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‘The Witcher 3’ Headed to The Nintendo Switch?
Add another rumour to the pile this morning. With the Nintendo Switch having gotten in on all of the cool ports like DOOM, Wolfenstein II and Skyrim, according to Chinese website Taobao.com (and the image below, courtesy of ResetEra), CD Projekt Red may be joining Bethesda with The Witcher 3!
The text roughly translates to: “[Breaking! Witcher 3 GOTY edition is coming to Switch in September.] According to a reliable source from distributor, Witcher 3 GOTY edition is coming to Switch in September. Chinese localization exclusive to Asia version.”
None of this has been verified (so far) by CD Projekt Red, for starters. Then there’s also the question of just how the game will perform on the Switch. Plus, like Resident Evil VII, it might even be an Asian exclusive for the Switch. Regardless, keep that salt handy.
Released in 2015, The Witcher 3 is readily available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Netflix series based on the game series is expected to hit this Fall/Winter.
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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