Gun Interactive

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{{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)|Chris Winfield (COO)|Ronnie Hobbs (creative director)}}

| num_employees = 15{{cite web |url=https://www.guninteractive.com/who |title=Who we are. |publisher=Gun Interactive |access-date=May 18, 2025}}

| 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.{{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 }}{{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}}{{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}}

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{{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 }} 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.{{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 }} 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,{{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 }} but was revealed as the new game with release delayed from October 2015 to 2016.{{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 }}

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.{{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 }} In September 2021, Gun Media rebranded as Gun Interactive.{{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 }}

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

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