THQ Can't "Honestly" Confirm Darksiders II Release Date
Darksiders IITake-Two Interactive boss Strauss Zelnick said THQ would be done in six months. And although THQ has essentially told him to mind his own business, another piece of potential bad news is floating around concerning the embattled publisher.
Currently, Darksiders II holds a release date of June 26. The anticipated sequel from Vigil Games focuses on another of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Death - and is supposed to feature a more in-depth gameplay format (almost an action/RPG, from what we've heard). But in speaking to RipTen, a PR representative calls that June 26 date into question.
The interview was with THQ executive vice president Danny Bilson but when Darksiders II came up, the PR rep interrupted and said the company can't "honestly" confirm the launch date. Bilson elaborated by saying they haven't announced anything specific but the team is "working really, really hard" and they won't ship the game "before it's done." Well, it's probably a good idea. THQ needs this one to be successful, and they know it.
Related Game(s): Darksiders II
Tags: darksiders ii, darksiders 2, darksiders ii release date, thq
4/12/2012 11:52:47 AM Ben Dutka
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slugga_status
Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 12:28:22 PM
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Pandacastro
Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 2:32:36 PM
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Jawknee
Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 5:21:38 PM
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Temjin001
Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 6:21:30 PM
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Anyway, hopefully Vigil doesn't get squashed too hard by GameStop.
Check this link highlighted by Kotaku.
The dev claims the used game industry is fine, it's just GameStop who has to go BooYa!
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-12-the-real-cost-of-used-games
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DazeOfWar
Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 7:45:06 PM
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If it's not finished and needs to be tightened up still then that will be fine. I just hope it's not because of THQ's problems.
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xenris
Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 11:16:35 PM
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Also the person talking about the Wii U is correct. This is a launch title so they might have some deal with nintendo.
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Friday, April 13, 2012 @ 5:57:55 AM
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i swear to god if darksiders 2 misses its release date im going on a murderous rampage!
figures, games i dont give a sh*t about like RE6 get pushed forward 7 weeks, and games ive been waiting tooth and nail for probably get delayed!
sigh.
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Underdog15
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 @ 12:25:44 PM
"Can't 'honestly' confirm release date."
First thought that went through my head?
"Yeah, well, neither can anyone else, so don't beat yourself up over it."
lol