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Supernatural Monster Hunting RPG ‘HellSign’ Out Now on Steam Early Access
To celebrate the launch of their supernatural RPG HellSign on Steam Early Access, Ballistic Interactive have released a launch trailer detailing the daily grind of a Hunter, the last line of defense between our world and the savage creatures that lurk beyond.
Of course, there’s more to the story than your occupation. It seems while you were working a particularly dangerous job, you ended up dying. You somehow wake up alive, but now there’s a fresh brand your skin that you don’t remember getting. Things only get weirder from there, as you’re called out to an area where otherworldly sightings have occurred.
The Early Access version of HellSign features the first chapter of the game, with three bosses and 13 different creatures to hunt. The full release will include a fully-fleshed story mode set over three chapters, with over a dozen bosses and creatures to stomp out. Visit the game’s Steam page to check it out.
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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