Hollywood Mavericks Craft an Epic Game with a 12‑Person Team—No Generative AI Involved
The trailer for Join Us first appeared during the Xbox Showcase in June, offering a glimpse of a darkly humorous co‑op cult simulator. In the clip, robed followers charge on pigs, unleash machine‑gun fire, and the sequence culminates with a monstrous, Cthulhu‑like mass of tentacles. One element that didn’t make the final cut was the infamous snake gun, a feature that Joe Dietsch, the CEO and crea…
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:43 p.m.