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"Now I become death, the destroyer of worlds." This verse from the Hindu book of scripture echoed in the mind of Robert Oppenheimer as he watched the mushrooming cloud of devastation that was to be his legacy. It could also serve a pretty catchy tagline for Darksiders II, which has a new protagonist: Death...

"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." This verse from the Hindu book of scripture echoed in the mind of Robert Oppenheimer as he watched the mushrooming cloud of devastation that was to be his legacy. It could also serve a pretty catchy tagline for Darksiders II, which has a new protagonist: Death...

#darksiders In between all the talking there's quite a bit of gameplay footage here of the upcoming Darksiders II. More »

Darksiders II was also revealed at the ridiculous VGA Spike thing. THQ’s sequel to, well, Darksiders, has been quiet since July, when we took a look at it. But it was waiting for the annual fartfest to reveal itself a new teaser trailer, and indeed its release date. Which will be, oh, “Summer 2012″. Well, it’s better than “TBA”.

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#darksiders I wasn't the biggest fan of the first Darksiders game, but even I'll admit, that's a pretty snappy tagline for its sequel. More »

An overview of story and design details from SDCC 11!

The original Darksiders was a single-player game, so it's not entirely surprising Darksiders II is as well. But if you cut your way through to the ending of Darksiders, you know it set up a tantalizing multiplayer scenario. I won't spoil exactly what happens, but if you'd like to know, here's the ending in its spoiler-filled entirety...

#darksidersii The extended announcement trailer for THQ's Darksiders II is here, giving us a deeper appreciation of Death and his majestic steed. Is it just me, or is that horse looking a little pallid? More »

An extended version of the original debut trailer.

War is taking a seat for the next Darksiders game...

Did you play Darksiders? THQ’s hack-n-slashing action-them-to-bits had a nine month delay before its release on PC, which always subdues the reaction somewhat. When Jim got hold of it last September he was having a lovely time, right up until a dumb boss fight at the end of a long walk and unskippable cutscene kept splatting him with cars. But until that point it was offering lots of fighty-fun. So perhaps a sequel will provide a more refined pathway to an ending?

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