Hollywood Mavericks Craft a Massive 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 cooperative cult simulator. In the clip, robed followers zip around on pigs, wielding machine guns, before the screen fades to a massive, Cthulhu‑like mass of tentacles. What didn’t make the final cut was the infamous snake gun, a weapon that Joe Dietsch, the CEO and creative director …
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:43 p.m.