Dead by Daylight News

How Dead by Daylight re-envisioned The Ring's Yoichi as an adult

Dead by Daylight's Sadako update inserts the Japanese horror icon from The Ring into the game as a new killer. But alongside her as a new survivor comes Yoichi Asakawa, the only person to survive Sadako's onslaught in the original films and novel. Yoichi was just a child in those works, but now he's all aged up for Dead by Daylight. Speaking to The Loadout, Behaviour Interactive's creative director David Richard discusses how the studio went about the transformation.

"First of all, I have to say how happy we were that Kadokawa allowed us to go on with this idea and create new lore that doesn't exist for this character," Richard says when asked about how he worked with the Ringu licence-holders, Kadokawa, to bring Yoichi to Dead by Daylight. "As with all licensed content, everything we do follows specific guidelines, and is approved by our partner. At the end of the day, our objective is that the content we create is truthful to their original IP, and represents their universe, in a Dead by Daylight way."

But how did Richard and the team go about creating the adult version of Yoichi when there wasn't a precedent for the character being any older than a child? "We wanted to ensure he was going to go into a science field just like his father," Richard explains. "Since he knows that Sadako might be living in water in the open sea on the coast, we thought that that's what oriented him towards studies related to the ocean."

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It looks like a Dead By Daylight dating sim is in the works

It's already one of the best horror games on PC, but now it looks like Dead By Daylight could be getting its hooks into another genre too: the dating sim. According to a new trademark, developer Behaviour Interactive is working on a love sim spin-off called Hooked On You. Yes, really.

Apart from being one of the best multiplayer games around, Dead By Daylight is almost as well known as Fortnite for its great crossovers - such as Resident Evil or, more recently, Sadako from The Ring. However, we're not sure anyone expected Dead By Daylight to crossover into another genre entirely. Certainly not a dating sim, anyway, and not after Valentine's Day.

As spotted by TechRaptor, Behaviour has recently filed a trademark for a game with the non-ambiguous title of Hooked On You: A Dead By Daylight Dating Sim. To see for yourself, head here and search for the title under "Basic Word Mark Search (New User)". It was filed on February 16, 2022, and seems to be for an actual game.

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Dead By Daylight's Sadako is proving too scary for some players

The just-announced Dead By Daylight x The Ring crossover DLC, Sadako Rising, isn't out until March 8 but players with early access are finding out the bad side of tying one of the best horror games to one of the most terrifying horror franchises ever - as one particular jumpscare is catching a lot of people by surprise.

It was revealed this week that the next big horror movie collaboration coming to multiplayer game Dead By Daylight is The Ring/Ringu, which will introduce new survivor Yoichi Asakawa as well as the film's iconic long-haired ghost girl Sadako to the game.

The Sadako Rising DLC will officially release on March 8 but a number of streamers have already been granted access to it - and they're finding Sadako a little too horrifying, especially in regards to one jumpscare that isn't even in the game itself (thanks, Eurogamer). When selecting a Killer in the lobby, the character will usually stand patiently on the side while the player picks their Perks. Sadako, however, will instead choose a random moment to jumpscare the player.

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The Sadako Rising Chapter is now available on Steam.

Spread the curse to Dead by Daylight, with a new Chapter inspired by Kōji Suzuki’s novel Ringu and the original film adaptation. Sadako Rising features a new Killer – The Onryō – and a new Survivor, Yoichi Asakawa. Purchasing this add-on also unlocks an exclusive charm: Cursed Videotape.

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[h3]The new Killer is The Onryō.[/h3]
With immense powers and a fearsome temper, Sadako was left to perish in a watery grave. Her violent wrath manifested into a cursed videotape that condemns its viewers to a chilling fate.

[h3]The new Survivor is Yoichi Asakawa. [/h3]
No stranger to Sadako’s fury is Yoichi Asakawa, whose young life was forever altered by The Onryō’s rage. Now a marine biologist, his story continues as his search for answers drove him through treacherous waters, deep into a realm beyond rational understanding.

[h3]The Sadako Rising Chapter includes: [/h3]

A new Killer: The Onryō
A new Survivor: Yoichi Asakawa
An exclusive universal charm: Cursed Videotape

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Cast adrift in her ocean of rage, hope will swiftly sink into the abyss. The Sadako Rising Chapter is available now.

See you in the Fog,

The Dead by Daylight team.

5.5.2 | Bugfix Patch

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Boil Over

Changed to give 33% of current wiggle progress when falling from great heights (was a flat 25% increase)

Dev Note: This change prevents abuse of Boil Over in specific map locations where the killer has no choice but to drop from a height. It still stays relevant for longer walks and especially for basement access. At over 75% wiggle progress, it still results in an insta-drop.

Changed "Rite of The Executioner" Daily Ritual to require sending 2 Survivors to Cages of Atonement (was 4)

[h2]BUG FIXES[/h2]

Fixed an issue that caused some players to encounter a Grade Reset after updating to patch 5.5.1. Note: This issue was only visual.
Fixed an issue that caused the Wraiths Withering Vine cosmetic to erroneously be unlocked for all players.
Fixed an issue that caused the Hillbilly's Fable Acres Delivery torso cosmetic to clip into the camera when hooking a Survivor.
Fixed an issue that caused the HUD score alerts to lose their formatting when using the Large Text setting.
Fixed an issue that caused players with at least 1 game played but 0 pips to not receive any reward at the end of season.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nemesis' tentacle strike recovery animation to be missing when too close to an asset.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse to not be able to lunge after a blink if the attack input is pressed before the end of the blink.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse's second blink to be delayed and thus cover less distance.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse not to enter fatigue when having a grab validation fail after blinking.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse's hand not to close properly when charging a chain blink.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse to be able to blink out of bounds past the exit threshold in the Springwood maps.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse to be able to blink out of bounds past the exit threshold in the Backwater Swamp maps.
Fixed an issue that caused the Survivors to use ''Dead Hard'' to jump on rocks near the Ferry Boat.
Fixed an issue that caused Jonah's tablet to be visible on the floor of the Vat room in The Game map.
Fixed an issue that caused hooks in the Eyrie of Crows map to be missing the white glow from Scourge Hook perks.
Fixed an issue that caused a small part of the Entity to stretch when a Survivor is sacrificed.
Fixed an issue that caused the exit prompt to become unresponsive after adding a friend in the Friends List.