Tagged:  Vigil Games

By Mike Murphy, January 28, 2013 0 GN

When the dust settled on last week’s massive auction of THQ’s studios and properties, Vigil Games and its Darksiders franchise were left behind. However, Crytek has since swept in and saved the jobs of at least 36 employees from the… Read More »

By Mike Murphy, January 25, 2013 0 GN

UPDATE: Following the news that Vigil Games and its IP, Darksiders, did not get picked up in the THQ auction, Executive Director and Producer of Platinum Games Atsushi Inaba tweeted his interest in buying the franchise. “Oh man in THQ’s… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, December 20, 2012 0 GN

THQ has faced its fair share of financial problems recently, and now the company has filed for bankruptcy in the face of such dire straits. The publisher will sell the majority of its US assets – including its publishing operation… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, October 10, 2012 0 VG Review

In Darksiders II, I reveled in the violent splendor of tearing enemies apart with razor-sharp blades and colossal hammers. Death’s ominous presence and foreboding demeanor made the experience all the more fitting, creating a game in which the player’s own… Read More »

By Ben Gyurik, September 28, 2012 0 GN

Among the 23 titles confirmed for the Wii U launch lineup on November 18, THQ’s Darksiders II will give Wii U console owners a chance to play as one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Darksiders II for the… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, August 21, 2012 0 VG Review

As compelling and charismatic as videogame protagonists have been, Death carries an inescapable gravitas. In Darksiders II, players step into the shoes of a fearsome, arrogant horseman of the Apocalypse. His imposing shadow is matched by a huge world, colossal… Read More »

By Aled Morgan, August 3, 2012 0 Videos

“Beyond Earth…Beyond Hell…Death is our final salvation.” So speaks the newest Darksiders II TV ad, which features CGI Death running down demons among terrified humans, before riding into Hell to do battle with a nameless horror. Darksiders II sees players… Read More »

By Aled Morgan, July 25, 2012 0 Videos

THQ has released a new trailer for Darksiders II, titled “Death Comes For All.” Unlike previous pre-rendered trailers, this one is all in-game action! Darksiders II is not a sequel in the usual sense of the word, but instead takes place parallel… Read More »

By Dominic Garcia, June 21, 2012 1 GN

THQ has sweetened the deal for fans of the Darksiders series that pre-order the game’s next installment, Darksiders II, from the THQ store. The company has announced that pre-orders placed through shopTHQ will receive an exclusive set of in-game armor… Read More »

By Eddie Inzauto, May 17, 2012 0 GN, Videos

THQ has released the second part of the Darksiders II – “Death Strikes” trailer, in which death rides his trusty [zombie] steed across the battlefield, cutting down foes with his dual scythes, and then doing his best Wander impression, leaping… Read More »