The Thing Deserves Its Own 80s Cult Revival in Video Games

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Immensely popular franchises and IPs hold their longevity in a number of different ways depending on the genre and generation wherein they are released. Some may have garnered instantaneous success and went on to release many more sequels, while some may have released to a poor critical reception and only years later found a cult following to reinvigorate it with new audiences. In terms of how this success translates to games, let alone spinoffs or sequels in other media, it is usually through the persistence of an IP as a reliable brand.

In some cases, games have a greater opportunity to excel if they have the name of an existing IP, simply due to the fact that more gamers may know the franchise already. Movie adaptations of games are not the most hotly anticipated titles in modern gaming, but there has been a recent renaissance of 80s classics having new IP entries. Some have been liked more than others, but they may still have a following due to the dedication fans have to their original franchises. However, the one franchise that would arguably deserve a modern gaming revival the most is John Carpenter’s The Thing.

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Aliens, Evil Dead, RoboCop, and Terminator are all 80s franchises that went on to either have sequels, remakes, or games that adapt the movie directly or employ its iconography with the license. For example, the Aliens franchise has been prolific in games since its inception, but most recently its iconography has been wielded in Alien: Isolation, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Aliens: Dark Descent, and another newly announced and presently untitled Aliens game from 20th Century Games.

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