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THQ Nordic Says ‘Dead Island 2’ is Still in Development
To the surprise of many (including myself), THQ Nordic is still working away at Dead Island 2. In a recent financial call going over the publisher’s earnings from the past quarter, Lars Wingefors, CEO of THQ Nordic, specifically mentioned the title as one of the IPs that the company is currently working on. “Dead Island 2 is still being worked on. Stay tuned,” was all that Wingefors had to say about the project, however.
Despite the 2011 original’s botched release and lukewarm sales, Dead Island 2 was announced way back in 2014 on the heels of the semi-sequel’s release, the equally-flawed Dead Island: Riptide.
It’s also worth noting that during THQ Nordic’s presentation, Dead Island 2 was still slated to come to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This also means that with the PlayStation 5 and the next Xbox looming, we could probably hear more about this either at this year’s E3 (hold the cynicism), or within the next year.
Better stock up on that salt.
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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