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Jesper Kyd’s Darksiders II Soundtrack Mixes Assassin’s Creed With Danny Elfman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tob_KO45 You know what? I think that Jesper Kyd is a darned fine composer. He’s best known for his work on the Assassin’s Creed series, and his work has come to embody that series for me — that piercing, odd solo female voice, driving electronic beats, and wide-open string arrangements. He captures the series’ obsession with flight with grace and vision. So much video game music is content to simply mimic the sounds of hollywood, but Kyd has always struck me as a composer willing to experiment and find his own sound.


April 12, 2012
News

Darksiders II’s New RPG Elements Lets You Customize Your Own Death

The first Darksiders won a loyal following of fans for its badass remix of the Legend of Zelda’s dungeon-crawling gameplay. But you couldn’t really differentiate the way that main character War played. He was a bruiser with weapons that worked the same way for everyone. But Death will be more individualized, once players get their hands on the new lead character.


March 27, 2012
Nintendo

Wii U "On Par" With 360, PS3 (So Far) Says Darksiders Developer

While Nintendo has yet to release the full specs for its upcoming Wii U, you can guess by its launch lineup that its capabilities are probably in line with the Xbox 360 and PS3, something Vigil Games are now backing up.


March 23, 2012
PC

It Takes A Pretty Big Boss Monster To Face Down Darksiders II’s Death

In this adorably gory trailer for THQ’s Darksiders II, our hero Death finally runs into a creature he can’t take out with a single savage slash. We’re going to need a bigger scythe.


March 7, 2012
Nintendo

Don’t Compare This Guy’s Game To Zelda

The Legend of Zelda is great. And if somebody compared your game to Zelda, then you’d be pretty happy, no? No?


February 2, 2012
News

The Hero’s Journey Doesn’t Just Symbolise Death In The Official Darksiders Novel Tie-In

Death and his pal War team-up to save the day this year in Darksiders: The Abomination Vault, a series prequel that takes place a millenia before the opening credits of the first game.


January 25, 2012
Nintendo

Death Brings Nimble Platforming And Speedy Combat To Darksiders II

In Vigil games’ upcoming Darksiders II, players assume the mantle of Death, who is pretty much the only “personified supernatural force” more badass than War, the protagonist of the first game. The video above demonstrates gameplay from the early chapters of the game, showcasing Death’s lighter move-set and quicker combat abilities.


January 19, 2012
News

Darksiders II? Yup, Still About An Angry Guy Called Death

In between all the talking there’s quite a bit of gameplay footage here of the upcoming Darksiders II.


December 12, 2011
News

Darksiders II: What Starts With War, Ends With Death

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.


September 30, 2011
News

Do You Like Darksiders Enough To Spend $500 On This Statue?

Remember that Darksiders statue that was first unveiled all the way back in July 2010? It’s finally finished and ready to ship. In Q4 2011.