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Freddy Kreuger’s Coming to Mortal Kombat, And No, This Is Not A Dream
SoulCalibur gets Star Wars figures, I say meh. Dead or Alive gets a Spartan, I say who cares? Mortal Kombat gets Kratos and now it’s also getting Freddy Fucking Kreuger? I think I just wet myself in a totally manly way. Since its release there’s been a steady trickling of new characters that began with Scarlet and was followed by Kenshi and Rain. Now they’re taking everything to the next level with the burned man from all our nightmares, Freddy Kreuger. See him in action below.
I’m not one to complain when awesome things to happen so all I’ll say is I would’ve preferred the classic Freddy, versus the new Jackie Earle Haley version. But really, who cares? We get to kick ass as Freddy Kreuger. You might be wondering when this scrumptious manmuffin will be making his way to Mortal Kombat? Thankfully, we won’t have to wait long; Freddy gives us a much needed dose of nightmarish hack ‘n slash when Freddy releases on August 9th. Freddy will run you $4.99 on PSN, 400 MSP Xbox Live, or for those of you who bought the Season Pass he’ll automatically be available for download when you boot up Mortal Kombat on the 9th.
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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