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Blind Squirrel Games Teases VR Version of ‘BioShock’?
UPDATE: Well, it turns out that the use of hashtags got everyone’s hopes up, apparently. Blind Squirrel are NOT, in fact, doing a VR version of BioShock:
Holy rumor mill, Batman!
Let's clear up a few things:
YES we are making Bioshock cocktails
YES we are unveiling new Forklift content in VR
YES we'll have a big announcement near the end…
NO, it is NOT Bioshock related (nor is it Forklift related)— Blind Squirrel Games (@Blind_Squirrel_) December 18, 2018
Funny how yesterday, we had the announcement about the remastered versions of BioShockand BioShock 2 heading to GOG.com. Today, we’ve got an interesting announcement (or rather, an impending one) from Blind Squirrel Games. It seems that we’re in for a VR version of BioShock!
Tomorrow at 2! Tune in for a super special #Twitch stream: The #BSG Holiday Special! Join us for holiday Bioshocktails, more #ForkliftSimulator2019, festive shenanigans, and… We've got a big surprise in store.#Bioshock #BlindSquirrelGames #VR https://t.co/X2Xp3FOmhj
— Blind Squirrel Games (@Blind_Squirrel_) December 17, 2018
Obviously, nothing’s confirmed yet (including platforms), but we’ll find out tomorrow when Blind Squirrel has their Twitch stream at 2PM PST/5PM EST. It’s been five years going on six since BioShock Infinite, so until 2K finally spills the beans on that rumoured next game in the series, at least we have something definitely cool (and terrifying) to look forward to in the new year.
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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