It's been revealed today that two brand-new games based on the famous Halloween franchise are in the works at Boss Team Games; the publisher behind 2022's Evil Dead: The Game. Details on these projects are thin on the ground at the moment, but we do know that one of the titles is being made using Unreal Engine 5 - and series creator John Carpenter will be "intimately involved" with the project.
As per IGN, players will be able to "relive moments from the film and play as classic characters" from Halloween. Carpenter says that he's "thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game", which doesn't have any announced platforms just yet.
Halloween as an IP has been notoriously stubborn when it comes to video game adaptations in the past. The series' only real notable appearance on Xbox is as part of Dead by Daylight; the multiplayer horror title that brings lots of iconic horror franchises together under one spooky roof. Halloween's infamous killer Michael Myers is a playable character in the Behaviour Interactive developed title.
As for who's actually making the UE5 Halloween game, we're not entirely sure right now. As mentioned, Boss Team worked as publisher for Evil Dead, but it was actually Saber Interactive who developed the title. As we move closer to launch, we should learn more about who's behind this Halloween adaptation - and hopefully confirmation of an Xbox release.
What do we think about this, folks? Any ideas on where this should go? Slash and stab your thoughts into the comments down below.
[source ign.com]
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"and series creator John Carpenter will be "intimately involved" with the project"
He needs to be "intimately involved" in getting a 4K release of In the Mouth of Madness!
Will this be another asynchronous horror title that won't be able to beat Dead by Daylight's popularity and die within a year?
@GamingFan4Lyf I really hope it's single-player!!
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“another asynchronous horror title that won't be able to beat Dead by Daylight's popularity and die within a year?” - my thoughts exactly. 👍
Let’s how far we can squeeze this engine. How many Evil Dead reskins, aka New Games we can make with it.
@Kezelpaso Creative Assembly should use the Alien: Isolation engine. I swear that was the greatest horror game ever made - literally had me sweating by the end!
Most horror games are able to achieve the vibe of horror, but never actually end up "scary". Alien: Isolation is downright terrifying.
Interesting. Looking forward to see what they come up with on this franchise. Also curious what’s going on with the rumored Friday the 13th game in development. Love horror games and seeing some of the classic slashers come back is exciting.
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