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[E3 2013] You Can Get A Smaller Xbox 360 Right Now
When the Xbox 360 launched, it essentially killed the original Xbox. To prove history won’t repeat itself when the Xbox One releases this November, Microsoft has redesigned the Xbox 360 to be smaller and run more quietly. They’re also taking a page out of Sony’s book by offering two free games a month to Xbox Love Gold subscribers, starting with Halo 3 and Assassin’s Creed II.
On top of all that, Microsoft claims there will be “hundreds of games” that will come to the console over the coming years. The Xbox One will likely become their focus in the near future, but it’s good to hear they’re going to continue supporting the Xbox 360.
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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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