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Jackbox Party Pack 8 arriving in time to spook your Halloween partyWith five silly games, including Drawful with animation

With five silly games, including Drawful with animation

Guessing at a drawing in a screenshot from The Jackbox Party Pack 8.

You’ve got a checklist for Halloween: peeled grapes (eyeballs); cold spaghetti (worms); 12-foot skeleton (skeleton); 25 metre bolt of black cotton (costume). But wait, what will people play? Friendo, you’re in lucko. Jackbox Games have announced thatThe Jackbox Party Pack 8, their latest collection of funny party games, will launch on October 14th. It’ll pack five games, from murder mystery to a new version of fan-favourite Drawful, this time having players animate their drawings.

The Jackbox Party Pack 8 | Official Trailer | Out NowWatch on YouTube

The Jackbox Party Pack 8 | Official Trailer | Out Now

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The Jackbox Party Pack8 launches October 14th for Windows, Mac, and Linux at £23.79/€24.99/$29.99, coming viaSteam, Epic, andHumble. It’ll also be on Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, iThings, and more. So many. Seeits websitefor everything.

We have a tradition in the RPS treehouse. When someone leaves, before weflush their limp body down the toiletsend them to a farm to run and jump and play forever, we play a couple rounds of Jackbox. I’m game for new games, though something will have to be particularly good to oust Tee K.O. as the go-to game. The animation opportunities of Drawful: Animate do look tempting. What’s popular in your circle, reader dear?