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Theft of ‘Friday The 13th: The Game’ Kickstarter Content Codes Discovered
In spite of all the hard work that Gun Media has put into Friday The 13th: The Game (and the resulting accolades), there are some that want to ruin it for everyone. It’s come to light on the game’s Reddit page that someone was selling codes for Kickstarter backer-exclusive content for the game on eBay. Namely, that awesome Tom Savini skin. Gun Media’s Daniel Nixon responded to the post, stating that Gun Media has investigated these sales, and that in doing so discovered “a theft at one of [Gun Media’s] distribution partners,” which led to these codes being sold.
According to Nixon, it was initially assumed that it was “a fan who got in early and purchased extra keys”. However, upon investigation, the theft was discovered. Gun Media has worked to rectify the situation, however, “both [Gun Media] and the [distribution partner] were unaware of the digital portion of the theft until these auctions were brought to our attention.” As a result, Gun Media “will be cancelling any unredeemed codes that have been affected by this theft.” Translation: None of the remaining unclaimed Kickstarter codes will work with the game.
It’s not clear whether the thief was a Gun Media employee, or if they were an employee at Limited Run Games (who sold physical copies of the game). Regardless, it seems that person or persons has effectively screwed fans over for donating. Sad.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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