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Wii U Darksiders II Graphics Will Be as Good as on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

Darksiders II might first be launching on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, but those who plan to get the new Wii U home console from Nintendo can expect to see the same quality of graphics in their own version of the action game. Jay Fitzloff, who is an associate producer working on Darksiders II, has told Euroga...

24 May 2012
19:41 GMT

Critical Path for Darksiders II Will Take 25 Hours

The core story path for the upcoming Darksiders II will ask the player to spend about 25 hours of his time to complete it and the game will also offer side quest content that expands the scope of the experience, according to the leader of the development team working on the action title. Jeremy Greiner, who is the c...

24 May 2012
05:12 GMT

Darksiders II Gets Second Cinematic “Death Strikes” Video

THQ and Vigil Games have released the second video in the “Death Strikes” series, continuing the cinematic adventures of Death, the main protagonist from the upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash adventure game. Darksiders II has just received a new release date and THQ wants to make sure lots of people ...

17 May 2012
20:31 GMT

Darksiders II Gets August 14 Release Date

THQ has confirmed that Darksiders II, its recently delayed hack and slash game, will be launched on August 14, in North America, and August 17, supposedly, in Europe. Quite a lot of gamers, who fell in love with the sharp mechanics from the original Darksiders, await its sequel. Sadly for them, the hack and slash e...

17 May 2012
02:40 GMT

Despite Bigger Losses THQ Has Bright Next-Gen Console Future

Video game publisher THQ has reported that its losses for the 2012 fiscal year, which ended on March 31, have reached 95.2 million dollars (74.8 million Euro), a significant increase when compared to 2011.The bright side of the financial results is that the company has seen revenue growing, when calculated on a non-G...

16 May 2012
20:51 GMT

Saints Row: The Third and UFC Undisputed 3 Boost THQ Fourth Quarter Results

Video game publisher THQ has announced that it expects to see better-than-expected financial results for the final quarter of the current fiscal year, mainly because it has managed to sell more copies of both Saints Row: The Third and UFC Undisputed 3 than projected. For the three-month period that ended on March 31...

19 April 2012
19:31 GMT

Darksiders II August Delay Won’t Impact Its Quality

We heard earlier today that Darksiders II won't make its initial June release, as it's been delayed until August to ensure a quality experience. THQ and Vigil have now talked a bit more about the delay and how it will benefit the final product. The original Darksiders delivered a great hack and slash exper...

19 April 2012
14:31 GMT

Darksiders II Delayed to August, Vigil Aims for Better Quality

Video game publisher THQ and developer Vigil Games have announced that their upcoming Darksiders II has been delayed to August from its previous June launch slot with the extra time used by the development team to make sure that the entire experience achieves the quality levels players expect. Darksiders II was set ...

19 April 2012
03:09 GMT

20 Percent of Planned Content for Darksiders II Cut by Developers

Video game developer Vigil Games says that it has cut the content included in the upcoming Darksiders II by about 20 percent because the team had more ideas than it could actually develop. The developers say that much of the cut content never made it past the prototype stage and might have felt out of a place in a f...

18 April 2012
10:21 GMT

Darksiders II Benefited from Extensive Vigil Games Playtesting on Original

Darksiders II is set to be released in less than three months and the development studio working on the game believes that the experience accumulated working on the first title in the series allows them to create a much better and streamlined game. David Adams, the general manager at Vigil Games, told Gamasutra, &ld...

17 April 2012
16:31 GMT

Darksiders II May Be Delayed in Order to Ensure a Quality Experience, THQ Says

THQ, amidst troubled financial times and several rounds of layoffs, has confirmed that Darksiders II will be released when it’s as close to perfection as possible, even if this might mean a delay for the hack and slash game. THQ hasn’t been going through the best of times, as after cutting its kids divis...

13 April 2012
04:26 GMT

THQ Lays Off 118 Jobs At Darksiders II and Warhammer Developers

THQ has just announced that it has cut around 100 jobs at two of its most important studios, Vigil Games and Relic Entertainment, as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts.THQ isn’t in the best of financial situations right now, as quite a few of its recent games failed to meet expectations.After revealing y...

31 March 2012
01:41 GMT

Nintendo Wii U’s Power Is on Par with PS3 and Xbox 360, Darksiders II Dev Says

Vigil Games, the developer of the upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash game, has shared a few more details about the Nintendo Wii U, on which the upcoming game is set to appear, alongside the PC, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 platforms. The Wii U was presented by Nintendo last year and, since then, lots of people have ...

27 March 2012
04:31 GMT

Darksiders II Is a Launch-Day Title for Nintendo Wii U

Vigil Games has confirmed that its upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash title will be available for the Nintendo Wii U console right when it's released at the end of the year. The Nintendo Wii U was revealed back at E3 2011 and, right in its presentation, the Japanese company confirmed that lots of quality gam...

26 March 2012
03:21 GMT

Darksiders II Gets Fresh Screenshots

A brand new batch of screenshots depicting Darksiders II, the upcoming hack and slash adventure title from THQ and Vigil Games, has just appeared.Darksiders II aims at improving upon its quite impressive predecessor by offering a new protagonist, Death, while streamlining the combat mechanics and depicting a world th...

24 March 2012
01:41 GMT

Darksiders II Gets New Cinematic Video

THQ and Vigil Games have released a brand new cinematic video for their upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash game, this time showcasing Death as he intervenes in a battle between Angels and Demons. Darksiders impressed quite a lot of players a couple of years ago but with its upcoming sequel, developer Vigil Games ...

