Halloween franchise set to make a massive return with two new games
The Halloween franchise is set to make a big comeback, but while the series is known for its live-action movies, its latest resurrection comes in the form of two new video games.
12th Aug 2024 16:57
Images via Dimension Films | Behaviour Interactive
Halloween franchise set to make a massive return with two new games
The Halloween franchise is set to make a big comeback, but while the series is known for its live-action movies, its latest resurrection comes in the form of two new video games.
12th Aug 2024 16:57
Images via Dimension Films | Behaviour Interactive
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Haddonfield, it seems the Boogeyman is back on the streets. While the Halloween film franchise has ended (for now) with the aptly named Halloween Ends, the legacy of Michael Myers is being resurrected in a different medium.
With horror games facing a resurgence, the Halloween franchise is set to find a new lease of life with two new video games. Better yet, some impressive talent behind the scenes has us hoping this will be better than Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends.
Halloween is coming back with two new video games
IGN has the scoop on not one but two upcoming Halloween games. Boss Team Games is reportedly working on both projects concurrently, working in tandem with the producers of the film series. Better yet, at least one of these will be developed using Unreal Engine 5 AND has nabbed Halloween co-creator John Carpenter.
Carpenter directed 1978's Halloween, and although he stepped away from the director's chair after that, he still wrote the script for 1981's Halloween II, produced 1982's underrated Season of the Witch, and has since returned to help out with the music and more on the recent trilogy.
As for Michael's video game future, you might know Boss Team Games for its work on the short-lived Evil Dead: The Game. Carpenter will be "intimately involved" and added, "As a huge gamer myself, I'm thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game, and my hope is to scare you silly."
Fans will be able to "relive moments from the film and play as classic characters from one of the most iconic and important horror films of all time," but aside from being developed in association with Compass International Pictures and Further Front, there's little else to go on.
We've seen a recent influx of asymmetric horror games based on horror staples, with Friday the 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and the aforementioned Evil Dead all arriving to varying degrees of success. Myers is no stranger to the video game world, notably appearing as "The Shape" in Dead by Daylight.
We hope at least one of Boss Team Games' projects isn't another asymmetric horror, because as fun as it would be to be stalked around Laurie's neighbourhood while playing as her, Doctor Loomis, or Jamie, the genre is growing stale.
Halloween hasn't had a game of its own for quite some time, with 1983's Halloween loosely homaging the original movie on the Atari 2600. We've since seen Michael appear in the likes of Call of Duty: Ghosts and DbD, but finally, it could be his time to step out of the shadows and carve himself a new legacy.
About The Author
Tom Chapman
Tom is Trending News Editor at GGRecon, with an NCTJ qualification in Broadcast Journalism and over seven years of experience writing about film, gaming, and television. With bylines at IGN, Digital Spy, Den of Geek, and more, Tom’s love of horror means he's well-versed in all things Resident Evil, with aspirations to be the next Chris Redfield.
