Jack Thompson nightmare! Campfire Serial Killer Sim!

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Oh Jacks going to love this game! 360 and PS3 only at the moment (well before it gets band or something!)

Campfire is a "reverse survival horror" game. Instead of playing the victim you play the part of a serial killer who stalks and scares his victims before finally killing them. Based on contemporary slasher movies of the 70’s and 80’s, the player is allowed to play a range of different serial killers to cause chaos and mass destruction on the camping grounds.

“Having played a key role in the team that originally created this game idea and prototype, it made sense for us to purchase the rights for Campfire when the opportunity arose”, explains Per von Koch, Managing Director and co-founder of Swedish creative specialist Nordic VFX Company AB.

The purchase gives Nordic VFX complete control over all previous, current and future work, documents, reference material, assets, trademarks and copyrights and enables the company to produce Campfire products. The first iteration of the franchise is intended to be a video game designed specifically for consoles, fully prepared for downloadable episodic content, referred to as campfire tales. Four tales are planned to be available at launch. Development partner and outsourcing collaborators have yet to be announced.

“Campfire has been a much sought after game and we are very excited to continue the work on it” says Per von Koch, lead game designer at Nordic VFX Company.

“With the online capabilities, video HD support and next generation processing power, Campfire can finally become the extraordinary gaming experience we all envisioned back in 2003. We are very eager to start pre-production and re-establish discussions with the leading publishers in the industry. Campfire is a unique and exciting concept and we look forward to releasing the game for the leading platforms in time for Halloween 2009”, concludes von Koch.“We have worked with Nordic VFX on a number of projects and we know their vision for Campfire is very much in line with what we want to achieve. They will develop a great game and there is no question there is a demand for it, looking at all the inquiries we receive from dedicated fans”, says Thomas Lindgren, CEO and founder of Gamefederation. Gamefederation retains all the rights for the mobile game and will further investigate to develop a mobile title in collaboration with Nordic VFX.
 
Sounds like controversy just for the sake of it. Will do the gaming business more harm than good.

EDIT: What game don't we play a serial killer? Is there any "good" cause that justify the deaths of hundreds of people. Think of poor Henchman Number One who was working the night you raided the lab looking for Dr Evil. He worked for a bad man yes but he just needed some money to put his daughter through college, yet the hero mercilessly killed him without a thought and made his way to level 2.
 
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Another game hoping shock marketing and some up in arms press from Jack Thompson will make it a hit :(

I find it a shame people want to SIM being a killer tbh :(
 
JUMPURS said:
Another game hoping shock marketing and some up in arms press from Jack Thompson will make it a hit :(

I find it a shame people want to SIM being a killer tbh :(


yet you probably own a copy of hitman?
 
They are just games, why do people take them so seriously?
Fictional media should not be subject to censorship based on the opinions of a couple of blokes who just "dont like that sort of thing".
Its rubbish its just simulated pixels that are NOT REAL! Jeez. Movie violence is the same, its not real, it looks real but that doesn't make it so. Its fake blood and CG effects.
We should be well allowed to make up our own minds what we deem not suitable, they should just post guidelines (like they do already) on the package pointing out what can make it potentially offensive on religious content, sex, violence, racism etc etc and allow adults to make their own choice.
 
Nucleo said:
yet you probably own a copy of hitman?

Sorry i should maybe have said murderer. As most games mean you are a killer, this is just murder.

From the article it sounds like you will just be murdering inocent people as the game is reminicent of 70's - 80's slasher movies.
I can understand the assasinating evil people, but if this is killing innocent folk then i think there is something wrong with it imo.

edit
For the record i am not saying ban this game, i just find it a bit poor that there is a market for it.
 
Although killing innocent people is horrific and should never be done, you've gotta realise its just a game and have fun with it, if it did actually get released i would go around pretending to be Jason Voorhees or something lol.
 
Why is everyone on this forum so negative

"Probably gonna be crap"

"sounds good actually although its probably boring repetitive old and gay"
(i don't think anyone said that)

But every topic I go to I see a negative comment within 3 posts of the first.
 
TurnipHead said:
Why is everyone on this forum so negative

"Probably gonna be crap"

"sounds good actually although its probably boring repetitive old and gay"
(i don't think anyone said that)

But every topic I go to I see a negative comment within 3 posts of the first.

I have a theory that its because of the lack of good weather this summer. Just makes people miserable
 
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