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Here’s a Trailer for ‘Contagion’s Next Big Free Update
Indie developer Monochrome Games’ post-apocalyptic zombie survival game Contagion is about to get a substantial content update that will add four new characters, four weapons, two maps and a wave survival mode. This update still doesn’t have a release date, but it does have a trailer, and if you have about a minute to spare, you can watch it below.
Contagion is a fantastic cooperative horror game that does a fine job of filling the hole left by the short-lived Resident Evil Outbreak series. It’s currently 50% off on the Humble Store, if you don’t own a copy and would like to remedy that.
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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