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‘Resident Evil’ Will Join ‘Dead By Daylight’ This Summer!
There was plenty of things to see at the Resident Evil Showcase, including several tributes to the series on reaching its 25th anniversary (we had some of our own last month by the way). One of those tributes comes in the form of a collaboration with one of the biggest modern horror games.
Dead By Daylight will feature a Resident Evil-flavored chapter later this year, with a first proper look at what that entails coming next month. The brief teaser didn’t tell us who the killer will be (and hot damn are there some great choices to be had!), nor who the survivor is (Jill please), but it did feature a hooked victim dropping an Umbrella charm to the ground.
The addition of a Resident Evil chapter of Behaviour’s Dead By Daylight means it will share a space with another classic horror game series in Silent Hill, which already received a chapter featuring Pyramid Head and Heather Mason.
Interestingly, Resi had dabbled in the 4vs1 multiplayer dynamic with Resident Evil Resistance just last year, but this is further evidence that it has been left behind like so many other attempts at Resi multiplayer.
The chapter is set to release in June, with a first look set for Dead By Daylight‘s 5th anniversary stream on May 25th.
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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