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Steam’s ‘Big Picture Mode’ Is Going To Change PC Gaming Forever
9 years ago tomorrow Steam was released. It revolutionized PC gaming. Well just released by Steam is something else that is going to revolutionize the PC gaming industry once more. It’s called “Big Picture Mode”. Anywhere you use Steam, you can use it on your TV. Hook up your computer to your TV with an HDMI cable, your laptop, whatever. And use the all new BPM interface. Hook up a controller and play just like you would off a console. A lot of people were expecting a “Steambox” or Steam to release a console, but it looks like this is what they were planning all along. And it’s awesome. I’m not 100 percent sure how good it all works but I’m about to start downloading it and testing it out from my laptop. If you want to try it, it’s currently in Beta, head HERE to find out how to get in. Check out the video below, I’ll report back soon.
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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