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New Screens, Release Date for ‘Dead by Daylight’
Despite being announced more than a year after its competitors, Behaviour Interactive’s asymmetrical multiplayer stab ’em up Dead by Daylight will be the first to arrive, on June 14 for $19.99 on Steam. The game pits a team of four survivors against one of several different killers, each with their own unique abilities, such as laying bear traps, and a shared gift that lets them “see sounds” in the environment.
Dead by Daylight is played from the third-person perspective for survivors, or first-person for the killers — to help them focus on all the murder — and features procedurally generated environments, so no two matches are ever the same.
The $29.99 Deluxe Edition comes with a 10% discount on your pre-order, plus the option to get another 10% off for owners of Payday 2, an original soundtrack, digital art book, three access keys for the game’s upcoming beta and two masks for Payday 2.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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