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E3: Trailer Debut For ‘Alien vs Predator’
Just yesterday our boys Dubbs and Reset had the chance to play Alien vs Predator at E3, a game they were raving about all night. Arriving on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in early 2010, now you’ll get your chance to see some footage as the official trailer is now available beyond the break.
Developed by Rebellion Developments and set to be published by Sega, the game is a first-person shooter based on the characters and creatures of the Alien franchise and the Predator franchise.
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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