Michael Myers may have made his way through Hollywood, but Now he is pursuing a different form of entertainment in a new official Halloween Video game. Although he had a major impact on genre filmmaking and built a loyal fan base, Halloween has failed to make an impression on the video game industry; in fact, the franchise has only been adapted interactively once, in the form of the 1983 game of the same name for the Atari 2600. That is about to change, as legendary filmmaker and series creator John Carpenter is working on bringing Michael to the console.

According to IGN, Boss Team Games, the developer of the cult classic Evil Dead: The Gameannounced that It has secured the rights to develop two games based on Halloweenboth of which are developed with the help of several producers of the films. Carpenter, a legendary horror director and avowed gamer, is contributing to at least one of the titles being developed in Unreal Engine 5. While details on the projects are scarce, descriptions state that Boss Team Games wants to give players the opportunity to “Relive moments from the film” and play as popular, recognizable characters.

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It is noteworthy that the description specifically mentions the singular “film”, which suggests that The Halloween Games will be inspired primarily by the 1979 classic and not by the entire series. This could simply be a mistake, but it is still interesting that Boss Team Games is focusing on faithfully recreating the original part of the franchise rather than trying to cram in every sequel and reboot. Neither Halloween The game has a release date, but it will probably be a while away.

Despite Michael Myers’ influence on horror, the crazed killer has not had a successful career in video games. Apart from the above-mentioned title released on the Atari 2600, The Shape served primarily as a guest character in other works, especially Dead by daylight where he is one of the playable killers. The shape has also appeared in Call of Duty: Ghosts, Terrordrome: Rise of the Boogeymenand even FortniteFor years, rumors have been circulating that he is in the running for a gig in Mortal Kombat However, these were never realized.

It is difficult to say which genre Halloween will tackle with its video game adaptation. Boss Team Games has a long history of developing asymmetrical multiplayer horror experiences, and given the popularity of the genre, this could be the direction it takes. Whether that is true remains to be seen, but You have to imagine a survival horror game in the style of Alien: Isolation would also be a lot of fun.

Source: IGN

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