IllFonic
Founded in 2007, IllFonic is an independent video game developer with studios in Golden, Colorado and Tacoma, Washington. Our staff is composed of video game, music, and technology veterans redefining how games are made and marketed. Past titles and collaborations include Friday the 13th: The Game, Dead Alliance, Star Citizen, Evolve, Armored Warfare, Crysis 3, and Nexuiz.www.illfonic.com
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Sep 25, 2026
Zach HiltonHOST
There's, during the recording of this, and probably there's gonna be one more, but there's three guaranteed live streams up there right now for the game.
Zach HiltonHOST
But it is a game that I've been excited about, um, from Illfonic, Gun, creators of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, creators of Friday the 13th: The Game, Killer Klowns, Predator: Hunting Grounds.
Zach HiltonHOST
Like, these guys have worked on games together and away from each other to create these horror as- asymmetric games.
Zach HiltonHOST
And now we are here with Halloween, and I think more so closer to the release of it, I feel like there's been ye- like, a very like, "Oh, you love it, and you don't love it," kinda deal.
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JimHOST
Yeah
Zach HiltonHOST
... asked for, and I've played more now of it than I ever did of Killer Klowns.
Zach HiltonHOST
So we're, we're already one step higher for Illfonic in my book there.
Zach HiltonHOST
But I need this to not go in a direction where, like Texas, I was fucking done with that game.
Taylor FieldHOST
Travis actually sent me a link where, pardon me, uh, they were looking to actually...
Taylor FieldHOST
The team that was behind, uh, it wasn't Illfonic.
Taylor FieldHOST
They were behind Friday the 13th, and they were willing to keep paying for the servers to stay live, and they wanted to actually put money into it to revive the game after that primary lawsuit had ended.
Dylan MussHOST
Hmm.
Erock the RedHOST
First up, Halloween came out September 8th on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S and X. Um, this is the brand-new, like asymmetrical, um, survival game.
Erock the RedHOST
It's from Illfonic.
Erock the RedHOST
Uh, it's 4v1, so basically you got one person controlling Michael Myers and the other controlling, um, you know, just four people from the, the movie series.
Erock the RedHOST
Uh, a lot of different characters.
Hard EightHOST
[laughs] It's not gonna get much better.
Hard EightHOST
That's just how Illfonic is, man.
Hard EightHOST
Shout out to Rations, talk about old games so I could call in this motherfucker.
Hard EightHOST
Oh, man.
Mike AshquieHOST
While most of the characters you get to play in Halloween: The Game are Haddonfield teenagers, Donald Pleasence's Dr. Loomis is also a playable character, and a video went viral where this weekend of Dr. Loomis having sex with a Haddonfield teen in a closeted well.
Mike AshquieHOST
It seems that IllFonic had no choice but to pull out the ask out mini-game featured in the game entirely.
Mike AshquieHOST
IllFonic hasn't actually addressed any of the, uh, any of this at this point at this time.
Mike AshquieHOST
It's possible the mini-game could be re-added to the game in a different way that doesn't allow anyone playing as Loomis to engage in any sexual activity, but it's also possible the mini-game could never make its return in any capacity.
Mike AshquieHOST
We'll let you know if we hear any official updates.
Mike AshquieHOST
Now, there was an update over the weekend.
Mike AshquieHOST
Um, it says IllFonic has released the following statement: "Players may have noticed that our latest hotfix removed the two-person, uh, power-up mini-game.
Mike AshquieHOST
This was due to an unintended issue that allowed end game reinforcement characters to engage with the mini-game, which was a major oversight on our part.
Madeline StanleyGUEST
Very, very fun.
Mike HowardHOST
Of course, congratulations to our friends over at Illfonic for the latest game release.
Mike HowardHOST
Uh, Madeline Stanley, I'm wearing [laughs] my Warcraft III-
Madeline StanleyGUEST
Yes
ChrisHOST
So far, that's every bit as cool as I hoped it would be.
ChrisHOST
Of course, while I've been learning the game, IllFonic has also been learning what happens when thousands of players get their hands on it, and it has been a, woo, busy launch.
ChrisHOST
There are three things worth touching on that you're probably gonna hear about.
ChrisHOST
One, the running animations, the closet controversy, and then of course, the bugs.
ChrisHOST
Now, the slasher movie joke is obvious, and conceptually, I understand what they were going for, and I think it's actually really fun.
ChrisHOST
The problem, though, was that the game didn't sufficiently restrict who could participate, and that created combinations that should have never been possible.
ChrisHOST
That became a controversy almost immediately, and IllFonic removed the feature.
ChrisHOST
They described that it was a significant oversight that should've been caught before the launch, and they also responded quickly once the problem became clear.
RyanHOST
This is made by the people from-
JoshHOST
Illfonic.
JoshHOST
They make them all
RyanHOST
... um-
AceHOST
Illfonic-
JoshHOST
Yeah
AceHOST
... and Gun Media, I believe
Tim GettysHOST
I wonder what would need to be fixed in such an emergency.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
Halloween: The Game, IllFonic's multiplayer survival game based on the Halloween film franchise, received its first hotfix patch this morning.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
However, the game doesn't officially release until September 8th, and is currently only available in advance, the access to those who pre-ordered the deluxe edition.
Blessing Adeoye Jr.HOST
So what kind of game-breaking bug could have possibly necessitated a sudden pre-release update? It's possible it was the one that led a 56-year-old character who was modeled, [laughs] modeled after a much beloved late actor, sleep with its cast of underage teenagers.
McKenzie GerberHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Michael RoffmanHOST
Uh, and we are going to finally talk about our first impressions, not of Earth, but of the game itself, because many of us got early access, even early, early access because, uh, Illfonic was gracious enough to provide us with codes, uh, to properly review this.
Michael RoffmanHOST
Which means that we're gonna be shilling this entire game this entire hour.
Michael RoffmanHOST
Um, of course, that's not true because we are the Halloweenies and of... we don't like anything, uh, according to our [laughs] kind of comments and critics.
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Michael RoffmanHOST
So it's like- I feel like...
Michael RoffmanHOST
And this is the same partnership.
Michael RoffmanHOST
It's Illfonic and Gun who did that.
Michael RoffmanHOST
Obviously we know that those movies are all under Paramount, so it was easier, I think, for them to just be like, "All right.
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