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Behind The Scenes Of The Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack
The Halo games have probably taken up more of my time than any other franchise. So naturally I’m constantly giddy and excited waiting for the next map pack to release. Next up in the Defiant Map Pack. This pack will include 3 new Multiplayer maps, Condemned, Highlands, and Unearthed; as well as a new Firefight Map. Below is an almost 11 minute video talking to the devs from 343 Industries and Certain Affinity who are die hard Halo fans working together to create the maps.
The Defiant Map Pack will be released March 15th for 800 Microsoft End Of The World Bucks, and there will be new achievements worth 150 total gamerscore.
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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