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John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, an Explosive, Co-Op FPS Inspired by 80s Horror and Action, Revealed at Summer Game FestBuddy-movie vibes meet over-the-top action in this frenzied co-op FPS powered by Saber's Swarm Engine.

Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive are thrilled to reveal John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, coming in 2024 to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Epic Games Store.

Tag team with up to four players in this intense first-person shooter and battle massive hordes of mutated monstrosities to eradicate a supernatural outbreak before it's too late. Watch the exhilarating Reveal Trailer, which premiered at the Summer Game Fest Live Showcase, for a first taste of the game’s over-the-top gameplay and John Carpenter-inspired 80’s vibes, packed with action, humor and horror.“We’re happy to team up once again with our historical partner Saber,”says John Bert, Managing Director at Focus Entertainment. “After World War Z, Space Marine 2, Insurgency, SnowRunner, and many others, Toxic Commando is a new entry into the successful long-term relationship between Focus and Saber. We cannot wait to unveil more about this new amazing IP created by the talented teams at Saber, and leverage Focus’ expertise in turning new franchises into worldwide hits.

” "We're excited to partner with our friends at Focus again, and thrilled to collaborate with the legendary John Carpenter on this project," says Tim Willits, Chief Creative Officer at Saber Interactive. "His unique vision, unparalleled expertise in storytelling, and ability to create immersive atmospheres have helped us to elevate this all-new, 80s-inspired experience to the next level. His works have been an inspiration for years and it's an honor to work alongside him to deliver a truly unforgettable adventure."“It’s exciting to be collaborating on a new video game with Focus and Saber,” - said John Carpenter

 

[Lucifers Beard]

That looked really fun. Definitely one I'll keep my eye on.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Probability wise, at least one of these zombie coop shooter games has to be good, right?

 

[Dick Jones]

 

[mcjmetroid]

Why the hell not. Cool name too

 

[Moses85]

Another Zombie Game

 

[MacReady13]

John Carpenter?!?! I'm fucking IN!!!

 

[Elder Legend]

This looks fun as fuck. Sign me up.

 

[semiconscious]

whew! pretty obvious that mr. carpenter has put a tremendous amount of thought & effort into this game...

 

[coffinbirth]

 

[8BiTw0LF]

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

So this is what days gone 2 would have been if it was a GAAS.

 

[Elder Legend]

So this is what days gone 2 would have been if it was a GAAS.

Dunno if this is GAAS or not. Saber Interactive makes very decent co-op zombie games. Last one I played was great I think it was called World War Z. Regardless, they are a developer that overtime has improved in game development imo.

 

[Irobot82]

I didn't hate this trailer. It has me interested.

 

[Elder Legend]

I didn't hate this trailer. It has me interested.

I think the emphasis on vehicles is interesting and different compared to most zombie games.

It seems to be integral to the core of the gameplay. Probably get upgrades and stuff.

 

[Dr_Salt]

In as soon as I read John Carpenter.

 

[John Marston]

whew! pretty obvious that mr. carpenter has put a tremendous amount of thought & effort into this game...

I also wonder how involved Carpenter is in this project.
To me it feels like they just paid for his name.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Focus has an exclusive 10-year deal with Chaosium for games based off the Call of Cthulhu tabletop game. I would like to see more of that but John Carpenter pretty cool too.

 

[semiconscious]

I also wonder how involved Carpenter is in this project.
To me it feels like they just paid for his name.

nah. ol' john'd never stoop to something like that ...

 

[T4keD0wN]

Damn, my buddies magically came to an agreement that they wanted to buy this, all of that excitement gone the moment they find out its an epic exclusive.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

They Live was robbed..

ROBBED!

 

[oji-san]

Kinda interesting, need to see more.

 

[Mr Hyde]

John Carpenter should produce a Lovecraftian horror game instead of generic zombie shooter nr. 456. A new game based on The Thing with modern tech and mechanics would be amazing. Or perhaps do something related to In the mouth of madness. Carpenter used to be the master of horror and then he puts his name on this? Unfathomable. Still love the old bugger though

 

[The Cockatrice]

Looks bad. 10 FPS in most of the gameplay clips lmao and wont look anywhere near what was shown in that trailer. It'll prolly be worse than B4B and I really enjoyed that one.

 

[xrnzaaas]

That's so cool, we definitely have a shortage of coop zombie games on the market. Right?

 

[crackajack]

I also wonder how involved Carpenter is in this project.
To me it feels like they just paid for his name.

I wonder if it would be really worth something him being a consultant? And if it even matters if it is not just another Tom Clancy like branding.
He did some quite important movies decades ago, and even did the singer songwriter equivalent for movies, which is rare, but his career is kinda dead for a while now. His name has still value so if he would present some movie idea film studios would listen, but that seems to not have happened. He did not even get (maybe did not want) a direction job for Blade, or Twilight, or Dracula, or Grimm's Brothers etc. whatever, something that might interest him, doing contract work if his own scripts are not that great anymore. He is hardly just a one hit wonder, but feels like his skills might have worked only in that era for his very own ideas but beyond that he either does not want to do more today or nothing he proposes gets greenlit.

 

[SJRB]

Had no idea what this was going to end up being, rolled my eyes almost out of their sockets when it turned out to be yet another co-op zombie shooter.

What a waste of talent.

 

[GymWolf]

Coop zombie shooter, pass.

 

[salva]

That looks so unoriginal. Snorefest coop zombie shooter. Pass from me

 

[VN1X]

Coop zombie shooter, in.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Do I need it? No.

Did it look good? Hell yeah it did.

Weird song choice though.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

That’s the sexiest game I’ve seen in years

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Anyone else got in the closed test?

 

[STARSBarry]

Anyone else got in the closed test?

GOD DAMN EPIC GAME STORE ONLY! Oh boy do I have some user feedback for focus entertainment.