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There’s another zombie co-op shooter coming, but this one has John Carpenter’s name on itJohn Carpenter’s Toxic Commando arrives next year

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando arrives next year

Image credit:Focus Entertainment

Image credit:Focus Entertainment

The player aiming a gun at a crowd of zombies in John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando - Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2023Watch on YouTube

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando - Reveal Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2023

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Toxic Commando is doing some stuff differently, though. There are several bits in the trailer that put an emphasis on ploughing a big vehicle through a crowd of zombies while your co-op pals shoot the deados off the front and side. I can imagine that being fun to play! Plus, there’s old JC. The big guy. The man upstairs. John Carpenter’s level of actual involvement in the game is unconfirmed, but he’s at least engaged enough to deliver one of the most charming celebrity quotes I think has ever been attached to a press release like this. Here it is in full: