GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Launching This Fall On Xbox 360 [Video]

It seems like years ago when rumors started that the Xbox 360 was going to get a HD remake of the classic Nintendo 64 game, GoldenEye 007. The rumors were laid to rest last year when Activision released a remake, with a different story on the Nintendo Wii, and leaving Xbox 360 (as well as PlayStation 3) without any version of the game.

Fast forward to July 2011, specifically (of all places) San Diego Comic Con, and Activision has just officially announced that GoldenEye 007 Reloaded will be coming to the Xbox 360 this year with new gameplay modes and more multiplayer options. Yet, we have to wonder why Activision wouldn’t announce it at E3, and why we are getting another FPS when we already have Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, and Gears of War 3 all already coming out in the same quarter.

More information from the press release that we just received,

The world’s most famous secret agent is back! Activision Publishing today declassified the existence of GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, which will make its grand debut on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 for the first time ever. Built on a brand new engine that delivers striking visuals, blistering fast gameplay and the ability to play using the PlayStation Move with Sharp Shooter peripheral, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is the complete James Bond experience shooter-fans have been waiting for and will launch in stores later this fall.

“Promising to be one of the most immersive and interactive Bond games to date, this is an outstanding opportunity for PlayStation fans to experience one of the most iconic and action-packed shooters in an all new way with PlayStation Move and the Sharp Shooter peripheral,” said Rob Dyer, Senior Vice President, Sony Computer Entertainment of America. “By bringing together GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, and PlayStation Move’s Sharp Shooter, we are continuing to expand the new world of motion-based entertainment appealing for hardcore fans and only possible on PlayStation.”

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is a contemporary James Bond experience featuring HD visuals and realistic environments running at 60-frames per second, akin to today’s elite action games. Additional to the legendary story campaign, the game introduces the brand new ‘Mi6 Ops Missions‘ – new, distinct levels separate from the campaign that span the varied environments from the story and challenge players to complete different Assault, Elimination, Stealth and Defense objectives. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded also takes multiplayer to new heights, maintaining and improving its renowned four-player split-screen action and adding full, adrenaline-pumping 16-player online matches with more maps, weapons, characters and game modes than ever before.

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded will arrive in stores this fall and is being developed by Eurocom under license from EON Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). For more information and to receive exclusive updates about the game, visit www.facebook.com/GoldenEyeGame or www.goldeneyegame.com.

We’re expecting new assets later today, and will update this post accordingly when we get them!