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‘Deadly Premonition’ Now Backwards-Compatible on XBox One!
First, it was a game. Then it became a board game. Now, it’s backwards compatible.
That’s right, Ignition Entertainment’s cult classic Deadly Premonition is the latest XBox 360 title announced on the XBox Marketplace to be backwards compatible for the XBox One. This now brings the total number of backwards-compatible games on the service up to just over 450. If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience the quirky, David Lynchian murder mystery, now’s about as good of a time as any. You can buy it on Amazon for relatively cheap, or download it from the Games and Apps section of the Xbox One dashboard.
Plus, you get to experience moments like this:
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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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