Droves of modern- and futuristic-themed “Doom clones” jammed up store shelves in the 1990s, but Raven Software’s Heretic and Hexen differed from the rest of the pack. Trading shotguns and space ...

Come in, weary gamers. Huddle around my candlelit face as I regale you with a story of three forgotten heroes. You may not have heard of them, not least because they may not have had names. But those ...

In the mood for a retro-style FPS, I dug around the new releases on Steam, and poked at a few, not really clicking. Until, that is, I found Hands Of Necromancy, and then played it all weekend. This is ...

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Nightdive Studios and id Software have announced a surprise remaster of fantasy shooters Heretic and Hexen. The games are now available for modern consoles in a new release, dubbed Heretic + Hexen, ...

TL;DR: Heretic + Hexen remastered offers enhanced 4K 120 FPS gameplay on PC and consoles, featuring new campaigns, online cross-platform co-op, multiplayer deathmatch, mod support, improved ...

Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox and the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, has once again pandered to conspiracy-minded video game fans with a cheeky fashion choice. To close the Xbox Games Showcase stream, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Hexen is back! A group of modders have resurrected the classic 1996 first person demon thrasher ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The fantasy shooters Heretic and Hexen have been remastered and re-released for modern platforms, allowing longtime fans and new players to experience ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. "There are a lot of things even play testing doesn't find," John Zuk, lead designer of the Hexen II mission pack, Portal of Praevus, says. "We almost ...

August is the new Christmas for gen Xers and elder-millennials who go all misty eyed upon hearing the word "gibs". Nightdive's annual remaster of an FPS classic has become as much a QuakeCon tradition ...

Nightdive Studios has worked on other id Software remasters, but the idea of remaking or rereleasing Heretic and Hexen has been in the cards for quite a while. Microsoft completed its acquisition of ...