Rare remains committed to releasing the original Perfect Dark on Live Arcade, but it won't happen until early next year.

A tweet on the developer's thread implores fans to "stop moaning" about the delay. Confirmation of Perfect Dark coming to in early 2010 is meant as a measure to quiet complaints.

When the game finally does pop up on the downloadable games network, it will fulfill long-standing requests by fans for the 64 first-person shooter.

Microsoft has yet to reveal a price, but expect more details shortly after the year turns over.

By Tracy Erickson