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The Definitive Horror Game Bundle Wish List
Excitement isn’t usually the first feeling that follows the announcement of the latest video game remaster and the various improvements it promises to make in an effort to be the ‘definitive’ version that so many of these claim to be.
The usual drip-feed of HD re-releases we get each year seems to be undergoing a welcome transformation this year, led by a growing number of titles that are arriving in bundles, rather — or in addition to — individual releases. We had the Dead Island Definitive Collection and Resident Evil Origins Collection earlier this year, followed by BioShock: The Collection this September and a Five Nights at Freddy’s series remaster sometime after that.
As we very recently discovered, the first two games in the Dead Rising series will soon join the above series as soon as Capcom’s ready to tell us about it.
This is an intriguing trend that might stick around for awhile. I hope it does, because I’m lazy and switching to my dusty older consoles requires effort. I’ve came up with a few more ideas for “Definitive Collections” of horror games from the era of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, since that, too, has been a consistent part of this trend.
Alan Wake series (Alan Wake, American Nightmare)
Amnesia series (The Dark Descent, A Machine for Pigs)
Condemned series (Criminal Origins, Bloodshot)
F.E.A.R. series (F.E.A.R. 1-3)
Resident Evil Chronicles (Umbrella Chronicles, Darkside Chronicles)
Saw series (Saw, Saw II: Flesh & Blood)
Dead Space series (Dead Space 1-3, Extraction)
Suda51’s Punk Rock Grindhouse (Shadows of the Damned and Lollipop Chainsaw)
Vote for your favorite(s) below, and please don’t forget to leave a comment reminding me how stupid I am for promoting remasters when we have more than enough of them already.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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