A remaster of the James Bond video game 'GoldenEye' has leaked online.

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

The original video game - which was based on the movie of the same name starring Pierce Brosnan - was released in 1997 and an updated version for the Xbox was due to be released in the late 2000s.

However, that plan never came to fruition because of a dispute over the rights.

Now, the sought-after remake has leaked on the internet and games designer David Doak, who worked on the original hit, is delighted to see it "out in the wild".

Speaking to the BBC, David said: "It is always heart-warming to see that the original game is still so fondly remembered and has obviously brought joy to so many people over almost 25 years since release.

"The current excitement over the leak of this 'naughty remaster' speaks volumes for the impact and enduring legacy of GoldenEye 007."

Composer Grant Kirkhope previously discussed why the game didn't come out when it was originally supposed to.

He told Video Games Chronicle: "The main reason it didn't happen was because there were too many stakeholders. Microsoft, Nintendo and Eon could never agree on terms, and that's before you even start to consider getting all the original movie actors to agree to have their likenesses used again."


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Pierce Brosnan is an Irish actor, film producer, and activist.