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‘Darksiders III’ Set For November Release With Three Editions?
In spite of what we were initially led to believe regarding Darksiders III being delayed to 2019, it appears that we’ll be getting the game much sooner than that.
Now keep in mind that THQ Nordic has not officially announced the release date as of yet, so temper your expectations. However, according to TrueAchievements (who spotted the listing on the Microsoft Store, the game will be coming out November 27th, and in three different editions! The first is the Standard Edition, which will have the base game, and for those that pre-order, you receive a bonus Armor Skin. The next is the Deluxe Edition, which includes a copy of the game, two paid DLC that will release post-launch, and as for pre-order bonuses, you get the Armor Skin, as well as 24-hour Early Access to the game, and a 10% discount for pre-ordering. Last is the big one: The Blades & Whip Edition. It includes all of the previously-mentioned content, as well as copies of Darksiders: Warmastered Edition and Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition, both of which will unlock on November 26th.
Again, this hasn’t been confirmed by THQ Nordic, nor has any pricing information been released. In Darksiders III, players return to a post-apocalyptic Earth. The game is a hack-and-slash adventure where you assume the role of “Fury”, the most unpredictable and enigmatic of the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”, in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the “Seven Deadly Sins”.
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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