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‘Parasite Eve’ Gets Trademarked in Europe by Square-Enix
Square-Enix has registered a trademark for Parasite Eve in Europe, eight years after the release of the third, and seemingly final, entry in the popular sci-fi horror RPG series.
The trademark was registered on November 22, and first noticed by QA Tester Andrew Marmo.
Parasite Eve was born from a 1995 Japanese sci-fi horror novel and played a part in the boom of ‘J-Horror’ that saw the likes of The Ring gain cult status. The game acted as a directs sequel to the novel and first appeared on the original PlayStation in 1998, and quickly gained a sequel of its own the year after. The last entry in the series, The 3rd Birthday, came in 2010 and was exclusive to the PlayStation Portable.
So something seems to be on the horizon Parasite Eve-shaped. The question is whether it will be a remaster/remake or a brand new sequel. Given the timeframe and the popularity of remakes of 20-year-old games such as Resident Evil 2 and Spyro the Dragon, it wouldn’t be the worst idea to bring Parasite Eve back the same way and introduce a whole new audience to it.
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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