'Friday the 13th' developer takes shot at 'Dead By Daylight' over NFTs
Still sad that we never got a second Freddy vs. Jason? Well, we might have the next best thing: Wes Keltner, co-creator of Friday The 13th: The Game clowning on asymmetrical horror game rival Dead By Daylight’s new NFTs.
Behavior Interactive, the studio behind Dead By Daylight, is getting mauled on social media after announcing the Masters of Horror NTF collaboration with Boss Protocol. Basically, these NFTs allow players to unlock in-game content in Dead By Daylight, namely the Hellraiser Chapter just came out on Sept. 7, and folks aren’t happy about it. And Neither is Keltner.
“I love working with nostalgic film IP and thinking of ways to make them into games. I want to reintroduce old IP to new generations,” Keltner said on Twitter. “Making money at any cost isn’t a big motivator for me. It’s why we will never sell NFT’s based on our games/models.”
I like making cool shit. I love working with nostalgic film IP and thinking of ways to make them into games. I want to reintroduce old IP to new generations.
Making money at any cost isn’t a big motivator for me. It’s why we will never sell NFT’s based on our games/models. https://t.co/FVdtgX11Cl
— WesKeltner (@weskeltner) October 18, 2021
Also Freddy Krueger is literally a killer in Dead By Daylight, so this totally is Freddy vs. Jason 2, ok?
It’s no secret that Dead By Daylight is far and above the most popular game in the asymmetrical horror genre, and it’s easy to see why. Behavior Interactive goes above and beyond to support the community and has built up loads of goodwill over the years. However, this decision to utilize blockchain technology and NTFs has infuriated fans, if the ratio below is any indication.
Behaviour worked with Boss Protocol over several months to adapt in-game models for use as NFTs and approved them prior to the release of Pinhead in DbD. The NFTs have a chance to grant access to the #Hellraiser chapter of DbD. pic.twitter.com/3ZZKq3uPYN
— Dead by Daylight (@DeadByBHVR) October 18, 2021
This announcement from Behavior Interactive comes mere days after Valve announced they would not be allowing games that support NTFs on Steam. While Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny said the Epic Games Store would indeed allow games with blockchain tech.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.