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Baker, O’Brien Join ‘Death Stranding’ Cast
So Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding already has the likes of Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen and Guillermo del Toro appearing in his game, and now you can add video game actor stalwarts Troy Baker and Emily O’Brien to the mix.
O’Brien made the announcement on her Instagram Page (which now has the post removed) with a picture of herself with Norman Reedus and Troy Baker with the caption, “Honored to be working alongside these two fine lads on [Hideo Kojima’s] new project Death Stranding.” O’Brien has appeared in both video games and television, most notably for genre fans in Sony’s upcoming zombie shooter, Days Gone.
Baker, meanwhile, is no stranger to video game acting, having lent his voice to numerous games, including The Last of Us (and its upcoming sequel), as well as The Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins. He also voiced James Sutherland in the HD update to Silent Hill 2, but we won’t talk about that game.
Kojima is still keeping his cards close to him regarding any information about Death Stranding (hence why the Instagram post was probably deleted). There’s no real information as of yet regarding the story, or even the release date for the game (despite cryptic hints from Kojima himself). It makes you wonder if we’ll be getting the full story at this year’s E3, which is still months away. In the meantime, we can at least witness the “magic” of Metal Gear Survive…
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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