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Platinum head Atsushi Inaba has expressed an interest in buying the IP following the demise of THQ.

A portion of an ONM review...

A fantastic start to the Wii U's more mature library, this is grim, gritty and, most importantly, hugely enjoyable to play, especially if you're a Zelda fan.

Full review here

A portion of a Vooks review...

Darksiders II is a fantastic launch title for the Wii U – it uses all of the features of the GamePad appropriately (at least, within the scope of the game itself) and is a substantial adventure with roots in one of our favourite Nintendo franchises, Zelda.

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And so another Wii U launch title arrives that doesn't quite hold its own against the existing PS3 and 360 versions. After the fairly impressive work done on the Wii U port of Assassin's Creed 3, we can't help but feel a little disappointed with Vigil Games' efforts here. The removal of light shafts and environmental detail doesn't overly harm the game considering that the core artwork is a close match in other areas, but the sharp drops in performance are hard to ignore when the low frame-rate has a noticeable impact on the feel of the controls, making them heavier and less responsive.

This comes from a NintendoWorldReport review for Darksiders II...

Despite these problems, Darksiders II is an excellent, lovingly crafted game I wholeheartedly recommend, especially if you liked the first. From a production value perspective, it's at the top of its class, and my problems with the game are largely personal preference quibbles. Just like the first, Darksiders II is the Zelda game we never got.

THQ, if you didn’t know (hint: you did), is in some rather deep water. Not only has it opted to delay a whole mess of games in the wake of Darksiders II’s not-quite-megaton splash, it’s also in a teensy bit of debt. By which I of course mean $50 million - using “teensy bit” as a term relative to all the money ever printed in the whole of human history. But things may not be quite as dire as they seem. Sure, another high-level exec – this time CFO Paul Pucino – has decided to skedaddle, but apparently someone with a fair deal of monetary sway might very well have THQ’s rapidly breaking back.

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All the Chaos Ores have been retrieved. Now the Mad Smith asks you to put down the Abyssal Forge is this Boss fight. Win, and claim your new legendary weapon.

Death meets the Mad Smith in the Iron Glade. The Mad Smith attacks Death out of instinct but soon they become friends and the dead Maker sends Death on a quest to find Chaos Ores to craft a special Talisman.

The second DLC pack for Darksiders II arrives on October 30. Take a first look at Death's next adventure, which takes him into the forgotten Shadow Lands.

Just to be clear, there has been no official confirmation on this coming to Wii U at this time.



The Abyssal Forge is a living machine designed to harness the unfocussed dark power of the Abyss and create the most powerful legendary weapons. The Maker who built this abomination, known only as the Mad Smith, was shunned by his own people and sealed away in the Shadow Lands with his creation. However, the forge hasn’t remained dormant all those years of captivity; it has constructed a vast army and now threatens all creation.

The vast swamp-like Shadow Lands, added by this DLC is a new gameplay zone with an entirely new visual look, including two challenging new dungeons, new enemies to best, secrets to uncover and unique legendary loot to collect. Tailored towards the most competent Darksiders II players, the Abyssal Forge will test your mettle against the hardest enemies and puzzles yet.

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- entire game can be played on the Wii U GamePad
- item management, maps, and abilities can be accessed trough the screen
- can also be played with the Wii U Pro controller
- Argul’s Tomb – The game’s first downloadable content pack featuring a unique area, three new dungeons and new weapons and armor to collect.
- Death Rides Pack – Three new side-quests for the Darksiders II campaign.
- Angel of Death & Shadow of Death packs – New legendary armor and weapon choices for the player early in the game.
- Deadly Despair Pack – Upgraded horse speed boost.
- Additional unique legendary weapon and armor sets for the player to use from the start of the game.

Death's road has been long and perilous - but new Darksiders II DLC is going to make it longer. Check out the first Argul's Tomb footage now!

PC Patch #3 Details:

Graphics Options:
- Shadow map resolution configuration option added
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion configuration option added
- Anti Aliasing configuration option added

Keyboard Mapping Support:
- Invert X Option added
- Reset to default mappings option
- Map to NumPad option works as intended

Mouse Functionality:
- Camera Auto center Toggle

Bug Fixes:
- The Tome System works as intended while using an Xbox controller in the Tome System.
- Resolved issues around not being able to send Tome messages to Steam friends.
- Phasewalker now works properly after acquiring it within the Blackstone.
- Artifact Box and Legacy Box are now properly labeled in Vulgrims inventory.
- Exiting the game after adjusting the screen resolution will now save those settings.
- The ride-able construct will no longer free fall out of the game world when placing the ride-able construct under the Guardian and re-entering the room with the submerged lift in The Foundry.
- The Bridge should now properly drop within The Scar.
- The second lever within the Black Stone should now function as intended.
- Death should now be able to properly continue through the Eternal Throne when speaking to the guards.
- The pile of debris to the right of the skeleton key door in the second Heartstone room of The Foundry is no longer a match for the ride-able construct.
- The ride-able construct is positioned back in the water on the lift for those users who are stuck. (You may need to Fast Travel or back track out of the dungeon if you are currently stuck here.)
- The Custodian will no longer go for a swim when backtracking to the dungeon entrance after leaving the Custodian on one of the bridges in the room before the second Heartstone in the Foundry.
- The Resistance stats will properly update when returning 3 Stones of Resistance to Oran during the Stick and Stones quest.
- More support for different resolutions with HUD elements.

Follow along as IGN takes the Crucible head on in waves 51 - 75.

Follow along as IGN takes Darksiders II's Cruciblehead on in waves 26 - 50.

Follow along as IGN takes the Crucible head on in Darksiders II!

IGN presents the Darksiders II boss fight, Wicked K. The boss you fight once you complete a full, non stop run through in the Crucible. En garde, you boob!

#speakuponkotaku In today's manic-action-packed installment of the TAY-powered Speak Up on Kotaku, our favorite OCD gamer, Daemon_Gildas, is on the verge of losing his shit over Darksiders II's collectible chaos. More »

Darksiders 2 PC Update 2!

Vigil has been working hard to research and address each bug report in the forums thank you for all the input! Update 2 has been released today and should resolve many of the issues you are experiencing.

Details:
• In this Update your key mappings will revert to defaults.
• Added Key Bindings option to the Pause Menu. (Previous location on the Moves List still there)
• The V-sync graphics option is now functional.
• Reaper Form now triggers correctly when using a Keyboard.
• Video Settings save to the Steam Cloud correctly.
• You can now sacrifice items below the 3rd row in the Possessed Weapon menu.
• Target Reticules align properly at all screen resolutions.
• Addressed crashes in Blackstone, including at the 2nd lever and during the Lilith cut-scene.
• Various gameplay progressions fixes.
As always, thank you for your patience! Our team is working hard to address reports quickly & will keep you updated on the progress

A portion of an MTV review...

If you're willing to wrestle with the not-great camera, and a story with an ending that concludes with more of a whimper than a bang (I'm still trying to decide how I feel about it, but the ending is more quiet and contemplative when compared to the big, crazy action of the rest of the story). I guess the surest signal of how I feel about the game is that I'll definitely be going back in to play a new game-plus as soon as I get a chance.

Full review here