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‘Vermintide 2’ Headed to XBox One July 11, Open Beta on Now
Today Fatshark Games has announced that their hit sequel to Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, that being Vermintide 2, will land on XBox One July 11th. In fact, the Premium Edition for the game is available for pre-order right now!
Vermintide 2 has already cleaned up on PC with over 1 million units sold. The XBox version isn’t waiting around either, as you can actually join the XBox One Open Beta that went live today. To get in on it, you have to download the Vermintide 2 Beta app via the Xbox One Store Page. As for the Premium Edition of the game, here’s what you get when you order:
- Sigmar Keep Statue
- Helmgart Heraldry Themed Skins
- Exclusive Pre-order Portrait Frame
- Premium Edition Portrait Frame
- 6x Exclusive Heroic Deeds
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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