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Bethesda Teases First ‘The Evil Within’ DLC
Bethesda has begun teasing the first of three planned story expansions for The Evil Within, dubbed The Assignment. This DLC will follow Sebastian’s partner, Julie “The Kid” Kidman, as will the DLC that comes after it, which they’re calling The Consequence. I’m looking forward to seeing Juli’s character get fleshed out a bit more, because that wasn’t something we were able to see in the main game. Kidman will return to the spotlight when The Assignment arrives in early 2015.
For more info on the first two expansions for The Evil Within, head on over to the Bethesda Blog, where they chat with the director of each, Tango Gameworks’ John Johanas.
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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