Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse is poised to expand with Nitrate Games’ Jay and Silent Bob’s Joint Venture.

Nitrate Games announced that it was developing a farming simulator inspired by the popular stoner characters portrayed in films by Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes in July. During a panel session at New York Comic Con later today, October 8, the company plans to share more information about the upcoming title, including gameplay details, a trailer, and new character announcements. Notably, the new characters will come from a range of films from the View Askewniverse, Kevin Smith’s interconnected universe of films, comics, and other media, including “Mallrats,” “Dogma,” “Chasing Amy,” and “Clerks.”

Nitrate Games co-founder Montana Sommese framed today’s announcements as part of his company’s broader vision to expand Kevin Smith’s creative universe through gaming. He said the game had created opportunities to bring back deep-cut characters and story elements that hadn’t been seen in decades. 

“Joint Venture is a Jay and Silent Bob game, but it’s actually a continuation of Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse. The central narrative picks up from ‘Dogma,’ making the game a kind of sequel,” Sommese said in an interview with GamesBeat. “Players can befriend and engage with their favorite characters from Kevin Smith’s movies like never before. As we update the game over time, we’re excited to be able to expand Kevin’s story universe with narrative updates that will continue building from his cinematic universe.”

” Nitrate Games co-founder Daniel Kendrick said the company was taking a long view of the opportunity in indie game development, viewing the current state of the industry as similar to the early days of comic-book adaptations.

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