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‘Darkest Dungeon II’ Announced
To the surprise of no one who’s played the original game, Red Hook Studios has announced a sequel to their 2016 hit with Darkest Dungeon II. The announcement coincides with the release of a teaser trailer, which you can see below.
Details are obviously scarce for the time being, although in an interview with PCGamer, Tyler Sigman and Chris Bourassa did mention a few details, such as how like its predecessor, the game will initially release in Early Access.
“It’s no secret that we are big fans of the Early Access model, but we also are advocates for only doing Early Access if it makes sense for the specific game. Although there are some massive differences in structure between DD1 and DD2, the sequel is still very appropriate for an Early Access type approach.”
The original Darkest Dungeon, released in 2016 on Steam and GOG.com, is also available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch.
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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