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rumor

The Darkness Getting A Sequel It Shouldn't Have

No, please don't. Starbreeze Studios' The Darkness might not have set the sales charts ablaze, but it did contain two of the most emotionally charged moments I've ever experienced in a video game, with one quietly making the impact of the other that much more profound. It's the sort of game that would only be diluted by a sequel, but it looks like they're going to do it anyway. It's rumor until it's official, but at the New York Comic Con's Top Cow panel, said sequel was all but announced.

"We can't say DARKNESS and video game sequel in the same sentence. So, DARKNESS. Wink. Sequel."
This can only end in tears, and not the good kind you get when a powerful story draws them from their ducts like a fiddler draws rats. Ooo, maybe if the sequel lets you shoot rats from your eyes? Cool, but doubtful. I just know that any attempt to recapture such magic moments will feel like just that - attempts. Please prove me wrong.

NY Comic Con '08: Top Cow Panel [The Quarter Bin via GayGamer]

9:20 AM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Mike Fahey
3,824 views, 101 comments

Latest by Americo: If games with lackluster sales like The Darkness can get sequels, why isn't Ubisoft all over making a Beyond Good & Evil 2? more »

deals

Buy Bioshock, Get The Darkness Free

Here's a pretty good deal from Amazon. Buy Bioshock for $50 and get The Darkness for free. "But the shipping," you say. "But the tax," you say. "I cannot afford such things," you say. "I'm saving for a new KitchenAid mixer to make game cakes," you say. Amazon gives free shipping on orders over $25, and there's no tax in most states. For those interested, hit the link and scroll down to the "Best Value" option. That's where the hot savings are.

Buy Bioshock (360), Get The Darkness (360) Free - $50 Shipped at Amazon [cag]

2:00 PM on Wed Nov 14 2007
By Mark Wilson
2,797 views, 52 comments

Latest by n/a: I played the demo of Bishock, but never got the game when it came out. Instead I got Metroid Prime 3 for the Wii. After seeing this deal I took the deal, you really can't beat two games for $50. more »

psn thursday

PlayStation Store Update: Advanced Rock Edition

This week's PlayStation Store update should be going live right around.... now. It's a rather solid week, containing the expansion to the previously released Blast Factor known as Blast Factor: Advanced Research. That's a $4.99 download. On the free side, demos for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 and The Darkness are also available. But that's not all! More »

5:20 PM on Thu Aug 2 2007
By Michael McWhertor
7,314 views, 75 comments

xbox 360

The Darkness Demo Hits 360

The Darkness Demo hit the Xbox 360's Live Marketplace this morning. The demo features single-player gameplay from three early levels in the game including the Tunnel, Cemetery and Grinders Lane. More »

9:00 AM on Fri Jul 20 2007
By Brian Crecente
3,229 views, 35 comments

psn thursday

PlayStation Store Update: Symphony of the Night

What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! I'll tell you what isn't a miserable little pile of secrets—this week's PlayStation Store update. (Worst post intro ever.) The library of PSone games playable on the PLAYSTATION 3 and PSP has been increased by one, with Konami's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. A fine addition, to be sure, but at the non-standard price of $9.99 (all other PSone titles are $5.99), it's slightly tarnished. More »

6:40 PM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By Michael McWhertor
6,023 views, 74 comments

the darkness goes into darkness

Banned in Singapore

Not only was I born in Singapore, but I still hold my passport from there, so I think I'm allowed to say that they can be retarded overly-protective of their citizens sometimes. The Darkness is the newest game to be added to the list of games that have been banned in the country for excessive violence. This is another title from 2k that won't be seeing the light of day (at least legally) in Singapore since GTA IV has also been banned. Rumor also has it that Bioshock will be the next one on the Eurasian chopping block for the same reason. Like the slogan, "It's Uniquely Singapore".
The Darkness - Banned in Singapore [GameAxis]

9:40 AM on Mon Jul 2 2007
By Kim Phu
2,144 views, 39 comments

Latest by Teekan: anybody watch the channels on the tv in The Darkness? that shit's tight! I'm pretty sure it shows the whole movie on some stations and the music channels keep on playing music videos. I watch the more »

verboten

The Darkness Changed For Germany

Looks like gamers in Germany are going to have to wait a little longer to play The Darkness on their Xbox 360s, and the version the end up with will different quite a bit from what we're playing now in the state and UK. Probably the most major change needed before the game is released is the removal of Nazi symbolism, which of course hearkens back to a period of history that Germany isn't too proud of. More »

8:32 AM on Fri Jun 29 2007
By Mike Fahey
3,539 views, 66 comments

Latest by L_K_M: @Sen: Stupid? Come on, Super Probotector was the coolest version of Contra, ever! :-) I love my german robots. more »

frankenreview

The Darkness (Xbox 360)

