After helping to form PopCap Games in the early 21st century, Jason Kapalka went on to found Blue Wizard Digital, which found success a couple of years ago with the isometric/top-down horror puzzler, Slayaway Camp. The name was a riff on Robert Hiltzik’s 1983 cult slasher, but then the team landed a bona fide licence in the form of Friday the 13th.
The result is pretty much a continuation of Slayaway, albeit with a little more flair in the finishing moves, and a slightly less Minecraft-y art style.
You play Jason Voorhees and you must kill all the victims on the screen. You are limited by the fact that whichever direction you move, you keep going until you hit an object or a murder victim. Finally, you must make your way to the “Final Girl”, who is marked by an “X” from the start of the round.
The first...
The result is pretty much a continuation of Slayaway, albeit with a little more flair in the finishing moves, and a slightly less Minecraft-y art style.
You play Jason Voorhees and you must kill all the victims on the screen. You are limited by the fact that whichever direction you move, you keep going until you hit an object or a murder victim. Finally, you must make your way to the “Final Girl”, who is marked by an “X” from the start of the round.
The first...
- 10/29/2018
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Not even puzzle game characters are safe from masked killers... After its initial release on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in October, Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut is coming to the Nintendo Switch in March:
Press Release: 14 February, 2018 - Murderific news everyone! Digerati and Blue Wizard Digital are insanely excited to announce that Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut is coming to Nintendo Switch. The meatiest version of the most violentest puzzle game ever made, Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut arrives on the console at a still-to-be confirmed date in March (aka Next Month!).
As well as being copiously stuffed with a ridiculous number of mind-twisting puzzles, the Switch version features touchscreen controls for maximum intense finger action in handheld mode. And if you’re not a fan of comic ultraviolence you can enjoy the sanitised safety of PG Mode for a bloodless and gore-free good time!
Slayaway Camp is the debut game from Blue Wizard Digital,...
Press Release: 14 February, 2018 - Murderific news everyone! Digerati and Blue Wizard Digital are insanely excited to announce that Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut is coming to Nintendo Switch. The meatiest version of the most violentest puzzle game ever made, Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut arrives on the console at a still-to-be confirmed date in March (aka Next Month!).
As well as being copiously stuffed with a ridiculous number of mind-twisting puzzles, the Switch version features touchscreen controls for maximum intense finger action in handheld mode. And if you’re not a fan of comic ultraviolence you can enjoy the sanitised safety of PG Mode for a bloodless and gore-free good time!
Slayaway Camp is the debut game from Blue Wizard Digital,...
- 2/14/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
There’s no doubt that Gun Media’s Friday the 13th: The Game (review) has won our hearts, but then again so did Blue Wizard Digital’s Slayaway Camp (review). Now a new game from the indie dev is on its way to… Continue Reading →
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- 10/30/2017
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Not even puzzle game characters are safe from slashers this Halloween season, as Digerati Distribution and Blue Wizard Digital have released the launch trailer for the new video game Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut, which will be released on consoles next week and features the voices of Mark Meer as the serial killer Skullface and Jason Voorhees himself, Derek Mears, as Jessica:
Press Release: 19 October, 2017 – News slash! Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut, the meatiest version of the most murderific puzzle game ever made, will be causing carnage on consoles next week. The serial-killing, block-shaped brain-strainer launches 23rd October for Xbox One, 24th October on PlayStation 4 in North America, and 1st November on PlayStation 4 in Europe.
Slayaway Camp is the debut title from developer Blue Wizard Digital, the indie studio formed by PopCap co-founder Jason Kapalka. Between them, the Blue Wizard team has previously worked on such awesome titles as Bejeweled, Peggle,...
Press Release: 19 October, 2017 – News slash! Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut, the meatiest version of the most murderific puzzle game ever made, will be causing carnage on consoles next week. The serial-killing, block-shaped brain-strainer launches 23rd October for Xbox One, 24th October on PlayStation 4 in North America, and 1st November on PlayStation 4 in Europe.
Slayaway Camp is the debut title from developer Blue Wizard Digital, the indie studio formed by PopCap co-founder Jason Kapalka. Between them, the Blue Wizard team has previously worked on such awesome titles as Bejeweled, Peggle,...
- 10/19/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Not even puzzle game characters are safe from slashers this Halloween season, as Digerati Distribution and Blue Wizard Digital have announced the new video game Slayaway Camp: Butcher's Cut, which features the voices of Mark Meer as the serial killer Skullface and Jason Voorhees himself, Derek Mears, as Jessica:
Press Release: 29 September, 2017 – Killer news everyone! Digerati Distribution and Blue Wizard Digital are thrilled to announce Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut for the PS4 and Xbox One. The meatiest version of the most violentest puzzle game ever made, Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut will be released for both consoles next month – i.e. October – so just in time for Halloween!
Slayaway Camp is the debut game from Blue Wizard Digital, the indie studio formed by PopCap co-founder Jason Kapalka. Between them, the Blue Wizard team has previously worked on such awesome titles as Bejeweled, Peggle, Cosmochoria, and Cardinal Quest.
In addition to that already star-studded roll-call,...
Press Release: 29 September, 2017 – Killer news everyone! Digerati Distribution and Blue Wizard Digital are thrilled to announce Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut for the PS4 and Xbox One. The meatiest version of the most violentest puzzle game ever made, Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut will be released for both consoles next month – i.e. October – so just in time for Halloween!
Slayaway Camp is the debut game from Blue Wizard Digital, the indie studio formed by PopCap co-founder Jason Kapalka. Between them, the Blue Wizard team has previously worked on such awesome titles as Bejeweled, Peggle, Cosmochoria, and Cardinal Quest.
In addition to that already star-studded roll-call,...
- 9/29/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
PopCap Games has said that social games are "evil". Co-founder Jason Kapalka discussed the development of Bejeweled Blitz and the ethics of social gaming at a Gdc Europe panel. The developer discovered that social games are a service, not a product, and learned that making the game fun for users rather than finding ways to get money was the priority. Kapalka said that games are a "perversion" of what communication channels on Facebook were originally intended for, and instead of showing interesting topics or recommendations, they are being used for spam. (more)...
- 8/24/2010
- by By Matthew Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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