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‘Hipster Zombies’ They Were Cool Before They Died
Yes, this is a thing. Hipster Zombies, everyone’s worst nightmare. They’re not only after your brains, but also after vintage clothes. The game was previously only available on Android, but you hipsters and your iPhones can kill yourselves all day FOR FREE. Sharkbomb Studios (Best name for a company ever?) is behind the game. “When living itself becomes to mainstream, what else is there to do?”, said Joachim Eckert, Technical Director of Sharkbomb Studios while packing his pipe. Head past the break for a gameplay trailer and game info.
· Zombies! – It’s a zombie game, so what did you expect? However in our game the Zombies are also hipsters. Plus there’s different types of them and they do different stuff.
· Places! – Defend a variety of distinct locations against the hipster zombie onslaught. Anything from the run-down back alley to the little coffee shop on the corner. Each level features it’s own pattern of attackers that you have to master. Otherwise it would be totally boring.
· Guns! – Of course a games with zombies needs some weapons! But in our game the guns are also Trash! To dispatch the Hipster Zombies you’ll have to kill them with what they desire most in (un)life, and that’s useless, old junk like vinyl records or bombs made out of old typewriters. And of course you can upgrade them!
· Irony! – What would a game about Hipsters be without irony? We don’t know either because you can certainly find some in ours, if you look for it. You get no bonus points for doing so but you might find yourself rewarded with a smug sense of satisfaction.
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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