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Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports

It’s a wild time for retro gaming.

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The Verge reports: It’s a wild time for retro gaming.

Thanks to decompilations and recompilations of classic titles, those games are becoming unshackled from their proprietary code and original hardware to be ported to new devices or updated in ways to completely change the original game. Ever imagined skateboarding in Call of Duty?

This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include VR, Call of Duty and Halo.

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United States · Americas
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VR, Call of Duty, Halo
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