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Jason Takes PS Plus As ‘Friday the 13th: The Game’ Stars in Lineup For October
The PlayStation Plus games for October have been announced today and there’s a great treat for your Halloween gaming as the asymmetrical multiplayer Friday the 13th: The Game stalks its way onto the service.
Released last year, Gun Media’s Friday the 13th sees players assume the role of Jason or his hapless victims in a game of cat and mouse around familiar locations from the hit horror film franchise. It had a rocky launch and has been marred by legal troubles regarding the use of the license, but it’s shaped itself into a fun multiplayer horror hoot despite this.
Friday the 13th is joined on October’s PS Plus lineup by Laser League, 2064 Read Only Memories and The Bridge. The full lineup is below.
- Friday the 13th: The Game (PS4)
- Laser League (PS4)
- Knowledge is Power (PS Plus bonus – PlayLink)
- Master Reboot (PS3)
- The Bridge (PS3, PS4, PS Vita)
- Rocketbirds 2: Evolution (PS Vita, PS4)
- 2064: Read Only Memories (PS Vita, PS4)
All games will become available to download from Tuesday, October 2.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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