The Darkness II announced

[Chaos Raiden]

2K has put an end to years of rumours by officially confirming the development of The Darkness II, and has also announced that Digital Extremes will be managing the project.

Few details of the FPS have been revealed, other than that players will be reprising the role of long-haired Mafioso Jackie Estacado and controlling his supernatural darkness powers.

2K say the game also features a "hand-painted graphic noir technique" which enables it to stay true to its comic book origins.

British comic book author Paul Jenkins is returning to pen the script. Jenkins has written for the comic series itself, as well as contributing to the God of War series.

"Sometimes that whooshing sound you hear is that of comic fans holding their collective breath," said co-creator of The Darkness comics Marc Silvestri in a press release. Or it might just be the wind.

Digital Extremes is most famous for its work in co-developing the Unreal series alongside Epic. The studio also chipped in with Bioshock 2's development, and created 2008's Dark Sector, which was praised in its 8/10 review for having "thrilling combat and sensational visuals".

Rumours of Darkness II have been slipping out since 2008, where a speaker at Top Cow's New York Comic Con panel said "we can’t say Darkness and video game sequel in the same sentence. So, Darkness. Wink. Sequel."

The original game in the series was made by Starbreeze Studios, who have recently been rumoured to be heading up a new Syndicate game for EA.

The Darkness II is due for release Autumn 2011 for 360, PS3 and PC.

Source: http://www.videogamer.com/news/the_darkness_ii_announced_2.html

 

[Dark Drakan]

Posted this on another of our forums earlier and i was happy about the announcement as i loved the original and it was severely underrated. Shame Starbreeze Studios arent developing it anymore but i hope Digital Extremes can do the sequel justice.

 

[Vergil'sBitch]

I wanted to get the first one, but the reviews that i read didn't really make the game stand out, i thought it looked good though. (Sorry if that didn't make sense)

 

[Dark Drakan]

I wanted to get the first one, but the reviews that i read didn't really make the game stand out, i thought it looked good though. (Sorry if that didn't make sense)

It was the atmosphere and feel of the game not the gameplay itself that made it stand out. The emotional connection to Jackie and his story and the way it plays out. The Darkness powers were nice too, shooting aspect was satisfying but not a stand out feature.

 

[The crazy demon]

Yes!.

I recently played the game, and i am now extremately happy about the sequel .

I really want to know what willl happend next?.

 

[GamblingGambitCloud]

I KNOW IM SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!! caps for excitement

 

[Dark Drakan]

Bit indifferent about the cell shaded news as i think it needed the same dark and gritty style as the original but i shall wait and see on a final verdict.