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‘Resident Evil: Code Veronica X’, ‘Butcher’ Hit PS4 This Week!
While diehard Resident Evil 2 fans wait (and wait) for any news regarding Capcom’s remaster of the classic sequel, according to Gematsu, fans of the series will have another game to chew on while we wait.
Announced on Gematsu’s Twitter a few days back, Resident Evil: Code Veronica X will be released for the Playstation 4 this week. According to an earlier post on Gematsu, this version of Veronica X will likely be the same version that was released for the Playstation 3 back in 2011, upscaled and with added trophy support. This is also in addition to Resident Evil: Revelations, which is set to be available for download this fall.
Also joining Veronica X will be Transhuman Design’s Butcher, which had previously been released this past October on Steam and GOG.com. The game is a tough one, but satisfying if you enjoy seeing copious amounts of pixellated blood everywhere (and are a bit of a sadist).
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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