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‘The Forest’ is Coming to PS4 “Sometime in 2016”
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked what’s going on with the PS4 release of developer Endnight Game’s fantastic open-world survival horror game The Forest. In an effort to get you some answers, I reached out to the studio in search of answers.
I don’t have much to tell you, but this is what I learned.
When the PS4 version was announced earlier this year, the plan was to get the port out by the end of 2015. That’s no longer happening, but The Forest is still headed to Sony’s platform, we’re just going to have to muster up a little extra patience now that Endnight is targeting a release in 2016.
When The Forest finally does make it to the PS4, it will have benefitted from about two years of additional polish, thanks to the Steam version. In addition to that, PS4 owners will also get to “show off the bases they have built, the places they’ve encountered or just how many trees they’ve cut down,” as well as enjoy exclusive features that will make use of the PS4 controller’s speaker.
The less patient among us can grab the game right now on Steam for $14.99.
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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