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Building an Anti-Zombie Fortress in ‘ROAM’ Sure Looks Fun
It’s been awhile since we last heard from the zombie survival game ROAM, which managed to raise an extremely impressive $100,000 — well over its $40k funding goal — on Kickstarter last February. In the latest video update we’re given another look at the substantially improved base-building system. Making sure this system is intuitive is crucial seeing as it will be an incredibly important feature in a game where you’re tasked with surviving against hordes of the undead.
No word on a release date yet, but ROAM is currently a PC exclusive.
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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