On a day when so much gaming news is super awesome, there was one headline that had a slightly more sombre tone.
Friday the 13th: The Game is a game that delivered a pretty impressive Jason Voorhees simulator experience, pitting a group of counsellor nerds against the immortal killing machine. Sadly, the game is a little less immortal – having suffered a number of critical blows to it’s existence; before approaching it’s final death – being delisted from sale.
— Friday The 13th Game (@Friday13thGame) June 8, 2023
It’s fantastic to see that the game will be heavily discounted for it’s last hurrah – continuing to function until at least December 31, 2024. After that, it’s unsure if the game will become wholly dependent on private lobbies with no further matchmaking – or if the entire multiplayer experience will cease.
The game does still have solo content, in the form of unique Jason-centric challenges – and I would struggle to understand why such a thing would be deactivated. The game serves as a museum for the Friday the 13th franchise, so it’s loss is more than a little sad.
If you have never played the game, this may well be your last chance – even if you were to give it a squirt with mates for the it’s low low price.
Farewell Friday the 13th: The Game – you deserved so much better than what you got.
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Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
