Blumhouse, the production company behind hit horror films M3gan, The Purge (The Purge) and Get Out, among others, is trying its luck in the video game industry by opening a new division.
The company primarily wants to work with independent developers as publishers for original horror games to be released on consoles, PCs and smartphones.
Blumhouse Games is committed to modest-budget productions, under $10 million (C$13.5 million Canadian).
“There is a unique opportunity for horror and the independent gaming universe. »
— A quote from Zach Wood, President of the new Blumhouse Games division
Zach Wood is a video game industry veteran who worked on the games Redfall and Prey: Mooncrash, among others.
Blumhouse Games did not reveal any details about the games in development or possible business partners.
Whether the production company aims to create original stories or rather the ambition to adapt hits like Jordan Peele’s Get Out or even M3gan into games is not clear at the moment. , dubbed the Gen Z Chucky. is currently in cinemas.
According to Bloomberg, the production company plans to invest in fifteen games over the next three to four years.