<P> A developer panel for Gun Media and IllFonic was opened at PAX South 2016 in January with alpha footage and a list of kill animations, with gameplay released at E3 2016 in June . </P> <P> On September 2, Gun released the PAX West trailer for the game, entitled "XIII". The trailer showcased Jason Voorhees' kill animations specifically designed by Tom Savini, while set to "XIII" by Crazy Lixx . </P> <P> The game was pushed back from the fall release date, multiplayer came out on May 26, 2017 and the campaign will release in Q3 2017 . The initial release was digital exclusive, with a physical copy release set for Friday, October 13, 2017 . </P> <P> On June 30, 2016 IllFonic previewed a 3D development diary to complement behind - the - scenes interviews, footage, and in - development stock called the "Virtual Cabin". Besides overviews, the Cabin has item rooms that house information upon characters or scenes or easter eggs . An item room called the "Jason Room" was unlocked on July 18, 2016 and a room containing the main counselors was unlocked on August 12, 2016 . </P>

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