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Look to the Sky! Airdrops Confirmed for ‘H1Z1’
It’s official, survival games and random airdrops go hand-in-hand. Rust, DayZ and 7 Days to Die all have them, and now it’s been confirmed that H1Z1 will too. If you aren’t familiar with any of these games, they’re all of the variety that drops players in a hostile environment, usually with little to no gear and surrounded by things that are looking for something to kill.
H1Z1 is Sony’s attempt to take advantage of the recent success this subgenre has seen over the last few years, and while it looks rough now, so does its competition.
Because the worlds in these games tend to be on the volatile side, airdrops are the a way of making life a bit easier for players through the random dropping of precious resources from the sky. The only problem is that, more often than not, these drops only serve as a trap for new players. These unsuspecting noobs see the drop and pursue it, only to get gunned down by other players.
Sony also shared a highlight video from a recent “Devathon” stream. You can check that out below.
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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