What do you think of the creators of Bayonetta taking over
the Darksiders franchise if the price is right?
We assumed
the Darksiders franchise was dead after THQ went bankrupt, but Nordic Games has revived it for PS4.
Other games that are planned to get the enhancement treatment include
the Darksiders franchise, Code Vein, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, We Happy Few, Resident Evil VII and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
The Darksiders franchise continues on with developers Gunfire Games launching the third main installment sometime in 2018.
It's THQ Nordic week over at the Humble Store which means they're taking up to 80 % off a range of games from the company, including
the Darksiders franchise, Red Faction franchise, Titan Quest, Painkiller and more.
This Darksiders franchise pack is 80 % off at Humble Bundle, and features games I and II remastered plus soundtrack,.
Together we co-founded Vigil Games and created
the Darksiders franchise.
Our friends at THQ Nordic, owners of
the Darksiders franchise partnered with us to take the game even further.
Darksiders III is the long - anticipated, third chapter in the critically - acclaimed
Darksiders franchise.
At a recent preview event for Darksiders 2 I sat down with Joe Mad, Creative Director on Darksiders 2, to talk about his transition from comics to video games, the core tenets of
the Darksiders franchise and even secret Nintendo assassins.
Still, to justify a Darksiders III THQ are doubtless going to be wanting some pretty large figures from Darksiders II, and so I make this open statement to THQ: you'd be nuts to let
the Darksiders franchise fall because that would deprive gamers of a series with so much more to offer.
Back in June fans were nervous when a qoute from THQ seemed to indicate that the future of
the Darksiders franchise was uncertain, and with the companies recent struggling to stay afloat there were worries that even Darksiders II may never get to see the light of day.
Whilst Vigil Games, the developer of
the Darksiders franchise no longer exists, Nordic Games were the company that bought out some of THQ's biggest franchises which included games like Red Faction, MX vs ATV, and Darksiders.
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Whilst Vigil Games, the developer of
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Not exact matches
THQ Nordic aren't exactly a household name (although arguably the original THQ used to be, before they went bust and sold off their name) but they now own
franchises ranging from Saints Row and Dead Island to
Darksiders and... de Blob.
The
franchise was one of the casualties of THQ's collapse when, depressingly, nobody bid for
Darksiders or developer Vigil Games.
The other two
franchises picked up by Nordic Games are Red Faction and
Darksiders.
Reinhard Pollice, Business & Product Development Director at Nordic Games: «We took over the
franchise roughly 2 years ago and thought about the next chapter for
Darksiders ever since then.
Darksiders borrowed a lot from the God of War
franchise, everything from the gameplay to many of the game design choices.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition is a beautiful reminder of how great this
franchise was and could still be in today's gaming landscape.
So if you've played and enjoyed the God of War
franchise, you'll likely enjoy
Darksiders as well.
It's the analogy you use then, but now that
Darksiders is established, you can just say «Sure, it shares some of the tropes of the Zelda
franchise, but now it is its own thing, and it shares similarities with
Darksiders 1, as opposed to the Zelda series.»
Several days ago, THQ Inc. confirmed that their latest addition to the
Darksiders ®
franchise —
Darksiders ® II — will be ported over to the Wii U with a slew of additional content tacked on to its campaign and overall experience.
Having completed
Darksiders II (and seeing what Fury and Strife look like in the end sequence), I'm hoping THQ filing for Chapter 11 doesn't tank the
franchise.
Darksiders was released to favorable critical reviews and eventually went on to sell very well, but was criticized for being too derivative of Nintendo's Legend of Zelda
franchise.
Nordic purchased the rights to several THQ
franchises in 2013 as part of the defunct publisher's bankruptcy auction, including
Darksiders and MX vs. ATV.
Fans of the
Darksiders series may still have hope yet as Crytek USA looks into buying the
franchises rights.
The company has a wide catalogue of 295 games, including 86 owned
franchises, such as
Darksiders, Titan Quest, MX vs ATV, Red Faction, Delta Force, Destroy All Humans, Aquanox, ELEX, Biomutant, Jagged Alliance, SpellForce and The Guild.
The company has a wide catalogue of over 100 owned
franchises, such as Saints Row, Dead Island,
Darksiders, Metro, Titan Quest, MX vs ATV, Red Faction, Delta Force, Destroy All Humans, Aquanox, ELEX, Biomutant, Jagged Alliance, SpellForce and The Guild.
of over 100 owned
franchises, such as Saints Row, Dead Island,
Darksiders, Metro, Titan Quest, MX vs ATV, Red Faction, Delta Force, Destroy All Humans, Aquanox, ELEX, Biomutant, Jagged Alliance, SpellForce and The Guild.
Darksiders is an interesting
franchise.
Now, Gunfire partnered with THQ Nordic to work on
Darksiders III, the highly anticipated third chapter in the action RPG
franchise.
Developers have been coming out in droves to show support for the Wii U, major
franchises such as Tekken, Assassin's Creed,
Darksiders, Battlefield are coming to the console but not everyone is happy.
Darksiders is a great
franchise that unfortunately hasn't sold as well as it should have, but the developers are still a very talented studio that should be sought after.
If you love this
franchise but were unaware, THQ has announced they are working on a proper
Darksiders 3, which you can read about here.