Source: Konami

Konami Digital Entertainment announced that renowned actor Tobin Bell is to reprise his role as the infamous Jigsaw, in the forthcoming video game adaptation of the most successful horror franchise of all time: SAW.

Developed for the PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360® and PC platforms, the game is scheduled for a Fall release, just in time for the theatrical release of Saw VI from Lionsgate®.

The video game version of SAW invites players to engage in a horrific game inside the treacherous corridors of an abandoned insane asylum that has been transformed into a gauntlet of terrors by Jigsaw, the movie’s maniacal antagonist. The game will expand the survival horror genre by pitting players against Jigsaw, his brutal traps and the mind-bending puzzles that have become synonymous with the film franchise.

Developed by Zombie Studios and based on the successful film franchise from Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures, SAW uses the incredible graphic capabilities of the next generation consoles, to create a terrifying experience that offers truly unique gameplay features that will allow players to pit their wits against Jigsaw and make their choice… live or die.

Tobin Bell has enjoyed a long and stellar career, and is now renowned for playing Jigsaw, and even captured a 2006 MTV Movie Award nomination for ‘Best Villain’, and a nomination for ‘Best Butcher’ in the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. As Jigsaw, he creates deadly tests for his subjects who are often a symbolic representation of what could be seen as the biggest flaw in the victim’s life.

Jigsaw labeled these tests as ‘games,’ and would tell his subjects the rules via audio or videotape by using a puppet to deliver the message. These ‘assignments’ were the tasks that the victim must perform in order to survive. Tobin’s vocal skills will add further menace and authenticity to this most exciting of movie licenses.

“We are looking forward to giving horror movie fans an intensely terrifying videogame experience that will meet their high expectations” said Martin Schneider, European Marketing Director for Konami Digital Entertainment.

“We are so proud to see the SAW franchise extended through Konami’s game, which captures the ethos of Jigsaw and the terror of being caught in one of his games with complete authenticity,” added the films’ producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules of Twisted Pictures.

Aubrey McClure, Lionsgate’s Senior Vice President of Promotions and Licensing, agrees: “This partnership has been about assembling the perfect team to further immerse fans in the SAW universe in a way that feels organic. Tobin Bell, Twisted Pictures, and Konami have all been essential parts of that team with us and we are thrilled at the end result of this collaboration.”

And, added the master of terror himself Tobin Bell, “I am so proud to have voiced Jigsaw in this game. I’ve been very impressed with mechanics of the game. It’s terrifyingly smart and intriguing to me! It is a fitting follow-up to the tantalizing games of SAW.”

The trailer below gives fellow SAW fans (and fellow survival horror fiends in general) that delicious taste of the jarring atmosphere that made the SAW brand a blockbuster from the beginning, as well as another perfect candidate for Jigsaw's roster of 'victims.' Enjoy!



SAW is expected to hit shelves this Fall, and, as always, we'll keep you posted on more details as they come in! In the meantime, head over to our SAW page for more story and game details!