Nordic Games has announced Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition, a collection including revamped Darksiders 2 and all of its downloadable contents, is coming this winter on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

THQ Community Manager "Sledgehammer" has released changelog of upcoming Darksiders II patch for PS3 and Xbox 360. This update is expected to go LIVE around late October.

Aside from bugfixes there are quite a considerable amount of improvements, you can see the changelog below:

Bug Fixes:

• The Undead Scarabs will no longer continue to spawn without end when Death continues to enter and exit the room with the circular platform covered in corruption in the BlackStone.
• You will no longer fall out of the world in boss fights within Argul’s Tomb
• A few bugs that would cause a crash within the UI have been resolved.
• The Wailing Host will enjoy Jesper Kyd’s scores of music for the entire duration of the fight.
• Shoving the construct ball will no longer cause it to disappear when it hits a wall after rolling it through the Skeleton Key door in the room with the second Heartstone in the Foundry.
• Within the Psychameron failing the 3 switch puzzle multiple times will no longer penalize you with it not working properly.
• Your construct will no longer get stuck after properly pulling off combo’s on enemies near the edge of bridges within the Foundry.
• You will now properly be able to run the cutscene when returning to Earth with the Rod of Arafel in Lostlight.
• On Earth we fixed multiple barriers within the world and they will now properly activate and deactivate based on your quest progression.
• You should properly get credit for saving the Angels on Earth regardless if you turned off the game during the save sequence.
• Your Armblade attack will no longer one shot Samael while he is relaxing on his throne.
• Death should now properly receive the Soul Splitter in the Spine.
• Unstoppable and Aegis Guard cool down will now properly trigger when saving and reloading.
• While in Reaper form the construct balls will no longer get stuck in midair.
• Karn will now pick up the 2nd heartstone even if you leave the room to quickly within The Foundry
• Within the Scar we fixed issues where the crystal was not restored if it was saved as being destroyed and progression issues around only one crystal being destroyed.
• The Lilith cutscene will now allow you to continue without freezing.
• In the Gilded Arena the third rotating statue will no longer stop functioning as intended if you Fast Travel away from it.
• You will now get proper credit for killing all the bloodless.
• You should now receive the appropriate tarot cards if you have qualified for them.
• The gate will no longer stay up if you die during the Wailing Host boss fight in the City of the Dead.
• The main quest ‘The Lord of Bones’ will now properly appear after the Tree of Life cinematic.
• Death will be able to properly progress in the Psychameron.
• The Gate will now drop properly after defeating Stalker/Prowler gauntlet in The Lost Temple.
• Death will now spawn on the proper side of the lava after the 2 Rotary Switch puzzle in The Scar when you die.
• Other miscellaneous bug fixes and game stability improvements have been applied.

 

THQ has released new screenshots of Darksiders II Wii U version. It showcases GamePad usage. We have a total of four screenshots. Check them out below. Darksiders II for Wii U is schedule to arrive on November 18.

Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game. This epic journey propels Death through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother War, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders.

Featuring a dramatically larger world, full weapon and armor upgrade systems as well as bigger and more challenging dungeons and vast array of new enemies and bosses, Darksiders II strives to improve on every aspect of the original hit.

Vigil Games has revealed changelog of upcoming Darksiders II patch. This patch is first one console and second one on PC. No release date has been revealed yet, but Vigil Games has said development team are preparing the patch for submission, and so it will arrive pretty soon.

Here is the complete changelog of this Darksiders II upcoming patch for all three platforms.

Xbox 360:

• A few crashes in Blackstone, including at the 2nd lever and during the Lilith cut-scene.
• A crash occurring when proceeding back to the Cauldron after completing it.
• The Custodian falling through the bridge in the Foundry when back-tracking through the dungeon.
• Various fixes for the custodian issues in the Foundry and the Scar
• Progression blocker with the Chancellor, reported after crashing or doing the Crucible before going to the land of the dead.
• Turning in 3 Stones of resistance awards the player properly.
• Improved general stability

PlayStation 3:

• A few crashes in Blackstone, including at the 2nd lever and during the Lilith cut-scene.
• A crash occurring when proceeding back to the Cauldron after completing it.
• The Custodian falling through the bridge in the Foundry when back-tracking through the dungeon.
• Spanish sub titles will be added to the North America version of Darksiders II.
• Players will be able to back up their save without having to use an online save
• Various fixes for the custodian getting fixed in the Foundry and the Scar
• Progression blocker with the Chancellor, reported after crashing or doing the Crucible before going to the land of the dead.
• Turning in 3 Stones of resistance awards the player properly.
• Improved general stability

