The Elder Scrolls: Arena?

[Vahrukiv]

Is this real?

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thoughts?

[Archer]

I think Australia has just now got around to rating the game and they just classified it wrong. If it is a remake, it will be a huge mistake, I believe.

[Vahrukiv]

i don't think it's a remake, i was thinking of a "re-release" on xbox 360 and PS3.
not a remake, just a port.

Much like Doom.

[Xarnac the Conqueror]

I'd rather they remake Daggerfall. It was better in every way.

[Avron the S'wit]

I can't see them just re-releasing Arena as is; it's a dated game and wouldn't be appreciated by the modern generation of gamers. A remake would be a costly endeavor that I doubt Bethesda would look into at this time. Once you do one, you have to redo the others, and I can see people bickering about redoing everything up to Oblivion.

Naaah. Some things are left better just the way they are: aged delicately, like fine wines.

Still, interesting little read!

[Vahrukiv]

Never mind, it was all just a misunderstanding.

Bethesda's Pete Hines has clarified that, "There is no new version of the game coming," explaining that the rumour was caused by a "clerical mix-up" on the part of the Australian Classifications Board.

"It apparently was never formally in their system because the release of Arena pre-dated [the Australian Classification Board's] existence," he explained to Joystiq.

"This is simply an error on [the classification board's] part. It should just say PC, not multiplatform. We've notified them and they're going to fix. There is no new version of the game coming. Just a clerical mix-up."

So this thread can be locked.

[The SheoDovah]

It is not wise to rerelease it and expect people to pay for it when you can download it within minutes from their site. Provided you have DOSbox. Can see a lot of tablets getting thrown at the wall due to Arena's infamous opening dungeon. In fact, i think it exceeds the Souls franchise in terms of diffculty.Just the first dungeon.

[Avron the S'wit]

Sweet, thanks for clarifying for us, Vahrukiv!

[This Is My Name]

Naaah. Some things are left better just the way they are: aged delicately, like fine wines.

Arena has aged like milk.

[CBR JGWRR]

That is rather harsh...

[Archer]

And rather true....