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Sega Releases Two More ‘Alien: Isolation’ Videos
Sega has released the final two videos in their series of Alien: Isolation vignettes. Both continue the theme of Amanda Ripley dying horribly, as was established in the first three videos. They also give us a few more examples of the many terrifying situations we can look forward to finding ourselves in when Alien: Isolation arrives next month.
I think that, for me, the scariest thing about this game may end up being the seconds leading up to where the xeno grabs Ripley. Hearing those footsteps get progressively louder as that big bastard catches up to her is terrifying.
Alien: Isolation hits PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on October 7.
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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