PC Patch #2 Details:

• In this patch your key mappings will revert to defaults.
• Added Key Bindings option to the Pause Menu. (Previous location on the Moves List still there)
• The V-sync graphics option is now functional.
• Reaper Form now triggers correctly when using a Keyboard.
• Video Settings save to the Steam Cloud correctly.
• You can now sacrifice items below the 3rd row in the Possessed Weapon menu.
• Target Reticules align properly at all screen resolutions.
• Addressed crashes in Blackstone, including at the 2nd lever and during the Lilith cut-scene.
• Various gameplay progressions fixes.

The embargo on Darksiders II review is still LIVE and it will go off this Tuesday, but this hasn't stop few print outlets to published their review.

Darksiders II reviews from GamePro Germany, X360 Magazine UK, and Play Magazine have already come in. GamePro Germany has awaraded Darksiders II a review score of 93% score, and said gamers will take approximately 20 hours to complete the story, and another 30 hours of gameplay is on the card for gamers who consider completing all sidequest.

The GamePro Germany concluded the review with, "War was good, Death is better. Darksiders 2 is a huge and stunning action-adventure and it is extremely addictive."

Play Magazine UK handed a review score of 86% to Darksiders II, and has this to say in the review, "While it’s not a huge step up from the original, a break of two and a half years and a bit of polish makes Darksiders II easy to recommend. It has issues, but there’s a hell of a lot of game for those who want it".

Last but not the least, the review score of Darksiders II from X360 Magazine UK reads as "90%", and the publication proclaimed, "Vast, sprawling, beautiful and infinitely playable, Darksiders II is the biggest and best surprise of 2012. So far. It will fill all the time between now and other big hitters"

This will definitely bring smile on the face of THQ, Darksiders II Collector's Edition has sold out in US. The announcement was made on official Facebook Page of Darksiders.

It has been confirmed that no retailers (including Amazon, GameStop, Best Buy and more) are taking pre-order for Darksiders II Collector's Edition.

Here is what was posted of Darksiders Facebook Page:

"Community Update: We have just been informed that literally every outlet in the US has confirmed that they are completely out of stock for any additional orders of the Collector’s Edition! If you haven’t yet, pre-order a copy of the Limited Edition before it’s gone: there’s only a couple of more weeks until Death is unleashed! Thanks so much for your continued support!"

Gamers who pre-ordered Darksiders II early on will get:

• Darksiders II Limited Edition Game
• Replica Death Mask
• An Art Book
• Darksiders II Soundtrack
• Exclusive Shadow of Death Pack

Darksiders II will launch on August 14 for PS3 and Xbox 360.

THQ has released the second part of CGI trailer for their upcoming action hack n slash video game Darksiders II, and this time around publisher shows Death riding on his horse, battling out with demons and a massive TITAN.

Game4U has revealed its pre-order bonus content for some of the biggest upcoming games of 2012. The retailer announces exciting pre-order freebies for The Witcher 2, Prototype 2, Max Payne 3, Darksiders 2 & Assassin's Creed 3.

Game4u exclusive merchandise is available with pre order on every title. You can check out full list below.

• Pre-order “The Witcher 2” on Xbox 360 and get a Witcher 2 medallion t-shirt free
• Pre Order “Prototype 2” on PS3, Xbox 360 and get Prototype 2 Game Poster
• Pre-order “Max Payne 3” on PC and get a Max Payne 3 Mouse pad free
• Pre-order “Max Payne 3” on PS3, Xbox 360 and get a Bullet Keychain
• Pre-order “Darksiders 2” on PC and get Darksiders 2 Mouse pad free
• Pre-order “Darksiders 2” on PS3 and get a Darksiders 2 PS3 Skin free
• Pre-order “Assassin’s Creed 3” on PS3, Xbox 360 and get a Assassin’s Creed Neck Chain free

These soon to release games will include offers for customers who pre-order at any of the Game4u stores or online at official Game4U website.

You can check out images of these pre-order bonus content below.

  

THQ has released a brand new CGI trailer for Darksiders II. In this new trailer fans will see some huge enemies.

THQ has released the official box art of their upcoming action adventure game Darksiders 2. The game is schedule to launch on June 26 for PS3, PC and Xbox 360, details regarding Wii U version of the game is not yet announced.

Darksiders II follows the exploits of Death, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original Darksiders game.

This epic journey propels Death through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother War, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in Darksiders.