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E3: Dead Nation
You like killing zombies? Everyone does. That’s why there are so many zombie games. Yadda yadda, same old story. Sometime in the future a virus breaks out and infects the world. Blah blah, you have to kill them. Really, just watch the trailer and see if you’d be into it. Screens past the break. Game features as well.
The game is looking at a fall release this year on the Playstation Network. KEY FEATURES
GLOBAL ZOMBIE INFECTION STATUS MAP
Track your zombie kills with the daily online world map aggregating the scores of players from all around the globe
HIGHLY ADVANCED ZOMBIE A.I.
The “smartest” zombies you’ve ever encountered. These zombies lurk in the shadows and perform surprise attacks, drop down from higher surroundings (buildings, balconies, etc.) right on top of you, and even try to grab you behind or through fences.
ZOMBIE BODY PILES
The most on-screen zombies in a video game to date. If you spot one wandering zombie, it’s more than likely that 30 or more zombies are sure to follow.
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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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