Friday the 13th: The Game will deliver a terrifying combination of features designed to satisfy gamers and fans of the Friday the 13th franchise alike. In addition to bringing the tension and horror of the movies to life, the game will also let players don the mask of Jason Voorhees for the first time and control all new levels of brutal action! The development team had earlier collaborated on the unreleased survival horror-themed game Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp and plans to integrate much of that design into the new Friday the 13th game.

After a successful Friday the 13th: The Game kickstarter campaign the team at Gun Media and IllFonic are hard at work bringing Jason Voorhees to life! Kane Hodder, best-known for his portrayal as Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th: Part 7 through Jason X, has donned the motion capture suit to return to his definitive role, even going so far as to injure himself while performing the iconic sleeping bag kill from Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood.

"It was absolutely amazing to work with Kane Hodder and the motion capture studio, Digital Domain to get Jason back in his element,' said Executive Director Randy Greenback . 'This work is a direct result of the help and support we’ve gotten from our amazing fans and we hope to continue the momentum with the Slasher Backer campaign, which is working to fund even more stretch goals not initially attained during the Kickstarter."

"We spent five days shooting the motion capture for Friday the 13th: The Game, and I loved every minute of it.” Said Kane Hodder. “It really wasn't that different from working on the Friday the 13th films. I brought the same energy and brutality to the character. When I played Jason in the films, all of that intensity, all of the rage, was observed passively by the audience. Spectators to a linear story. But this is different. Very different. The audience becomes the participant as they step into my boots. You're not simply watching me, you are me…you are Jason. When you swing the machete, it's exactly how I swing it. When you behead or impale a counselor, it's not a generic animation. It's my actions of strength and power that you wield. That's what excites me most about this project. Fans ask me all the time 'What's it like being Jason?', and for the first time in history, they get to experience that."

The Slasher Backer campaign is currently on-going, with over $60,000 raised thus far. With total funding currently sitting just about $885,000. Additional stretch goals include 3 new counselor characters, each with unique skills added into the game at $925,000, 3 additional kills designed by Hollywood special make-up effects legend Tom Savini are to be added at $950,000, and last but not least are the return of Tommy Jarvis, a playable Pamela Voorhees and even the highly requested single player mode!

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