It seems like even after 25 years, it’s hard to keep Jason Voorhees down. EGM learned early yesterday that a Friday the 13th game is in development, 25 years after Jason’s last outing on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The game is stated to be “an asymmetrical, co-operative and competitive multiplayer predator/prey horror experience that pits a small group of resourceful survivors against a single player in control of the immortal, relentless slasher icon.” The game is set for multiple platforms for an October 2015 release, and will not only reference elements from the movies but include content and themes from the upcoming TV show.
EGM also included a snip of info from the series creator.
“With a new television series on the horizon and plans announced for the thirteenth installment of the film franchise, we felt the timing was right to finally explore Jason, Camp Crystal Lake, and the rest of the Friday the 13th story in interactive form,” explains Sean S. Cunningham, creator of the original film that is credited by many as the genesis of the slasher/horror genre. “We have some exciting new ideas for a game that supplies plenty of replay value, while delivering the kinds of thrills and scares that fans of the franchise have come to expect.”
The article continued stating that an “experienced game studio” has taken the reigns on the project and we can expect to hear more very soon.