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Yep, This Looks Like ‘Doom’ Multiplayer
If you were ever worried that the competitive multiplayer offering in the new Doom wouldn’t stay true to the frantic, fast-paced what-the-hell-is-going-on multiplayer insanity that turned the mid 90s into one long all-nighter, than don’t. Because id Software has updated the classic arena-style combat for a new generation of gamers who are about to learn that you only stop moving if you’re looking to get your balls blown clear off.
And into the open mouth of a player-controlled demon, because Doom wants to remind us of Evolve so we can forget about it, again, when this game arrives on May 13 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
For those of you who still have your copy of Wolfenstein: The New Order, the Doom beta access that came with it is about to be relevant. It’ll run from March 31 to April 3.
And finally, congrats to the 42,000-ish people who voted for the retro-inspired reverse sleeve, as that will be the one I’ll be using, even though I’ll probably just keep my copy in a drawer somewhere. This game looks far too badass to have such painfully uninspired cover art.
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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