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Paradox Reveal Screenshots of Potential ‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ Sequel
Paradox Interactive are still playing the reveal game with regards to their next Vampire: The Masquerade entry, going so far as to suggest that they may reveal the game during this year’s Game Developers Conference on March 21st. Continuing to be the teasers that they are, Paradox have posted a handful of screenshots on Twitter:
We know there is something big happening on the 21st – but what? Will we finally get our soulmate? What does it all mean?
Thread incoming – This is what we have dug up so far – Maybe you could check out https://t.co/1etoJVjF8f and help us find out more? 😉 #tenderbeta pic.twitter.com/q7y1uAWTTK— Paradox Interactive (@PdxInteractive) March 17, 2019
Again, it’s all tying into the Tender campaign, which has a rival underground website to expose just whatever nefarious intent the “creators” have with the app. GDC isn’t too far away, so fingers crossed that we get that reveal.
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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