Let the Frights Commence

We find ourselves in that time of year again, where the theme of death is all around us: the flowers, the leaves on the trees, the victims on TV that we are constantly yelling at for being stupid as we watch our favorite horror flick with our friends...it's the season of the macabre again.

Although horror games are released year-round, and people still play them during the other seasons, there's a certain appeal to playing games designed to get your blood pumping when you are surrounded by the same themes on a daily basis. So prepare for the next few posts to be heavily horror-themed (without all of the jump scares....probably). So without further ado...

The Return of Friday the 13th (again)

That's right boys and girls, Jason is planning on making another comeback, this time for next-gen consoles. This isn't his first appearance in the interactive media world, you may know of his first game which was released for the NES back in 1989.

Photo courtesy of YouTube.

Although you would think that teenagers would learn to STAY AWAY from Camp Crystal Lake after all of the crap that's gone down there, sure enough more are back to fight for survival after an evening of drinking and fornication. This newest game is currently designed to be a multiplayer experience, pitting 1 player (Jason) against up to 7 of their friends (the councilors).

The game has recently released an official announcement trailer on the 13th (no, it's not a coincidence), but will not be actually released until late next year. Although they were able to add the franchise label to a game that was already in production - Slasher Vol. 1- Summer Camp - they are still in need of funding to make the game as big and bloody as they want it.

The production team is currently running a kick starter campaign to raise money to complete the game, (as well as giving out some pretty awesome gifts to those who donate enough). Their goal is $700,000 to complete the game, but after only 2 days of campaigning they have raised over $310,000. If all goes according to plan, they can expand plans for the game with extra funds.

The campaign ends, of course, on Friday the 13th of next month. If you would like to support the production follow this link.

What are your favorite games to play this time of year? Are there any new releases that you can't wait to get your bloody mitts on?