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‘Negative Atmosphere’ Preps For EGX With a New Trailer
Dead Space may be gone, but it’s certainly not forgotten. Case in point: Sun Scorched Studios’ Negative Atmosphere, which has just unveiled a new teaser for EGX REZZED, which is taking place in England April 4th to the 6th.
Negative Atmosophere puts you in the shoes of one 49-year-old ex-combat medic called Samuel Edwards. Set in the midst of a cold war in which A.I has been achieved via the use of organic processing cores, Edwards is currently stationed aboard the long-range cargo and haulage ship the TRH Rusanov.
A mysterious sickness has appeared on the Rusanov, and has subsequently spread throughout the ship, causing all the robots and personnel to mutate into hideous creatures that are hell-bent on the destruction of all the organisms around them. Naturally, you must escape, not only with your life, but your sanity, as well. As you progress through the game, your mental state will deteriorate and hallucinations will set in.
Obviously, Negative Atmosphere echoes the horror and the mind-messing that Dead Space was so good at doing. Which is a more than welcome thing. If you’re keen on helping Sun Scorched Studios out, you can always check out their Patreon and chip a few bucks their way.
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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