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- Crytek partners with Fun World to bring Scream's Ghost Face to Hunt: Showdown 1896.
- The Ghost Face Rampage DLC includes silenced weapons for close combat.
- Fans are divided on Ghost Face Hunter coinciding with the Harvest of Ghosts Halloween event, but most are impressed with the 19th century villain's style change.
Crytek has announced a collaboration with Fun World to bring the iconic Scream villain Ghost Face in his first-person shooter Hunt: Showdown 1896. The Ghost Face Rampage DLC is designed to celebrate Halloween 2024, and the new Hunter has been given a 19th century makeover to fit in with the game's aesthetic. This is it Hunt: Showdown 1896his first horror collaboration which coincided with Ghost Harvest in-game event, which will remain live until November 25th.
First released in 2018, the extraction shooter saw players take on the roles of bounty hunters in an attempt to claim bounties from mythical monsters. 1896 was an updated version of the game released in 2024 for current-gen consoles, despite fans not taking kindly to the end of support for older consoles. Hunt: Showdown 1896Its latest update introduces key changes to the shooter, designed to draw players back into exhilarating PvP gameplay for the scary season and beyond.
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Crytek released a trailer announcing the arrival of Ghost Face, and the new Hunter will use a silent arsenal. Ghost Face's two primary weapons include the Hush, which is a Frontier 73C Silencer, and a Bornheim No. 3 Silencer known as the Whisper. Hunter will also carry the Life Taker tool, which is a knife that matches the villain's preferred method of killing in the film franchise, and these weapons will give players “an edge in quick close combat.” Ghost Face may end up joining Hunt: Showdown 1896His best legendary hunters and DLC will be released on October 24, 2024, on Steam, Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 for $9.99/€9.99.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 announces new Ghost Face Rampage DLC
Hunt: Showdown 1896 it's not the only game that features the slasher spirit. Behavior Interactive's asymmetrical survival horror Dead By Daylight uses lethal versions of Ghost Face to terrorize survivors, proving that the iconic 90s villain still has what it takes to be a terrifying foe. However, the game's artists had to redesign the killer for an 1890s setting, and lead art director Stefan Heinrich explained the changes to Ghost Face's new look in Crytek's post, saying, “The iconic mask is now a mask in wood carved by hand, weathered. and cracked, a ragged, battle-worn duster replaces the robe, and to complete the look, holsters and leather gear have been added.”
Fans seem divided on the addition of Ghost Face, with some wanting the game to stick to the unique 19th century tradition and others praising Hunter's design. Ironically, the shooter has been in the limelight recently, with fans flooding the game with negative reviews after support for older consoles ended and a recent update overhauled the user interface. Still, Hunt: Showdown 1896 managed to set a new milestone in August, surpassing the number of competing players, receiving more than 60,000 players.