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[Video] The Practical Effects Masters at studioADI Have Created Their Own Chucky With Online Series “Playtime”
Academy Award-winning effects company studioADI has one of the most must-follow accounts on YouTube, as the legendary effects artists frequently upload vintage videos from their vault that take you behind the scenes and into their workshop. The studio has worked on countless movies that we all love, so they’ve got a treasure trove of content to show off.
StudioADI’s latest YouTube project is something entirely new, a web-series titled Playtime that plays out like a tribute to the Child’s Play franchise as well as a love letter to the art of practical effects. Playtime centers on a very Chucky-like killer doll named Billy, the star of an old horror franchise. In the meta series, Billy finds out his franchise is being rebooted.
Check out Part One and Part Two below, and expect Part Three very soon!
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.