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‘Warhammer: Chaosbane’ Closed Beta Begins Today
JP did a preview of Warhammer: Chaosbane this morning. And as luck would have it, Bigben Interactive have announced that the Closed Beta for the game is on now until March 13th.
The beta is available to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC users, and is accessible to all players who pre-ordered the game (Standard version, Magnus Edition, or Digital Deluxe). Pre-orders remain available during the beta phases in digital stores and participating retailers.
The content available in this first beta phase includes:
- Playable campaign: Act 1 – The sewers of Nuln, infested by Nurgle demons
- 2 available classes: the Imperial soldier and the High-Elf mage
- Maximum level cap: 20
- Local and online co-op with up to 4 players
You can find out more info on the beta by visiting the official site. Warhammer: Chaosbane will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC starting June 4th, 2019 and beginning May 31st for owners of the Magnus Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition.
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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