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Yes it’s getting closer and closer to being a reality. Playstation 3 is taking it to the streets and there is to be an all out light saber wand war between the PS3 and the Wii. While all the while my Xbox 360 sits safely inside the house on top of my 360 HD DVD Player. The PSMove will launch sometime in fall; and for those like me who though the secondary controller would be the actual PS3 controller, you’re wrong.
The “Sub Controller” will be the secondary controller for the Move. However you can if you feel the need, use the PS3 controller instead. The Playstation Eye will be used as the motion detector. I really don’t need to tell you about how the thing works, and I don’t need to tell you without actually saying that it’s so much better than the Wii. I will tell you I love the color changing light sphere on the top of the controller. It does have bluetooth technology built in and rechargable batteries. Not bad, not bad at all.
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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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