trying to pre-announce (a reboot of) it,” Spencer told Polygon at the time, “but it was me recognizing the importance of some of the games in our portfolio.”

Well, after Spencer mentioned the game again during a recent appearance on the Official Xbox Podcast, which mainly saw the exec spend a lot of time discussing what the plan is following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, he’s now had his bluff called.

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