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‘Five Nights At Freddy’s’ Creator Launches Program to Promote And Fund Fan Games
Five Nights at Freddy’s fans are still waiting on news regarding the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s: PizzaPlex (not to mention the upcoming film). In the meantime, however, creator Scott Cawthon has decided to give back to certain fans who have done things such as create tribute games and remakes.
Announced by Cawthon on Reddit, The Fazbear Fanverse Initiative will not only promote select fan games, but also work to get not only official merchandise for them, but eventually get them console and mobile ports. The first titles Cawthon has selected to be part of the Fanverse include:
- Five Nights at Candy’s 4 by Emil
- The Joy of Creation: Ignited Collection by Nikson
- Popgoes Evergreen by Kane
- One Night at Flumpty’s 3 by Jonochrome
- Five Nights at Freddy’s Remake by Phisnom
The creators of the games will receive funding and publishing support from Cawthon, but he intends to stay at arm’s length from the development. The games will be released on GameJolt for free. “There have been some great fanmade spinoff universes created in this community, and I want to see them keep going; that’s why I’ve put some my own cash toward development of new games in those game series,” said Cawthon.
The released games will also be bundled with other games from the same series, “such as the classic versions, or remakes, or minigames,” before they hit consoles and mobile.
Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year.
Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date TBA.
Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the characters from the 1991 cartoon “Toxic Crusaders” back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players.
In the game, “When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest and ugliest hope for survival! Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four-players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!
“Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!”
Considering this is set in Tromaville, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see more Troma characters beyond the Crusaders here. Toxic Crusaders will also feature fully voice-acted motion comic cutscenes, featuring voice acting by TeamFourStar, industry veterans, and of course, Troma actors.
Check out the gameplay demo below for a closer look at the Toxic Crusaders in action.
Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to Xbox Series X + S, Playstation 4 + 5, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store. But you can wishlist on Steam in the meantime.
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