Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
File:Sisterlocationsteamheader.jpg Steam storefront header
Developer(s)	Scott Cawthon
Publisher(s)	Scott Cawthon
Series	Five Nights at Freddy's
Engine	Clickteam Fusion 2.5
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS
Release	Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS October 2016 (October 2016)
Genre(s)	Survival horror
Mode(s)	Single-player

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location (also known as Five Nights at Freddy's 5 or Five Nights at Freddy's 5: Sister Location or FNaF: Sister Location or FNaF: SL) is a video game and the upcoming fifth installment of the Five Nights at Freddy's series by Scott Cawthon. It is the first installment of the series to be given a subtitle. Prior to the announcement of the game, Scott Cawthon had claimed that the previous entry in the franchise, Five Nights at Freddy's 4, was the last game in the series, but was later confirmed to be the final installment for the main story line as Sister Location is to be its own while still remaining canon to the series. It is set to be released in October 2016.

Development

On April 23, 2016, Cawthon released a teaser image of the game on his website, entitled Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location, featuring the face of a clown-like animatronic from behind the text. Shortly after, the clown animatronic was confirmed to be named Circus Baby. On May 21, 2016, the first trailer of the game was released by Cawthon. In the trailer, it was revealed that the game will be released in the fall and the trailer also reveals new animatronics and a new location, hence the name. On June 17th, 2016, a new teaser image featuring a mangled up character, revealed to be Ennard, and the text There's a little of me in every body. On July 9th, 2016, there was a new teaser image released to scottgames.com featuring seven identical little animatronics, which are, theoretically, called Bidybabs, with the text "Don't hold it against us.", a quote used from the trailer. On July 21, 2016, there was another teaser stating the words "Get back on your stage, now." In addition, it was found that if you brighten the image, you can see either four Balloras in the background in different positions. Some believe that the ballerina poses they are in spell out the word BABY. Some people claim to see the Puppet (or Ennard) in Funtime Foxy's reflection in the trailer. Many theorized that this is not true, however. On August 1st, 2016, the release date for "Sister Location" was rumored to be released on October 28, 2016, but then later the steam page said October 2016. Furthermore, Cawthon said on a post on 7 Aug that the above data was a rumor where he says "I haven't confirmed any release dates beyond October. So dates like the 28th and the 30th are not confirmed." A new steam page for Sister Location was released, with the quote: "Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! With cutting-edge animatronic entertainers that will knock your kids' socks off, as well as customized pizza catering, no party is complete without Circus Baby and the gang! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment."

On August 16th, a teaser was posted on Scottgames with the words "Cancelled. Due to Leaks", but once brightened, we can see a news article that reads: "In other news: the grand opening of Circus Baby's Pizza World has apparently been canceled due to reported gas leaks in the building - sources close to the establishment question the report, saying that strange activity around the area at night suggest something else to blame. One local is quoted as saying "Everything just stopped. There was so much excitement built around this place opening and then they just stopped talking about it. There was only a handful of people that ever go and look at the inside kids from here and there making sure everything worked right, you know, I guess they weren't quite as ready as they thought they were." A tenant from across the street claims to have witnessed a large group of cars surrounding the building during the night and large pieces of equipment been taken out of the building under tarps. A few weeks later the building was for sale. There is no comment from the local entrepreneur who financed the venture."

Also, if you look at the page source code, you see these words: "If anything, it was just too soon for such an ambitious venture. There is still a bright future for Circus Baby, so be watching for her to appear at a neighborhood party near you!"

References

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