23 March 2012
20:51 GMT

New Darksiders II Video Focuses on Its Visual Design

Vigil Games has just posted a brand new video for its upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash adventure game, this time focusing on the visual design of the future title.Darksiders I impressed not just through tight mechanics and a sprawling narrative but also through a distinct, albeit complicated visual design.With t...

14 March 2012
13:21 GMT

Darksiders II Pre-Orders Upgraded to Limited Edition, Receive Free DLC

THQ and Vigil Games have confirmed that anyone who pre-orders the upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash title will see their copy of the game be upgraded to the Limited Edition, thus earning them free access to the first DLC, called Argul’s Tomb. After Darksiders I impressed quite a lot of people with its grea...

8 March 2012
03:24 GMT

Jesper Kyd Creates Musical Score for Darksiders II

Jesper Kyd, the Danish composer who has a BAFTA award to his name, and Vigil Games have announced that they have collaborated to create the score for the upcoming Darksiders II, designed to mix dark fantasy and emotion. Jesper Kyd himself stated when the announcement was made that, “Darksiders II is an awesome...

5 March 2012
02:29 GMT

Darksiders II Gets Late June Release Date, Pre-Order Bonuses

After promising that Darksiders II will arrive in June, THQ and Vigil Games have now posted an actual release date for the hack and slash adventure game, as well as a list of pre-order goodies players will be able to get before the launch. Darksiders impressed plenty of people despite the fact that it borrowed many ...

15 February 2012
14:21 GMT

Darksiders II Now Scheduled to Arrive in June, Gets Tie-in Novel

THQ and Vigil Games have finally pinned a release date onto Darksiders II, their upcoming hack and slash title, which is now set to appear in June, alongside a novel based on the series. Darksiders II wants to improve on the already impressive original, while introducing a new protagonist, in the form of Death, the ...

3 February 2012
15:31 GMT

Incoming 2012: Darksiders II

What we know: Darksiders II is the sequel to the original hack and slash title made by Vigil Games, set to appear later this year for the PC, PlayStation3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii U. The original Darksiders impressed through its interesting story, allowing players to take control of War, one of the four horsemen ...

26 January 2012
15:31 GMT

Darksiders II Gets New Classy Trailer

THQ has released another classy video for its upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash game, this time focusing on the role of the title’s protagonist, Death, throughout the history of mankind. While the original Darksiders focused on War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the second game will see its a...

26 January 2012
08:31 GMT

Darksiders II Gets New Video with Lots of Gameplay Footage

THQ and Vigil Games have deployed a brand new trailer for their upcoming Darksiders II hack and slash title, focusing on the main protagonist of the new game, Death, and showcasing plenty of gameplay footage.The original Darksiders impressed lots of hack and slash fans with its great mechanics and gameplay variety, n...

23 January 2012
15:41 GMT

Classy Darksiders II Trailer Shows a Detailed View of Death

Darksiders II also saw a trailer released over the weekend, alongside many other games because of the 2011 Video Game Awards, this time taking a classy look at the game’s protagonist, Death, who picks up from where his brother War, who starred in the first Darksiders game last year, left off.While War tried to ...

12 December 2011
15:31 GMT

Darksiders II Navigates Alternate Dimensions, Has Deeper Combat

The original Darksiders has been an unexpected success for publisher THQ and with the sequel now in development the team behind the game is interested in making the game more open while at the same time delivering a more visceral experience. Speaking to VG247, Daniel Isaac, who is the creative director working on Da...

24 November 2011
02:31 GMT

Gamescom 2011 Hands Off: Darksiders II (Xbox 360)

What it is: Darksiders 1 managed to really gain a cult following, largely because it borrowed elements from a lot of popular games, including God of War, The Legend of Zelda and even Portal, while adding its own post apocalyptic tone by actually allowing you to play as one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, War....

18 August 2011
01:20 GMT

PS3 and Wii U Are Hard to Program For, Darksiders II Developer Admits

Vigil Games, the developer of the upcoming Darksiders II title, has shared some thoughts about the platforms it is currently working on, highlighting that the PlayStation 3 is still difficult to program on, while the Wii U has been causing a few problems as well, because Nintendo changed the hardware components as it...

22 July 2011
03:15 GMT

Darksiders II Has Less Backtracking, Gets Extended Video and Screenshots

Quite a lot of new details have appeared about Darksiders II, the new hack and slash adventure game from Vigil Games and THQ, with its creative director talking about the backtracking that will be present in the new game, albeit in a less obtrusive manner, while new screenshots and an extended trailer were released.D...

21 July 2011
12:31 GMT

E3 2011: Nintendo Wii U To Receive Darksiders II, Batman: Arkham City, Aliens, Ninja Gaiden and More

The recently revealed Nintendo Wii U is going to receive extensive support from third-party publishers like THQ, Warner Bros. Electronic Arts or Sega, as all of the companies confirmed that some of their upcoming games will also be released for the Wii U, not just the PC, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 platforms.Nintendo ...

8 June 2011
05:35 GMT

New Super Mario Bros Mii, Colonial Marines, Darksiders II Come to Wii U

The big news of the Nintendo press conference and maybe the biggest of the current edition of the E3 is the reveal of the new Wii U home gaming consoles, the one that had been before previously rumored as being named Project Café.But Nintendo knows that the launch of new hardware is not just a matter of delive...

8 June 2011
01:07 GMT

Darksiders II Features Death, Arrives Next Year

THQ has revealed the first official details concerning Darksiders II, the sequel to the surprisingly popular Darksiders title that appeared last year from Vigil Games.Darksiders told the story of War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, who is trying to make up for his mistake, which sent the forces of Heaven...

2 June 2011
15:51 GMT


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