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“Fallout: Miami” Team Talks Story And More in Latest Update
The team behind the Fallout 4 mode “Fallout: Miami” recently posted their August progress recap (their first monthly update video), along with a lengthy blog post and some cool concept art and model progress. The recap actually deals with the juicy backstory for the mod, which is still being worked on.
The story for the “Fallout: Miami” follows the Sole Survivor (aka you) in the year 2287, ten years after the Battle of Raven Rock, which took place in Fallout 3. Two years before the fall of Raven Rock, The Enclave sent a team to Miami Beach to establish a permanent presence in the region. Communications were ultimately lost, and that’s where the story begins for you.
Head over to the official site to check out the concept art as well as the cool Enclave armored vehicle for the mod (which sadly you still can’t drive).
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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