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Evil Dead: The Game release date delayed to May 13, 2022 Boss Team Games Saber Interactive

Evil Dead: The Game Release Date Delayed Three Months

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Ready for some not-so-groovy news? It seems that getting a boomstick to work just right is going to take a bit more time. Evil Dead: The Game, which had already seen one delay since its announcement in December of 2020, has had its release date delayed once again. Ash and the rest of the gore-splattered characters from across the franchise showing up in it will now release on May 13, 2022.

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Developers Boss Team Games and Saber Interactive are citing the need for more development time to make the game “groovy as hell,” which probably means they just don’t have it where they need it to be yet. As with most delays, it is probably for the best as a fully functional game dropping is better than something being rushed out, especially when that game has a heavy multiplayer and online focus. It also means that the game can drop on Friday the 13th, which is kind of fun.

Evil Dead: The Game is a multiplayer survival horror game along the lines of the Friday the 13th video game. In it, players will be able to select from a slew of characters from the three movies and the television show in order to kill Deadites and seal off the door between their world and ours, which was probably opened once again by Ash being an idiot. Or, if you want to be the bad guy, you can play as the Kandarian Demon itself and try to kill the folks playing as the good guys.

Of course, no Evil Dead product would be complete without Bruce Campbell being involved in some way, even if it’s just as a producer, so the actor is returning once again to voice Ash for the game. A new trailer and some new information on the game are coming in February, so stay tuned.

With its new May 13 release date following the delay, Evil Dead: The Game is still set to come to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.


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Matthew Razak is a News Writer and film aficionado at Escapist. He has been writing for Escapist for nearly five years and has nearly 20 years of experience reviewing and talking about movies, TV shows, and video games for both print and online outlets. He has a degree in Film from Vassar College and a degree in gaming from growing up in the '80s and '90s. He runs the website Flixist.com and has written for The Washington Post, Destructoid, MTV, and more. He will gladly talk your ear off about horror, Marvel, Stallone, James Bond movies, Doctor Who, Zelda, and Star Trek.
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