XIII Remake Is Getting An Overhaul Following Borked 2020 Launch

Back in late 2020, the cult classic cell-shaded shooter XIII re-appeared with a then-current-gen remake. It's safe to say that the re-release didn't exactly go to plan, with the game ending up being the worst rated Xbox release of the year, according to Metacritic.

Publisher Microids seems to have taken the feedback on board though. Almost two years later, the French publisher is re-launching XIII, with Xbox Series X|S support. The game will utilise 60FPS playback on the latest Xbox consoles, and it'll be a free upgrade for owners of the old Xbox One version. Nice!

The big overhaul launches on September 13th, with a different developer at the helm. French studio Tower Five is working on the relaunch, which will fix the game's current issues alongside adding that support for next-gen systems. Here's a quote from Microids, apologising for the initial launch and detailing how things are changing:

"We are fully aware and terribly sorry that the initial launch of XIII Remake on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC did not reach players’ expected quality standards. A bit more than a year ago we took the decision to hire the studio Tower Five to finish the development of the game. Tower Five worked with us in the past, notably on the great port of Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders on Nintendo Switch.

We really wanted to take the time to fix the game and offer owners of XIII Remake a free update paying the best possible tribute to the original game we all love. The Nintendo Switch version of the game will of course benefit from all the work done to improve the game as well as the multiplayer mode, which will mark the end of the game’s development. We can’t wait for players to put their hands on this improved version of the game and (re)discover the classic adventures of Agent XIII, as soon as it’s released after the Summer."

Is it time to give XIII another go once this update drops? Let us know.