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The Crossbow Returns In ‘BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea’ Episode 2
While Irrational Games is busy finishing up the conclusion to the Rapture-set BioShock Infinite single-player expansion, Burial At Sea, I’ll be looking forward to all of the wonderful ways the DLC’s second episode will let me dispatch any Splicers that are unfortunate enough to get in my way.
We’ve known this upcoming episode will be longer than the last, and now we know it’ll have a greater arsenal, courtesy of a crossbow you may recognize from the original BioShock.
BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea Episode 2 arrives on March 25th.
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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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