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Square Enix Files Trademark For ‘Tomb Raider: Reflections’

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To the dismay of many fans, earlier this week Crystal Dynamic’s Karl Stewart confirmed that there aren’t any plans to expand on Tomb Raider’s single-player offering through DLC, as they’re focused on supporting the multiplayer for now.

Siliconera has discovered a trademark filed by Square Enix Europe for something called Lara Croft: Reflections in the U.S., so either this is a sequel — which is all but guaranteed to happen after such a successful rebootor it’s something else, like single-player DLC. I’m hoping for the former, though I’d be happy with more Tomb Raider any way I can get it.

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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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