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The Original Silent Hill Could Be Coming To Your Android Phone
I got my hopes up only to have them dashed, but maybe you could be one of the lucky ones. Thanks to AfterTheAsylum for the news tip, I read on PocketGamer Silent Hill is available for download on Playstation Certified Phones. From my research there aren’t many PCPs. As of right now. But the magical E3 brought news that HTC and Sony got together and are making Playstation Certified Phone Babies. So, keep an eye out for more PCPs in the near future and keep checking your Android Market to see if you can get the game. If I find anything else out I’ll let you guys know.
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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