Ninja & Stranger Things Star Are Streaming Dead by Daylight on Halloween
Twitch streamer Ninja and Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo will be teaming up with Jessica Blevins on Halloween to play Dead by Daylight on a live stream. Appropriately, the group will be tackling the game's Stranger Things Chapter from last year, complete with map and Demogorgon.
Dead by Daylight, an asymmetric 4-v-1 survival horror game, originally released in 2016. During its tenure it's amassed a collection of DLC characters and maps taken from popular horror franchises, including Left 4 Dead, Silent Hill, and Stranger Things in 2019. Matarazzo, Ninja's co-player, stars in the Netflix original series as Dustin Henderson, a smart-mouthed geek who ultimately keeps his group of friends united against supernatural forces threatening their small hometown. Ninja (Tyler Blevins) is a professional gamer and Twitch streamer, with an estimated 16 million followers on Twitch. He's taking a break from his usual shooters and battle royales to take up a round of Dead by Daylight in The Underground Complex map.
The event is one of the first major streams for Ninja since his return to Twitch in September. His wife and manager, Jessica Blevins, will be joining the pair, along with fellow Twitch streamers OhTofu, and JasonSulli. Four of the five players will fight for survival in the Underground Complex Map (Hawkins Underground Laboratory). They'll go against the fifth player as the Killer, the Demogorgon in this case, by activating generators to open the doors they need to escape. The stream will be the second in a three-part Dead by Daylight series and will take place at noon (ET) on October 31. Fans of the series can check out the Into the Fog broadcast on October 29th, 9 am PT/12 pm ET, to snatch a DwightCrow charm. There's also the Twitch Rivals Halloween Showdown on Halloween, immediately after the Stranger Things event, to pick up a Trap-o-Lantern charm. There's no word yet as to whether there'll be any freebies given out during the stream, but Dead by Daylight promises "More information will be released at a later date."
Unfortunately, Matarazzo won't be able to play himself, as the Stranger Things DLC didn't feature his character as one of the two Survivors. Until Saturday, fans won't know if he decides to play as Steve or Nancy - although considering Dustin and Steve's in-series bromance, the smart money's on Mr. Harrington.
Details are still limited, but the event seems pretty cut and dry. It should be a fun way for Dead by Daylight players and Stranger Things viewers to celebrate the Halloween weekend. Those looking to check it out can tune in at October 31 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET on Twitch.tv.
Source: Dead by Daylight