Thing, The (VG)

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The Thing

The Thing
Title:	The Thing
Produced by:	Chris Hadley
Developed by:	Computer Artworks
Designed by:	Andrew Curtis
Franchise:	The Thing
Rating:	ESRB: M
Platforms:	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 Xbox
Released:	August 20th, 2022

The Thing is a video game based on the 1981 science fiction/horror film The Thing by director John Carpenter, which in turn is a remake of the 1951 film The Thing from Another World, which in turn is based on the novella Who Goes There? by author John W. Campbell, Jr., written in 1938. It is a third-person shooter and was developed by Computer Artworks. It was published by the Black Label Games label of Vivendi Universal Games. It was released in North America on the Microsoft Windows platform on August 20th, 2002. It was released in Europe on September 20th, 2002. It was released on Xbox in North America on September 3rd, 2002 and in Europe on September 20th, 2002. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in North America on August 20th, 2002 and in Europe on September 20th, 2002. The plot of the game serves as a sequel to the John Carpenter film. It follows the story of Captain Blake, a member of a U.S. Special Forces team sent to the Antarctic outpost featured in the film to determine what has happened to the research team.

Voice Cast[]

"Thing (VG)" and "The Thing (VG)" both redirect to this page.
There are thirteen voice actors who have worked on this game.
Voice actor Kevin Alan Moore is credited as Kevin Moore in this game.
Voice actor Ian A. Stevens is credited as Ian Stevens in this game.
Voice actor William B. Davis is credited as William Davis in this film.
Director John Carpenter endorsed the development of the game and even makes a cameo appearance in the game as a character named Shaun Faraday.
The end-credit song in this game is "After Me" by Saliva.
There is an audio file easter egg which contains voices of U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger congratulating Pace and Pierce on the success of their mission.
Voice actor William B. Davis is best known for playing the Cigarette Smoking Man from The X-Files television series.
Producer Chris Hadley is also known for developing the Diablo video game in 1996.
This story establishes that Childs from The Thing dies of hypothermia following the events of the film. MacReady however, survives.