Gun Interactive (formerly Gun Media; stylized as Gun.) is an American

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based in

Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County. By population, it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and 57th-largest city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 28th-largest ...

. It was founded by Ronnie Hobbs and Wes Keltner in 2010.

History

Gun Interactive was founded by Ronnie Hobbs and Wes Keltner in 2010. The company started operations in 2012. On July 17, 2013, the company's first title, '' Breach & Clear'' was released, along with its sequel ''Deadline'' on July 21, 2015. On November 25, 2015, Gun Media released their first console game, Speakeasy, on the

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. The game received a 3/10 from

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and is no longer available on the

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. In 2015, Randy Greenback, the company's Executive Producer and Director created two campaigns for '' Friday the 13th: The Game'',

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and BackerKit. From the two campaigns, the game raised an approximate total of , becoming the 106th most crowdfunded project of all time. Earlier, ''

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'' director Sean S. Cunningham approached the team and offered the team the video game license, to which they accepted. The game was originally developed by Denver-based studio

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under the name ''Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp'', but was revealed as the new game with release delayed from October 2015 to 2016. In January 2016, both IllFonic and Gun Media spoke at a developer panel at

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and premiered in-engine

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footage and a list of kill animations there, and premiering a

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demo at

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in June, scheduling the game for release in October 2016. In September 2021, Gun Media rebranded as Gun Interactive.

Games

References

External links

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