Hunt Showdown dev defends Ghostface skin by saying it "fits into the dark, supernatural atmosphere as an ageless, almost mythological figure that transcends eras"
Crytek has responded to criticism over Hunt: Showdown's Scream crossover
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Hunt: Showdown developer Crytek has addressed the criticism surroundingthe game’s Scream crossover and Ghostface skin.
For some context, Hunt: Showdown is a multiplayer first-person shooter set in an alternate history 1890s Colorado, and Scream is a 1996 horror movie slasher set in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California. These two very different worlds collided in Hunt: Showdown’s Ghostface Rampage DLC, and this prompted some blowback from the community because of the indications for the future of the FPS. Basically, if we’re OK with Ghostface tearing through the mountains of 1895 Colorado, what’s next?
“Our approach to identifying and evaluating collaborations focuses on working with IPs and personalities that we feel remain true to their brand while blending seamlessly with our themes, setting, and storytelling,” Crytek …
