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‘Alan Wake 2’ Isn’t Among Remedy’s Next Two Games

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The weeks leading up to E3 have left us with an impressive list of big names that could be could soon be entering our lives in a very big way. Multiple reports and rumors shared by industry insiders have hinted at potentially imminent reveals of Resident Evil 7, The Evil Within 2, State of Decay 2 and Dead Rising 4, with a few having already been corroborated by more than one source.

There’s no guarantee that all of these sequels will actually make it to E3, but a list like that does make you feel like anything is possible. Or, almost anything.

Remedy Entertainment recently confirmed in an interview with Polygon that neither of the two projects the Finnish developer has in-development will have anything to do with Alan Wake. The article goes on to mention the “casual conversations” Remedy is having about the series’ future, as well as a drastic change to their business model that should get it in our hands much more quickly, once it enters production.

AAA games development on a scale like Quantum Break has gotten prohibitively expensive for companies like Remedy. In order to continue focusing on these grand single-player experiences, the 130-person studio has been split into two teams. Amnesia creator Frictional Games split for similar reasons in March, following dismal sales of their existential undersea horror game SOMA.

Alan Wake 2 isn’t going to happen anytime soon, and that may be for the best. We wouldn’t want the trial and error that comes with adopting a new business model to have a negative impact on the series’ future. This way, they can iron out the kinks before they dive back into that ocean. We’ve waited six years already, what’s a few more?

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Legendary Grimdark ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Artist John Blanche Has Passed Away at 78

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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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