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The ‘Doom’ Cinematic Trailer Will Pump You Up
This Doom trailer isn’t a trailer at all. It’s an experience, a call to arms for any would-be space marine who’s eager to stomp some demon ass. Directed by Joe Kosinski (Oblivion, Tron: Legacy), this is 60 seconds of the finest anti-demon propaganda my eyes have ever seen.
There’s no gameplay here, and that’s okay. We know what it looks like at this point. This is Bethesda’s way of reminding us about the multiplayer alpha that goes live tonight at 10PM ET. It’s closed to the public, so you’ll need to have participated in the beta, or you can use the access code that came with Wolfenstein: The New Order to get in on it.
The alpha runs until Sunday, April 3, at 11:59PM ET.
Doom releases on May 13 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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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