With original screenwriter Victor Miller and producer Sean Cunningham currently embroiled in a legal battle over the rights to the Friday the 13th franchise, the future of Jason Voorhees remains up in the air at the moment. However, despite several aborted efforts over the past few years, production company Platinum Dunes hasn’t given up hope […]
Friday the 13th: The Game leaked video showcases cancelled Jason X map
Last month brought some bad news for Friday the 13th: The Game players, as the legal wranglings over the rights to the iconic slasher franchise spilled over into the world of video games, with Gun Media revealing that it is unable to offer any new content for the title. Among the publisher’s future plans was […]
Friday the 13th: The Game content on indefinite hold due to legal dispute
Last year Victor Miller, screenwriter of the original Friday the 13th, filed a lawsuit against producer Sean Cunningham in an effort to reclaim ownership of the classic slasher franchise. The case remains ongoing, and now it seems that the dispute had spilled over into the video game world as Gun Media, the company behind Friday […]
Video Game Review – Friday the 13th: The Game (May Update)
Harrison Abbott reviews the May Update for Friday the 13th: The Game… It’s only been a few months since the last update to Friday the 13th: The Game, but in that short space of time, the combined teams over at Gun Media and IIIFonic have been furiously making announcements, pledging new features at an absolutely manic […]
Single Player Challenges comes to Friday the 13th: The Game this Thursday
Gun Media has announced that the hotly-anticipated Single Player Challenges mode will be coming to Friday the 13th: The Game this Thursday, allowing players to spread some terror around Camp Crystal Lake as the iconic Jason Voorhees. Check out the latest Single Player Challenges trailer here… SEE ALSO: Platinum Dunes’ Brad Fuller explains repeated Friday […]
Platinum Dunes’ Brad Fuller explains repeated Friday the 13th delays
The iconic movie killer Jason Voorhees has been absent from the big screen for several years now, having last terrorised the counselors of Camp Crystal Lake back in 2009 for the Platinum Dunes-produced Friday the 13th reboot. Another instalment has been teased/promised since 2010, only to be repeatedly pushed back as the rights to the […]
Friday the 13th: The Game trailer showcases brutal new Single Player Challenges mode
Developer Gun Media has released a new gameplay trailer for its Friday the 13th: The Game, which shows off the brand new single-player mode Challenges. The mode, which will be available at no additional cost, allows players to take on the role of Jason Voorhees, and tasks you with slaughtering a host of teenagers and […]
Video Game Review – Friday the 13th: The Game (January Update)
Harrison Abbott reviews Friday the 13th: The Game after its January Update… Credit where credit’s due, IIIFonic are certainly no EA. In fact, their journey over the past year has evolved into a true redemption story. Their well-meaning enthusiasm and refreshing professional candour is evident in everything that they do, from their earnest interactions with fans, […]
Jason Voorhees returns in free-to-slay mobile game Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
Blue Wizard Digital, the studio behind the cult hit Slayaway Camp, has announced its next release, Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle, which sees Jason Voorhees stalking and slaying innocent campers across over 100 isometic puzzle levels, from the campgrounds of Crystal Lake to the highrises of Manhattan and beyond! “I loved the balance of horror […]
Max Landis has an intriguing idea for a horror movie mash-up featuring Freddy, Jason, Chucky, and the Cenobites
Max Landis — son of the legendary filmmaker John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) — has an intriguing idea for a horror mashup featuring the likes of Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky, and the Cenobites. Speaking on The Writer’s Panel podcast, the writer, director, and sometimes actor explained his idea which involves a young orphan taking […]