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Valve Launches An Extended Mutation System For ‘Left 4 Dead 2,’ Now In Beta
Valve recently opened up Left 4 Dead 2’s Mutations for customization by the community. Mutations are special modes that alter the rules of the game. Back when I still played it, the mutations could be as simple as constantly draining health for the human players or something a little more terrifying, like constant waves of Tanks. They’ve undoubtedly been used in more interesting ways since then, and soon, we can look forward to even more interesting Mutations.
The EMS is a “vastly improved scripting system” that gives modders better tools with which to work their modding magic to “create deep custom experiences that can be played on any map or tailor create something for new or existing maps.” No word yet on when it will make its way to the game, but I predict something along the lines of it’ll be “done when it’s done.”
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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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