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Developer Confirms Slasher Movie Inspired ‘Until Dawn’ Is Still On the Way
Of all the horror games I get emails asking for an update on, the teen slasher inspired horror title Until Dawn seems to be the one many of you are most curious of. A promising video game getting lost in development limbo isn’t an uncommon occurrence in this industry, so when one goes quiet for an extended period of time, it’s easy to add it to the list of canned horror games that grows every year. Thankfully, Until Dawn isn’t among them.
After receiving a few requests on the game’s status I decided to contact its developer, Supermassive Games, to see what’s up with the title. While I wasn’t able to get much information on its progress, Supermassive’s CEO and managing director Pete Samuels did confirm the game is still on the way and they’re “really pleased with the way it’s going,” and “there will be further news at some point regarding [a] release date.” Nothing to write home about, I know, but at the very least, we know it’s still incoming.
So there you go! Fret no more, dear reader, you’ll soon get your slasher fix!
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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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