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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package
I would have posted this earlier if my computer wasn’t a son of a bitch. Any who, for those of you who don’t already know, the Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus maps are out for your downloading pleasure. The pack set a record in the 1st 24 hours being downloaded over 1 million times on Xbox Live.
The pack includes 5 new online multiplayer maps and is only available for the Xbox 360. Screens past the break. On May 4th you’ll be able to get the pack for the PC and the Playstation 3.
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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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