THQ has officially (finally) announced that Darksiders II is a real thing, and will be shipping out for PC, Xbox, and PS3 sometime next year.<\/p>\n
The news comes by way of US magazine Game Informer<\/a>’s latest cover, revealing that Death will be taking over as the protagonist the second time around. Presumably War has business in Afghanistan or something.<\/p>\n “Fans of the first Darksiders are already familiar with Vigil’s fiction – the eternal war that rages between the forces of Heaven and Hell,” writes GI’s Ben Reeves. “With Darksiders II, Vigil looks to deliver a richer experience as players explore more dungeons, talk with a variety of NPCs, and experiment with a detailed loot system.”<\/p>\n “We have taken the best parts of Darksiders and improved on them with a host of new mechanics and features. You will see great things from this epic game,” says THQ core games chief Danny Bilson.<\/p>\n The game’s existence hasn’t exactly been a secret until now, though. Earlier this year, Bilsen kind of confirmed that the game was already in the works.<\/p>\n “[Darksiders] did about twice as much as Red Faction,” he told CVG<\/a>. “It’s done pretty well. I believe that franchise building isn’t about a zillion units out of the gate, it’s about building a fan base, building a community of people that dig it, listening to them, doing what you think is good… <\/p>\n “The second one will be twice as big as the first one and the third one you get to big numbers. That’s my strategy.”<\/p>\n