Friday the 13th, the asymmetrical adaptation of the classic slasher horror franchise, is at the end of its life, with the developer even unlocking everything for all players before the title is delisted. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, however – due out later this week on the PS5 and PS4 – will not fall to the same fate.
“The situation surrounding Friday the 13th was inherently more complicated than it is with Texas,” creative director Ronnie Hobbs told PCGamesN. “With Texas, we are dealing directly with Kim Henkel, the sole owner of the IP. We’ve been working closely with him during the entire process not only from a creative standpoint, but also a legal one. We have been as diligent as possible during this entire experience to ensure things go smoothly.”
Hobbs wouldn’t be drawn on the specifics which ultimately led to Friday the 13th’s demise, but it sounds like his team has learned from the entire experience, and put plans in place to ensure the long-term security of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
He continued: “After the success of Friday the 13th, we had a lot of potential suitors contacting us about turning their IP into games. We spent quite a while sorting through and weighing our options before finally being introduced to Kim Henkel. Once we discovered that both sides had an immense interest in creating a game, we quickly knew Texas was going to be our next project.”
We’ll hopefully be able to bring you a full review later this month.
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[source pcgamesn.com]
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All I know is like Friday the 13th and Predator Hunting Grounds it is going to be janky and broken at launch.
@Nepp67 it's not made by the same dev team that made those games
@Deityjester No,its the same company as friday the 13th,gun interactive.
It won't get gutted like Friday the 13th... yet.
Say what you will about friday the 13th. They were putting out new content for the game for at least 2 years. Online lasted even more. Hardly can call it a failure.
@hulkie that's the publisher not the developer
Unfortunately due to the success of DBD these games don't really last that long.
Who needs this when you can just play Dead by Daylight? Actually, Leatherface is already in that game. And if you don’t want to pay the couple of dollars for the character, the Hillbilly is free and he has a chainsaw.
Can't wait for this game to get gutted in 3 years
"Hobbs wouldn’t be drawn on the specifics which ultimately led to Friday the 13th’s demise"
He doesn't need to, both Gun and Illfonic have spoken at length about it, and the whole debacle is well documented. TLDR: They were caught in the middle of a very long, very boring domestic IP rights battle between Victor Miller (co-creator/writer of the original film) and Sean Cuningham (co-creator/director of the original film/producer of the entire series). After many years and multiple failed appeals from Cunningham drawing things out longer, Miller finally won the suit in late 2021. Unfortunately, it was too late for the game, as Illfonic had already moved on because they couldn't keep working on content they may never be able to release for a game they weren't legally allowed to alter. It sucks, but their hands were tied, there was nothing they could do.
Will give it a try on Game Pass.
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