E3: Why are so many games being remastered?

Several big name games from the past are returning for another bite of the cherry at this year's E3 games expo in Los Angeles.

Among the titles that will soon be offered back to consumers with improved graphics are Batman: Arkham, Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

It might seem like an easy way for developers to cash in on their past glories, but the producer of another remastered title - Final Fantasy XII - said the work was not as easy as it seemed.

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