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New ‘Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville’ Trademark Points to Next PvZ Game
It’s been whispered about for a long while now, but it looks like a new Plants vs. Zombies game is on the horizon after Electronic Arts registered a new trademark in Europe.
The title Plants vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville was registered by EA recently, and while there’s no official word on a new game by the company, it’s been reported not long ago that people had been enlisted in a closed alpha for a Plants vs. Zombies game codenamed ‘Picnic’ , so this could well be the title of that game.
‘Picnic’ is thought to be a shooter akin to the Garden Warfare games, but this would indicate a different approach with the Garden Warfare moniker being dropped.
It all points to an announcement due sooner rather than later. Gamescom is nearing, so that’s a possible time for 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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