He makes it clear that the game will not be a VR title. Campbell put out an announcement on Twitter regarding progress of the game as well as some clarification on things he had said, “Hey, groovy gamers, this is a swell time to clarify some incorrect info that might be out there (including from me!): the upcoming Evil Dead video game is being developed for consoles and PC, not VR. Since then it had been radio silence for a bit, until this time last year. People ran with that tid-bit, and rumors of VR began popping up online. Immersive could mean a lot of things, especially with PSVR being a big factor for immersive gameplay.

It seems he’s possibly seen how his character was played in Poker Night 2 and wasn’t a fan? The cool take away from this interview was that he said the game would be immersive. This is amazing news as Campbell playing Ash is why fans come back for more. I’ll be Ash for that, because I wouldn’t want someone else’s voice hamming it up” (August 16th, 2018). He’s quoted as saying, “They are doing a video game.

When asked if voice work would still be on the table for his return to Ash, Campbell said that he does have prior commitments to his character. The news revolving around the newest game came from an interview Campbell had done with Bloody Disgusting, following his retirement from playing Ash in 2018. Campbell’s most recent portrayal of the character was in dlc for Behaviour Interactive’s Dead by Daylight. Ash did make an appearance in Telltale Games’ Poker Night 2 (2013), but ultimately was voiced by Danny Webber and not Campbell. The game was followed up by Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick (2003) and Evil Dead: Regeneration (2005), but has since then taken a hiatus. The most known games in the series started with Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000), and actually featured Campbell, who voiced his character, Ash. There have been a plethora of Evil Dead games dating back to the mid 80’s on the Commodore 64. Since 2018, Campbell (known as Evil Dead’s protagonist, Ash Williams) has been very vocal about an Evil Dead game being in development. New information regarding the latest game for the beloved franchise, Evil Dead, has been given by Bruce Campbell.

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