John Carpenter's Role in New Halloween Games Revealed
- John Carpenter announces two new Halloween video games.
- Games based on the original 1978 Halloween film.
- Developed by Boss Team Games with Carpenter's input.
- One game uses Unreal Engine 5.
- Carpenter aims to scare players silly.
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Two New Halloween Games Announced
John Carpenter Intimately Involved
It's been over 40 years since the last Halloween game was released.
By Zack Zwiezen
Published Monday 1:30 PM
John Carpenter's horror classic Halloween practically invented the slasher film genre when it was released in 1978.
Now, the master of horror is returning to the franchise with the announcement of two new video games based on Carpenter's Halloween series.
The original Halloween was released nearly 45 years ago and is still one of the most popular and influential horror films ever released.
Weirdly, while its central killer Michael Myers has appeared in numerous video games like Fortnite and Dead By Daylight, the franchise has not had a video game adaptation in a long time.
In fact, 1983's Halloween on the Atari 2600 was the first and last official game based on the slasher series ever released.
Now, decades later, not one but two new Halloween video game projects have been announced.
Details on the New Games
- Boss Team Games is developing two separate video games based on the original 1978 Halloween film.
- Both projects are being developed with input from the film franchise's producers.
- One of the games is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and will include direct input from Carpenter himself.
As a huge gamer myself, I'm thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game, said Carpenter in a press release.
My hope is to scare you silly.
Reportedly, the director will be intimately involved with the developers working on the game.
Everyone at Boss Team Games are huge fans of horror, and Halloween obviously holds a special place in the hearts of all horror fans, said Boss Team Games CEO Steve Harris.
Getting to work with iconic characters like Michael Myers and build on John Carpenter's original vision is literally a dream come true.
Everyone at Boss Team is thrilled and honored to be working with Malek Akkad and John Carpenter to deliver a one-of-a-kind experience that fans of the movie and video games will love.
Other John Carpenter Video Game News
The director is involved with the upcoming zombie co-op FPS Toxic Commando, which looks cool but might be cursed to endlessly be compared to Left 4 Dead.
The game was announced last year at Summer Game Fest and is still scheduled to launch later this year.
However, no release date or window was given for either recently announced Halloween game.
