News
‘Dark Souls Remastered’ Delayed for Nintendo Switch to Summer
Dark Souls fans waiting for the remaster that’s set to hit the Switch will unfortunately have to wait longer than the original May 25th release date.
On Bandai Namco UK’s Twitter page, the company posted that the release of the Switch version will be delayed to the Summer 2018. This also includes the upcoming Solaire of Astora amiibo. When asked why the delay, Bandai Namco responded the delay is “purely development”, and that the new release timing gives the dev team more time to tweak the port. Fortunately for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players, the release date for those versions is still set for May 25th.
In addition, when asked about the network test for the Switch version (which is to test the servers to see if they can handle the load), Bandai Namco responded that the network test will still be happening, although it too is being pushed back until a new release date has been confirmed. After that, the test will go ahead.
Obviously, delays suck, but hopefully the extra development time will give the game the polish it needs. We’ve seen what Bethesda was able to crank out with their Switch port of DOOM, so the benchmark is there.
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.
You must be logged in to post a comment.