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THQ Is Giving Metro 2033 Away For Free, Let’s Celebrate With A Gorgeous New ‘Metro: Last Light’ Trailer
Metro: Last Light really can’t come soon enough. Next year is already brimming with amazing games, but for me, this one’s near the top. If you never played Metro 2033, it’s a moody post-apocalyptic shooter that takes place in (and under) a post-apocalyptic Moscow. It’s visceral, gory, creepy, and often terrifying — all traits that look to be shared by the sequel. See its stunning new trailer after the break.
If you missed out on Metro 2033, just log in to Facebook and like THQ’s page, where you will then be offered a free download of the game. That’s a pretty good deal if you ask me.
Metro: Last Light releases next March for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
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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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