How to play the leaked ‘GoldenEye’ remake

In the late 2000s, video game development studio Rare tried to remake its beloved first-person shooter for Nintendo 64, GoldenEye 007, for the Xbox 360. The new vision featured the classic single player campaign and fan favorite multiplayer modes, along with updated graphics, modern controls and online play. It even included an alternation that would allow players to switch between the new graphics and classic visuals of the N64. The remake was almost complete, but it was shelved in 2008 due to complicated copyright issues.

While the canceled GoldenEye The remake has been an open secret in the video game industry for years, fans finally saw proof of the project when images of the game surfaced online last month. And now someone leaked a compilation of the online game.

We can confirm that the game is fully playable on the PC using the Xbox 360 emulation software. The leaked version does not include online matchmaking, but there are local multiplayer options.

For those who are wondering: Yes, you can theoretically play 2008 GoldenEye remake on your PC too. Please be aware that it is technically illegal to download or distribute the ROM file, so we will not show you how to find it. Emulation is a cool gray area, at best, and the GoldenEye The Xbox 360 ROM is even more obscure – it is technically Rare’s unreleased property and contains copyrighted material from several companies, as well as images from various actors.

However, it is totally legal to install the necessary software that would be needed to hypothetically reproduce the leaked ROM on the PC. In this imaginary scenario, you need to download the Xenia Xbox 360 Emulator. Follow the setup and installation steps in the video below:

Please note that Xenia is a research tool and is not intended to play software obtained illegally, but you I can use it to play Xbox 360 games you own and play on your PC. You can play with a controller or keyboard and mouse. I recommend an Xbox controller, which should be recognized automatically, but you can also use a PlayStation 4 controller if you install DS4Windows.