Hollywood Mavericks Build an Epic Cult Simulator with a 12‑Person Team—No Generative AI Involved
The trailer for Join Us first appeared during the Xbox Showcase in June, giving viewers a glimpse of a darkly humorous co‑op cult simulator. In the clip, robed followers zip around on pigs while brandishing machine guns, and the sequence culminates with a monstrous, Cthulhu‑like mass of tentacles. One element that didn’t make the final edit was the infamous “snake gun,” a weapon that, according t…
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:43 p.m.