News
6 Million Gamers Have Braved ‘The Last Of Us’
Naughty Dog announced today that The Last of Us has surpassed a remarkable six million sold. That’s impressive for any game, but it’s doubly so for a title that’s only currently available on one platform (PS3, for now). The developer will be chatting about “some of the techniques and process that went into making The Last of Us” at a presentation at GDC next week.
In related news, it was recently confirmed that Sony is moving forward with a movie adaptation. It will be produced by Sam Raimi, with a script penned by the game’s creative director, Neil Druckman. Naughty Dog co-presidents Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra, as well as game director Bruce Straley will serve as “creative architects.”
If you haven’t played its single-player expansion, Left Behind, you can get a taste of it below.
Follow @BabyColada
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.
You must be logged in to post a comment.