It had already dropped hints at New York Comic-Con last year, but Top Cow has confirmed at San Diego Comic-Con that a sequel to 2007's The Darkness videogame is the works. Little information was revealed about the title, outside of the fact that it will be written by Paul Jenkins, who also wrote The Darkness videogame prequel comic book.
As for who else will be involved, it's hard to say. Rumor has it that the original game's developer, Starbreeze Studios, won't be returning for the sequel, busy working on at least two games for Electronic Arts. (This has been confirmed by VG247.) And as of right now, reps for Mike Patton (who nailed the voice of The Darkness in the original game) have told us the singer/songwriter has yet to be approached for the project.
In case you missed the original, Top Cow also announced the game had gone platinum, and will soon be available for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for a sweet $29.99.
[via Joystiq]
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5:20 PM on 07.27.2009
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http://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Playstation-3/dp/B000HWX418/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1248733547&sr=8-1
Still, I'm glad to see a sequel coming since I did enjoy the comic in my younger days and the story was well done.
The need to build on and improve the darkness abilities from the original.
Oh, and New York was incredibly small. It felt like a tiny slice of NY in a box.
Then again, the game was great in every aspect.
on a personal level I would like to see the game take a new turn and combine gears of war style shooting elements combined with Overlord-esque minions.
but....
im playing thru Bionic Commando and
well...
Pattons voice work..
it's pretty much horrible..
maybe its just the the lame script/boring protagonist..
but im disappointed considering i pretty much bought the game (for 19.99) cuz he is in it
Actually in this case, I'm more worried about lack of starbreeze than lack of Patton...
Very nice!
It's Radical Entertainment isn't it?
don't lie to me.
Actually, any game under $60 should be considered a good thing.
Did you read the article? OR did you just read the headline and look at the numbers?
the fact that StarBreeze isn't going to be blessing this one with it's lovely touch further makes me very wary of it.
it's a shame, it's one of my top games this gen. It has so many "SHIT JUST GOT REAL" moments that I lost count.
Is he that annoying fat awkward comedian fucko?
Mike Patton is a little bit more than just a voice actor.
The guy is my fucking idol... no joke.
Agreed with @Autumn: The guy is just a singer, not a voice actor. In every game he's in, he just growls/gutter-speaks, that is not talent. But again, fangirls.
Agreed with @The Kojukinator: This game was UNIQUE and FUN, but because it wasnt TEH HALOS, people immediately shit all over it. It gave you control of a fucking crude/rude/gory/disgusting/flatulent/pissing Goblin Army for fuck sake, and this was before Overlord stole the idea.
@Holyetheline: It wasn't an early-gen game, it came out in mid 2007. What was so bad about controlling black tentacles with shark-teeth that killed people and ate their hearts? What's not GOTY-worthy about that?!
Random singer turned video-game voice actor be damned, this game was badass and a sequel was definitely warranted.
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