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Darksiders IS Zelda, and here's the proof
That the Darksiders games take more than a few cues from The Legend of Zelda -- and may possibly surpass it -- is a secret to nobody. What we were unaware of was that developer Vigil Games always had intentions of supplanting the legendary Nintendo franchise; it was when Darksiders II was released for the Wii U that Vigil began "Phase Two." Over on Facebook, Vigil's art team shared a couple of art pieces in which Link and Fi have been removed from the Skyward Sword cover, replaced by Death and War respectively. If left unchecked, the entire Zelda universe would have fallen under the might of the Horsemen! Seriously though, these are pretty badass. Even as we lament Vigil's shuttering, it's nice to see that the boys are still actively engaging the fan community. Very classy. [via Darksiders Dungeon] (Thanks for the tip, Mases!) Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
9:00 AM on 05.15.2013 How eager nipples and a tight thong fought casual sexismHawken publisher Meteor has, in its office, a piece of art featuring a woman with a bountiful underboob and very little in the way of clothing, hung in place by CEO Mark Long. The half-naked woman, named "Ruby Underboob"...
11:30 AM on 05.13.2013 Contest: Win Art of Halo & Dead Space digital art books![Update: Contest over! Winners have been contacted via Dtoid PM.] Our friends at Titan Books have hooked us up with three codes for The Art of Halo 4 and The Art of Dead Space digital editions! These enhanced editions contain...
7:00 PM on 05.09.2013 The cover art for Dragon's Crown is decidedly safeGeorge Kamitani's female character designs for Dragon's Crown have received a rather surprising amount of attention -- that's ... that's still going on, isn't it? -- but at least for the game's box art, the presentation is fa...
12:45 PM on 05.08.2013 The original 151 Pokemon as imagined by 151 artistsPeter Le and Amy Kim thought it would be cool if they got 151 different artists to each take on one of the first-generation Pokémon, and present the collection in an art gallery called Rare Candy. Then they decided to ...
12:30 PM on 05.07.2013 Streets of Rage, ESWAT art for reboots that never wereBackbone Entertainment once pitched a reboot of Streets of Rage to SEGA, which SEGA apparently rejected, because SEGA hates everybody. Artist Arvin Bautista is keeping the dream alive, however, by sharing concept art cre...
10:00 PM on 04.29.2013 Celebrate fighting game backgrounds with a GIF collectionRudeBootie on Reddit has decided to gather a bunch of animated backgrounds from fighting games like Garou: Mark of the Wolves and The Last Blade for seemingly no reason in particular. (As if a reason is ev...
4:00 PM on 04.28.2013 Salivate over these Pokémon 3DS XL mock-upsSure, Nintendo already released both a Charizard and Pikachu 3DS XL, but with nearly 700 pocket monsters at their disposal, and with Pokémon X/Y on the horizon, certainly a few more of the adorable critters can be...
7:00 AM on 04.27.2013 SEGA wants YOU to design a new mascot![Boxer Hockey by Tyson Hesse] You think it's easy to just poop out a new character design and turn it into the new face of your company? Think Sonic The Hedgehog was whipped up, red shoes and everything, with as much thought ...
7:00 PM on 04.25.2013 Poke Ball and Game Boy-themed 3DS mock-ups are delishA week doesn't go by without Nintendo announcing about a dozen new colors and designs for the 3DS in Japan. Meanwhile, Americans and Europeans get fed scraps once every blue moon. We may be getting the Animal Crossing XL, but...
10:00 PM on 04.23.2013 Game covers recreated using clip art and Comic Sans fontRunning on places like Tumblr and Twitter is a new meme: Videogame / movie / book covers recreated using only clip art and Comic Sans font. The results are... well... check out for yourself in the gallery below. I would total...
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| 1:00 PM on 12.06.2012 This Darksiders II 'Death & Despair' statue is turbo-boss |

It seems the Darksiders series is fated to not get the recognition it deserves, but at least THQ still believes in it enough to pimp out some cool merchandise -- like this newly revealed "Death & Despair" statue from SOTA...more
| 4:30 PM on 10.24.2012 New Darksiders II DLC will arrive in time for Halloween |

The Darksiders II DLC continues to arrive with a second installment entitled The Abyssal Forge arriving for Halloween. THQ haven't been slow with following up Darksiders II launch with DLC and this new chapter promises to be ...more
| 9:00 AM on 10.22.2012 Joe Mad leaves Vigil Games |

Joe Madureira, better known as "Joe Mad", creative director of the Darksiders franchise (among many other bodies of work), announced via Twitter last night that he's leaving Vigil Games. Joe goes into a bit more detail on his...more
| 12:00 PM on 09.27.2012 How to play Darksiders II on Wii U, in PICTURES! |

Planning to play Darksiders II on the Wii U but terrified that you won't know how to play it, causing literally everybody to laugh at you? THQ has got you covered, my friend. The publisher sent along some helpful images that ...more
| 3:30 PM on 09.19.2012 Darksiders II 'Argul's Tomb' DLC detailed, dated |

More Darksiders II? I've hardly scratched the surface of this deceptively huge title! Vigil Games will be releasing Argul's Tomb as paid downloadable content on Tuesday, September 25 for Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3 in Nor...more
| 2:15 PM on 09.13.2012 Darksiders II on Wii U will have extra content |

Darksiders II no longer has a mystery release date: it is now confirmed as a Wii U launch title. The game will more or less be a port of the original game, with the added ability to use the Wii U GamePad as a map and ...more
| 9:15 AM on 09.09.2012 Darksiders II sells 247,000 in North America at launch |

Darksiders II managed to sell 247,000 copies in North America during its launch week, despite being pretty decently marketed and damn fantastic. Analyst Michael Pachter has estimated global sales at around a million. Th...more
| 8:30 AM on 09.01.2012 Weird Metacritic user reviews tear Darksiders II to bits |

[Update 3: A Russian speaking friend of mine went through the site and believes it to be a highly detailed troll. The cult is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of an old Soviet actor from the 50s, who they openly ac...more
| 4:00 PM on 08.21.2012 Giving credit where credit is due: A developer's plea |

Last week, a Darksiders II developer posted comments on Twitter about being left out of the credits despite working on the game. Some joined his side, some ridiculed his outburst, but most ignored the issue altogether. Does t...more
| 4:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Comparing the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 reveals |
The highly anticipated reveal of the next Xbox, Xbox One, has just come to a close, and I find myself sitting here thinking back a few months to Sony's own reveal of the PlayStation 4. The two shows couldn't be more different...more
| 1:30 PM on 05.21.2013 Xbox One reveal: What are your thoughts? |
All day long we've been bringing you hard-hitting news from Microsoft's Xbox One reveal event. Now that you've seen the new console and some of its games and features, it's time to weigh in with your thoughts on the whole ord...more
| 2:30 AM on 05.21.2013 To the depths and back in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel |
Jordan and I are pushing further in our play of the tragically existent Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. The mayor of Carbon, Texas is sending us down to the bottom of a crater where he swears the people we're looking for...more


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