News
[Gamescom] Return to Gothic Horror in the ‘Black Mirror’ Reboot This November!
So yesterday, we had the announcement that Fear Effect was getting the remake treatment, and now KING Art Games is set to bring back the Black Mirror series!
In an announcement at Gamescom, KING Art Games will bring the reboot to PlayStation 4, XBox One, PC, Mac and Linux on November 28th of this year. The original Black Mirror was released on PC back in 2003, and was followed by two sequels. The original trilogy can be found on Steam, as well as on GOG.com.
Black Mirror takes place in Scotland, in the year 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. Soon David is threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him.
This story was originally posted on Plenty Dreadful. Head there for more horror video game goodness!
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.
You must be logged in to post a comment.