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‘Friday the 13th: The Game’ Virtual Cabin Gets a Jason Exhibit
Developer Illfonic is making good on their promise to expand on the nifty Virtual Cabin pre-order incentive for Friday the 13th: The Game that basically functions as a fully standalone developer diary, complete with rooms to explore, assets to interact with, and a radio that plays developer commentary and samples of the game’s soundtrack. You can get access to it right now for as little as $15, but it is currently only available on PC.
The first major content update rolled out recently, adding an entire museum dedicated to the many flavors of Jason Voorhees, including 3D models of the various wardrobe changes he’s experimented with during his decades-long career as a militant activist for teen abstinence.
“We’ve built this cabin using assets that will be in the game, from the free time of the development team without additional funding,” reads a post on the game’s Steam page. “This is a bit of a passion project to help us show you guys what we’re working on, give you access to the look and feel of the world we’re building and it will continually be updated and improved upon as we get closer to launch!”
Minimum Recommended Specs:
Windows 7, 8, 10
2.0 GHz Dual-Core 64-bit CPU
8GB Memory
DirectX 11 Compatible GPU with 2GB Video RAM
3GB Hard Disk Space
Friday the 13th: The Game arrives this October for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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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