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‘Resident Evil: Revelations’ Sells Well, Just Not As Well As Capcom Would’ve Liked
Capcom has confirmed that while Resident Evil: Revelations latest outing received solid reviews and successfully shifted over 900,000 units worldwide, it wasn’t quite as big a hit as they would’ve liked.
The HD version of the game launched on the Nintendo 3DS last January before coming to nearly every console on the market (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U) this past May. It’s one of the better and more unnerving Resident Evil games I’ve played in some time, primarily because it does a fantastic job of bringing the series closer to its roots. I have nothing but fond memories of the game, but hearing about all these titles that have seen tremendous sales yet still manage to fall below their publisher’s expectations is really beginning to bum me out. There’s nothing wrong with selling close to a million copies of an HD version of a game that released nearly a year and a half ago.
If you want to see better sales, stop watering down the market with half-assed releases. Resident Evil 6, while fun, felt unfinished for an entry in the main series, and don’t even get me started on Operation Raccoon City or The Mercenaries 3D. Don’t you dare.
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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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