The Darkness isn't just an English rock band with a penchant for big hair and florescent fahsions anymore—it's become a videogame! Really! Published by 2K Games, The Darkness is an FPS with a twist. You lurk in the shadows not just to hide, but to because the darkness actually fuels your inner demon. So how does it play? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview: the only review that wasn't trademarked when we planned the feature. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Jun 28 2007
By Mark Wilson
10,878 views, 66 comments

Latest by Evil J: I rented it for the PS3... The visuals are OK (The in-game TV stuff is a real treat... adds a lot to the realism of the game), the facial modeling is awful even if the skin textures are pretty good. more »

age gate-gate

ESRB Issues Warnings To Industry On Violent Game Trailers

The Entertainment Software Ratings Board today cracked down on a handful of notable violent game trailers, enforcing its advertising policy on trailers produced by video game publishers. In accordance with the ESRB's Principles and Guidelines for Responsible Advertising Practices, notices from 2K Games and D3 Publisher went out to multiple outlets today reflecting the ESRB's enforcement of these guidelines. More »

6:20 PM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By Michael McWhertor
2,466 views, 95 comments

week in games

Week in Games: Wizards, Demons, Robots and Pokemon Edition

There is a deluge of titles coming out this week with a little something for everyone. My game dollars this week will be going to The Darkness and the harry Potter game for the Wii. There are several others I'd like to get, but I'm saving my pennies for the Limited Edition of BioShock coming in just under two months. Which of this week's blockbuster titles will you be picking up? Flynn De Marco More »

6:00 PM on Sun Jun 24 2007
By fdemarco
1,682 views, 45 comments

the darkness

Clip: The Darkness Multiplayer Mode

I always love posting a new bit of Darkeness footage. It never fails to impress and in this case it actually gave me a good laugh. In the multiplayer mode, you can switch back and forth between gangster and minion hellspawn. The minion form is pretty cool but I laughed out loud several time while watching the two minions going at shrieking and running around like something out of a Jim Henson movie. But, all Muppets aside, this looks like it will be a pretty interesting title although for me, I doubt I'll be playing much multiplayer mode given my terrible shooting skills. Still, the lure of gangsters and demons is hard to resist. Flynn De Marco

9:00 AM on Sat Jun 23 2007
By fdemarco
3,069 views, 63 comments

Latest by Chilly Hollow: @evulcow: Done! Now if the pre-order will just arrive.... more »

clips

The Darkness' Otherworld

2K just released this new video of The Darkness to show off scenes and gameplay from the Otherworld as well as some later levels in the game. What do you think? Brian Crecente

1:00 PM on Thu Jun 14 2007
By Brian Crecente
3,045 views, 70 comments

the darkness

Clip: The Darkness

Although I'm not really an FPS aficionado, two titles have interested me enough to want to give them a try. The first is, of course, BioShock and the second would be the star of this particular clip, The Darkness. Something about running around with netherworld demon heads and tendrily tentacles, sucking gangsters into black holes and eating their souls sounds to just too good to pass up. Hopefully by the time this one lands I'll have practiced enough on some older games to actually make it past the first level without blowing myself up. Flynn De Marco

9:00 AM on Sat Jun 2 2007
By fdemarco
1,675 views, 21 comments

Latest by Jackablade: They've done something to the eels to make them look nicer. Possibly its just that you can actually see them in this clip, but they do look much nicer than in earlier incarnations. more »

not movies

Ditch Those Cut Scenes!

Big time comic and game scribe Paul Jenkins, who adapted comic book The Darkness for cross-platform gaming, hates on cut-scenes. His two cents: More »

12:00 AM on Thu May 31 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
2,226 views, 64 comments

dark times

Ninja Gaiden II, Shining In The Darkness Rated For Wii VC

Two additional unannounced games for the Wii Virtual Console have been rated by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, giving us a glimpse at the future of Wii Points purchaseable games. Both Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, originally for the NES, and Shining In The Darkness, a Sega Genesis RPG, have appeared on the ESRB's web site. More »

8:20 PM on Wed May 23 2007
By Michael McWhertor
467 views, 38 comments

clip

The Darkness: Demon Hand

I haven't really been paying too much attention to Starbreeze's The Darkness for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3, but after seeing this clip, I'll have to start. Sure, the comic book fan inside me withered into nothingness long ago, plus I'm a jaded FPS player, but extra demonic arms? C'mon. Michael McWhertor

7:40 PM on Fri May 18 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,107 views, 23 comments

clips

Clip: New Darkness Gorefest

Lots of blood and gore in the vid, but it doesn't change the fact that I remain on the line about the game. I was so unimpressed at last year's E3 and so impressed with the stuff released earlier this year. This particular video is sorta meh. Maybe I'm just moody. Brian Crecente More »

2:20 PM on Thu Mar 15 2007
By Brian Crecente
1,737 views, 35 comments

mtv

The Darkness Movie Coming

Top Cow's comic The Darkness is getting the hollywood treatment, according to MTV who spoke with Top Cow head Marc Silvestri. More »

3:00 PM on Tue Feb 27 2007
By Brian Crecente
16,874 views, 13 comments

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