This may be a gaming first. A video game based on a film is actually being remade. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 this fall. Amongst the countless games to spawn from a movie premise, Riddick was one of the few to translate from the big screen to the gaming market without absolutely sucking. Tigon, Sierra, and Starbreeze are all back to remake the gaming anomaly they created just three years ago.

Though Assault on Dark Athena is a remake, plans are to add lots of additional content to the single-player experience, especially that which was cut from the original game. Multiplayer is yet to be confirmed. Graphics had to cheat their way onto the original Xbox through normal mapping, and the PS2 couldn’t bench-press that kind of detail if it tried. Now with the technology of next gen consoles, the textures are being completely redone to take advantage of the new hardware. Vin Diesel is also reprising his role as everyone’s favorite Furian anti-hero, Richard B. Riddick. Low-pitched dialogue will no doubt ensue.