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Gearbox Teases Possible Return of ‘Bulletstorm’ Or ‘Duke Nukem’
Ahead of the PAX East reveal of their worst kept secret (okay, so it’s not much of a secret), Gearbox have dropped another teaser via Twitter. This time it’s for the return of one (or two) of their franchises (which ironically were originally owned by other companies): 2011’s Bulletstorm, and most surprising, Duke Nukem.
“Time to tease another game for PAX!” pic.twitter.com/iSe5PTBwMi
— Gearbox Official (@GearboxOfficial) March 18, 2019
As alluded to, Bulletstorm was originally an Epic Games property, but flopped at retail. Gearbox issued a remaster of the game in 2017. Likewise, if you’re not familiar with the epic that was Duke Nukem Forever, let’s just say that it too flopped once it landed at Gearbox after over a decade in development.
I’d be more interested in seeing Duke finally getting back on his feet (especially with John Cena lined up to be starring in a film based on the series), but the frantic action of Bulletstorm is too good to pass up, either.
PAX East takes place from March 28 until the 31st.
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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