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‘Phantom Halls’ Set for Halloween 2018 Release, Final Push Kickstarter Launched

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Good news for fans of Incendium Games’ Phantom Halls, as it’s been announced that the game will be headed for a 1.0 launch this Halloween “come hell or high water”. However, the team needs a little time in order to polish the game. In anticipation, the team has launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to continue to make that final push. The Kickstarter launched last week, and is scheduled to run until April 13th. It’s only £30,000, so it’s not an exorbitant amount.

“There’s really only so much that we can do with a small indie team working remotely and mostly part-time without dedicated funding,” explains Incendium Games’ creative director, Llexi Leon. “There’s so much we’d like to see in Phantom Halls and we’re doing our best to deliver the ultimate version of the game for players everywhere, ideally on every platform. Plus, having input from the community has made for a smoother and deeper gaming experience that we’re continually refining. We’d love to see a new group of players contribute to the community, providing a fresh set of eyes on the game’s campaign and another wave of player feedback in the run up to retail release.”

If you haven’t already given the game a look, what’s stopping you when you have Ashley J. Williams as a playable character? Head over to the Steam page and get busting.

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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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