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Want To Play ‘Slender: The Arrival’ Today? You Can Pre-Order It Now For Instant Beta Access

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Slender: The Arrival doesn’t release until next month, but that isn’t keeping developer Blue Isle from giving fans an opportunity to play the highly anticipated “reimagining” of Mark Hadley’s indie success right now. If you pre-order the game you’ll get instant access to the (unfinished) PC version of the game. As an added bonus, you can decide what you want to pay for it. They’ve provided a list of payment tiers that unlock increasingly valuable rewards like the game’s soundtrack, digital paintings, and even the chance to get your name listed on the credits. More after the jump.

You can pre-order it here, but in case you need to mull over the benefits of doing so, here are the tiers they’ve provided:

$5.00 – Pre-order Discount
We’ll give you a downloadable copy of the game on release, as well as access to our beta test today

$10.00 – Retail Price
Same as the pre-order discount, but you are feeling generous. Thank you!

$15.00 – Soundtrack Edition
You get a downloadable copy of the game, access to the beta, and a downloadable copy of the game’s soundtrack on release day

$25.00 – Special Edition
We’ll send you everything listed above, plus 5 downloadable high resolution paintings from the game

$60.00 – Producer’s Edition
You get everything listed above, plus a very special thank you with your name listed in the game’s credits alongside the developers

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Legendary Grimdark ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Artist John Blanche Has Passed Away at 78

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In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).

Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.

While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.

The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.

Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.

We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.

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