{{Short description|American video game publisher}} {{Redirect|Gun.|the My Chemical Romance song|Conventional Weapons|other uses|Gun (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox company | name = Gun Interactive | logo = Gun Interactive Logo.png | logo_alt = The word "Gun", followed by a period, in a black and enclosed inside a black rectangle | former_name = Gun Media (2010–2021) | type = Private | industry = Video games | founded = {{Start date and age|2010}} | founders = {{Unbulleted list|Ronnie Hobbs|Wes Keltner}} | hq_location_city = Lexington, Kentucky | hq_location_country = US | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|class=nowrap|Wes Keltner (president, CEO)<ref name="who" />|Chris Winfield (COO)<ref name="who" />|Ronnie Hobbs (creative director)<ref name="who" />}} | num_employees = 15<ref name="who">{{cite web |url=https://www.guninteractive.com/who |title=Who we are. |publisher=Gun Interactive |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> | num_employees_year = 2025 | website = {{URL|https://www.guninteractive.com/|guninteractive.com}} }}
'''Gun Interactive''' (formerly '''Gun Media'''; stylized as '''Gun.''') is an American video game publisher based in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded by Ronnie Hobbs and Wes Keltner in 2010.
== History == Gun Interactive was founded by Ronnie Hobbs and Wes Keltner in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.technewsworld.com/story/here-comes-the-holodeck-71265.html |title=Here Comes the Holodeck |first=Pam |last=Baker |date=November 19, 2010 |website=TechNewsWorld |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040657/https://www.technewsworld.com/story/Here-Comes-the-Holodeck-71265.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gun Media has abandoned all future Friday the 13th content plans|url=https://gamecrate.com/gun-media-has-abandoned-all-future-friday-13th-content-plans/19910|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Gamecrate|language=en|archive-date=July 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717224246/https://gamecrate.com/gun-media-has-abandoned-all-future-friday-13th-content-plans/19910|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=June 2018|first=Rachel Weber 22|title=Friday the 13th developer "can't add any content, whatsoever" no matter who wins legal fight|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/friday-the-13th-developer-cant-add-any-content-whatsoever-no-matter-who-wins-legal-fight/|access-date=2020-07-17|website=gamesradar|date=June 22, 2018 |language=en|archive-date=April 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414034949/https://www.gamesradar.com/friday-the-13th-developer-cant-add-any-content-whatsoever-no-matter-who-wins-legal-fight/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 PlayStation 4. The game received a 3/10 from GameSpot<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speakeasy-review/1900-6415973/ | title = Speakeasy Review: The Boring Twenties | last = Clark | first = Justin | date = November 24, 2014 | website = GameSpot | accessdate = September 18, 2016 | archive-date = November 17, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117003632/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/speakeasy-review/1900-6415973/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and is no longer available on the PlayStation Network.
In 2015, Randy Greenback, the company's Executive Producer and Director created two campaigns for ''Friday the 13th: The Game'', Kickstarter and BackerKit. From the two campaigns, the game raised an approximate total of {{USD|1.1 million}}, becoming the 106th most crowdfunded project of all time.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3369665/friday-the-13th-the-game-is-a-kickstarter-success/ | title = 'Friday the 13th: The Game' is a Kickstarter Success | last = Dodd | first = Adam | date = November 10, 2015 | website = Bloody Disgusting | publisher = Complex | accessdate = August 19, 2016 | archive-date = November 12, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151112023800/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3369665/friday-the-13th-the-game-is-a-kickstarter-success/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Earlier, ''Friday the 13th'' 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 IllFonic under the name ''Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://gamerant.com/slasher-summer-camp-screenshots-details/ | title = 'Slasher Vol 1: Summer Camp' Reveals First Screenshots, Details | last = Cooper | first = Dalton | date = May 29, 2015 | website = Game Rant | accessdate = August 19, 2016 | archive-date = July 8, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160708080841/http://gamerant.com/slasher-summer-camp-screenshots-details/ | url-status = live }}</ref> but was revealed as the new game with release delayed from October 2015 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/132646/huge-news-summer-camp-becomes-official-friday-the-13th-game/ | title = HUGE NEWS! Summer Camp Becomes Official Friday the 13th Game! | last = Barton | first = Steve | date = October 13, 2015 | website = Dread Central | accessdate = August 19, 2016 | archive-date = January 6, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170106114842/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/132646/huge-news-summer-camp-becomes-official-friday-the-13th-game/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
In January 2016, both IllFonic and Gun Media spoke at a developer panel at PAX South and premiered in-engine alpha footage and a list of kill animations there, and premiering a gameplay demo at E3 2016 in June, scheduling the game for release in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.idigitaltimes.com/friday-13th-game-panel-pax-south-2016-reveals-new-kill-animations-jason-vorhees-508063 | title = 'Friday the 13th: The Game' Panel At Pax South 2016 Reveals New Kill Animations For Jason Vorhees | last = Mozuch | first = Mo | date = January 29, 2016 | website = iDigitalTimes | publisher = IBT Media | accessdate = August 19, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160827075707/http://www.idigitaltimes.com/friday-13th-game-panel-pax-south-2016-reveals-new-kill-animations-jason-vorhees-508063 | archive-date = August 27, 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In September 2021, Gun Media rebranded as Gun Interactive.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_RCbBsBMlA |title=Gun Interactive – Brand New Intro |publisher=Gun Interactive |date=September 27, 2021 |via=YouTube |access-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618185436/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_RCbBsBMlA |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Games == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Developer(s) ! scope="col" | Platform(s) |- ! scope="row" | 2013 | ''Breach & Clear'' | Mighty Rabbit Studios | Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, PlayStation Vita |- ! scope="row" | 2014 | ''Speakeasy'' | Super Soul | PlayStation 4 |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | ''Breach & Clear: Deadline'' | Mighty Rabbit Studios, Gun Media | macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''Friday the 13th: The Game'' | IllFonic | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | ''Layers of Fear 2'' | Bloober Team | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |- ! scope="row" | 2023 | ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' | Sumo Nottingham | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |- ! scope="row" | 2026 |''Halloween'' |IllFonic |Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website}}
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