Tobin Bell to Appear in New Saw Game

Confession: I’m not really a fan of the Saw franchise. Watching some guy kill a bunch of people – all of whom illegally downloaded an mp3 file or something and therefore, according to Saw logic, must not appreciate life – using devices that ironically mirror his victim’s flaws is not my idea of a good time. But hey, some people like that kind of thing (I’m looking at you, Martha Stewart) and so, in honor of those people, I present to you news about Konami’s upcoming game Saw II: Flesh & Blood.

Drumroll, please: “Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that actor Tobin Bell will return as Jigsaw, voicing the bone-chilling character in the upcoming video game sequel of the most successful horror franchise in history – SAW.  Currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, SAW II: Flesh & Blood introduces a new storyline that will haunt players as they go deeper into the horror and mystery of Jigsaw’s subjects.

‘Tobin Bell had such a prevailing performance in the first SAW game that there was no question about bringing him back for the sequel,’ said Shinji Hirano, President of Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. ‘Having Tobin’s voice and likeness in SAW II: Flesh & Blood will give players their own haunting one-on-one relationship with Jigsaw, creating a horrifying and frightening experience that no SAW fan will ever forget.’

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The award-winning actor, Tobin Bell, has claimed two MTV Movie Award nominations and three consecutive Spike TV Scream Award nominations for ‘Best Villain.’ Winning the Fuse/Fangoria Chainsaw Award for ‘Best Butcher,’ Bell’s Jigsaw is widely regarded as one of cinema’s most terrifying villains.  His chilling and immediately recognizable voice is essential to the terror, because he rarely confronts his victims in person, preferring to communicate via recordings, speaking through a puppet named Billy. Jigsaw traps his victims in brutal mechanical devices and forces them to acknowledge the mistakes in their life while testing their resolve to live, usually with gruesome and deadly consequences.”

Sounds like a “bloody” good time! Haha! (I hate myself.)

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