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‘Metro Exodus’ Sells 2.5 Times More on Epic Games Store Launch Than Its Predecessor on Steam
In what will surely annoy some people, Epic Games shared a bit of info last week at GDC regarding some info on a couple of the games that it had for its service. One of which was Deep Silver’s Metro Exodus, which shockingly made the jump from Steam to Epic’s platform a few weeks before its release.
According to Epic, Metro Exodus has so far has reached sales over 2.5 times the amount that the series’ previous entry, 2013’s Metro: Last Light, had reached when it debuted on Steam in the same period of time. Epic didn’t reveal the exact numbers for the title, but it appears that Metro Exodus made the right choice when jumping ship.
However, the cynical person could say that even if the title hadn’t jumped platforms, the previews and positive buzz would’ve still made the game a hit. Plus, seeing as Epic is trying to prove that their service is more than a match for Valve, this could also be seen as puffing themselves up.
The real test will be when the trio of Quantic Dream ports, alongside other Epic Games Store exclusives (including Control and World War Z), hit the service later this year.
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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