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‘Resident Evil 2’ HD Remake Confirmed!
After a long, LONG period of fans practically begging and pleading for it, Capcom has answered the prayers of Resident Evil 2 fans and has confirmed an HD remake has been approved and is moving into development! Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, aka “H”, has posted a video where he explains that the project has been green lit and work can now begin on the title, saying, “You’ve been telling us for years that you want Resident Evil 2 to be remade, and we haven’t been able to make it happen…until now!“. He also explains that it will be a while before major updates become available but this is still massive news for all fans of the series and this title in particular!
Originally released in early 1998, Resident Evil 2 introduced two major characters to fans: Leon Kennedy, who would go on to be the main character of the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 4, and Claire Redfield, who is the sister of Resident Evil 1‘s Chris Redfield and is the protagonist of Resident Evil: Code Veronica.
The game is the franchise’s highest-selling title on a single console, selling nearly 5 million copies.
Capcom is currently hard at work on an HD remaster of Resident Evil 0.
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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