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‘Crackdown’ And ‘Dead Rising 2’ Free For Xbox Live Gold Members
Xbox Live’s Major Nelson has unveiled the games Xbox Live Gold members will be getting for free during the month of August in their new Games with Gold program, and in my humble opinion, the offering is much better than what they offered us in July. The video game giveaways begin with the super agent smash-em-up, Crackdown, which will be free August 1-15. This will be followed by Dead Rising 2 and its prequel arcade game, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, both of which will be free August 16-31.
Any of you planning on taking advantage of all this free gaming goodness?
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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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