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‘H1Z1’ adds New Mode to Auto Royale with Latest Update
Hot off of exiting Early Access and going Free-to-Play, developer Daybreak has updated H1Z1‘s new Auto Royale mode, as well as adding a new weapon.
The update introduces a powerful new weapon in a guided Rocket Launcher. Players will be able to use the Rocket Launcher in Auto Royale, and can be guided by aiming down the sight and moving the reticle after firing. Also major is the all-new Duos mode in Auto Royale, which allows you to grab a friend to add extra firepower or driving prowess. Also included in the update are fixes to maps, weapon tuning and improvements to the core game.
Since coming out of Early Access, H1Z1 has surpassed 10 million players, and with the H1Z1 Pro League, which has its inaugural event next month, Daybreak looks to remain committed to providing more content for the game in the face of competition from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. You can check out the list of fixes/improvements here.
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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