Press release:
Montréal, Canada—August 13, 2020 – Behaviour Interactive is excited to step into a new era, as today, it introduces Cross-Play and Cross-Friends in the hit multiplayer horror game, “Dead by Daylight“. These two features will break barriers and allow the entire community to join the world of the Entity no matter what platform they are on.
Behaviour has implemented Cross-Play across PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch. This follows a year of research, interviews, data analysis and the successful implementation of Cross-Play on Steam and Windows Store. Players on console and PC will now face trials together which will surely bring new metas to Dead by Daylight.
The ability to play with friends from any and all platforms was a feature widely requested by the community. Cross-Friends will also be made available with this release. Finally, players will now be able to create a friends list that is cross-platform and enjoy an unprecedented multiplayer experience in their favourite multiplayer horror game.
The Dead by Daylight team worked hand in hand with the platform owners to make this happen. After four years, millions of players, and countless matches and jump scares, Dead by Daylight is jumping into the future to meet and exceed both the rising tides of industry standards and the wishes of its players. Dead by Daylight, which has always been a place where all of horror lives, is not just here to stay, it is evolving.
Dead by Daylight boasts more than 25 million players across the globe and across all platforms. On any given day, one million players step into the fog, whether on PC, console, or mobile. Since its release in 2016, the multiplayer game has become a place where cult classic horror survives and thrives, having welcomed legends from TV, cinema and video games. The team regularly releases new content in the form of chapters, Archives tomes and frequent quality of life updates.
About Dead by Daylight™
Dead by Daylight is the hit 4v1 asymmetrical multiplayer horror game from Behaviour™ Interactive where 1 crazed killer hunts 4 friends through a terrifying nightmare. Players take on the role of both killer and survivor in a deadly game of hide-and-seek. Dead by Daylight™ is available on PC, consoles and mobile. For more information, please visit deadbydaylight.com.
About Behaviour™ Interactive
Behaviour Interactive, Canada’s largest independent game developer and publisher, was founded in 1992. The company boasts over 650 employees in its Montréal studio and more than 200 million downloads. With its award-winning original IP Dead by Daylight™ and the strategy RPG Game of Thrones Beyond the Wall™, Behaviour continues to grow as a leading global developer. Behaviour counts amongst its partners some of the world’s most renowned brands including Activision, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Ubisoft and many more. For more information visit: bhvr.com.
Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
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Tags: Behaviour Interactive, Dead by Daylight, Horror games, Indie games, Koch Media, Nintendo Switch