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After Appeal, ‘We Happy Few’ Will Release in Australia
Good news for those Aussies worried that they might not get the chance to play Compulsion Games’ We Happy Few. In an announcement on their website, Compulsion have revealed that their appeal of being denied classification by the Australian Classification Review Board has been successful.
As you might recall, the game was refused classification due to its drug use being so prevalent in the game, and it being an integral part of the gameplay. “After considering our appeal to get We Happy Few reviewed for classification, the Australian Classification Review Board has decided to allow the release of We Happy Few in Australia!” The game has been given a rating of R18+, with the explanation for the rating decision found here.
The decision states that “a three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the computer game We Happy Few is classified R 18+ (Restricted) with the consumer advice ‘Fantasy violence and interactive drug use’.” No word on if Compulsion have had to alter the game in any way to meet the rating, though it’s safe to say that the game will be the same for all regions, aka no changes.
We Happy Few is scheduled for release August 10, 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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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