Tag Archives: vigil

Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 22:27 GMT

Darksiders II’s Death will “pretty much use any weapon”

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In Darksiders 2, Death’s weapon of choice is a scythe – but he has plenty of alternate options.

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Mon, Dec 12, 2011 | 02:43 GMT

Darksiders 2: Death Lives trailer escapes VGAs

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If you weren’t tuned into the VGAs this weekend, you might have missed this new Darksiders 2 trailer, which aired during a commercial break. Blood, drama and lovingly realised living skeletons through the break.

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Tue, Nov 29, 2011 | 02:41 GMT

Vigil: Wii U to be “easy” to develop for

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Although the developer was nervous about the new hardware at first, Vigil’s Darksiders 2 Wii U demo took three programmers just five weeks to create.

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Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 10:15 GMT

Death Wish: The super-sizing of Darksiders II

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Just as Death is the grimmer, darker brother of War, Darksiders 2 is bigger and badder than the original game. We take a look and chat with Vigil’s Daniel McGuffy.

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Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | 04:16 BST

THQ denies Dark Millenium Online details

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THQ has debunked yesterday’s Warhammer 40K: Dark Millenium info dump and release details as “pure speculation”.

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Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | 04:06 BST

Warhammer 40K Dark Millennium details surface online

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Since the game was originally announced way back in 2007, THQ has been almost completely mum about Dark Millenium Online – but that changed today.

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Fri, Sep 23, 2011 | 04:50 BST

Darksiders 2 experiments with Four Horsemen and Wii U

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Vigil Games is bringing Death to the Wii U. Literally. Where the original Darksiders focussed on horseman War, the sequel will focus on his brother, Death. The hack’n'slash is a launch title for Nintendo’s new console, and it’s a refreshingly unusual choice.

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Tue, Jul 19, 2011 | 21:05 BST

Vigil: Wii U has plenty to work with, “manage memory” issues with Darksiders II PS3 development

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Marvin Donald, game director for Darksiders II, has said the Wii U version will look a lot like the PS3 and Xbox 360 version of the title, due to the console’s horsepower. He also makes no mention as to whether the team had to do any “wacky stuff” on the Nintendo version, like Vigil had to do on PS3.

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Fri, Jul 15, 2011 | 18:37 BST

Relic to lend hand with Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online if needed

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Relic’s set to help out Vigil with Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online once work on Space Marine is finished, according to marketing manager James McDermott.

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Wed, Jun 08, 2011 | 00:22 BST

Dark Millenium Online trailer surfaces

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Now here’s a thing – a teaser trailer for Warhammer 40,000K: Dark Millenium Online, the first MMORPG to come out of the dark sci fi half of the Games Workshop canon.

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Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | 22:02 BST

Darksiders II confirmed for 2012, first artwork released

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THQ’s confirmed its much-awaited Darksiders sequel for a 2012 release today, dropping a few scant details and showing a first piece of artwork for Game Informer’s July cover.

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Mon, May 30, 2011 | 04:21 BST

Danny Bilson teasing Darksiders 2 reveal

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THQ is expected to uncover Darksiders 2 at E3, but if hints from executive Danny Bilson are any indication, we may get a major magazine reveal as well.

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Tue, Mar 29, 2011 | 22:40 BST

Darksiders developer contributed to Warhammer 40K: Space Marine

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine director Raphael van Lierop has said Relic’s transition to a multiplatform, third-person action developer was eased by a helping hand from Vigil.

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Fri, Aug 20, 2010 | 21:18 BST

Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium trailer shows first playable race

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THQ has released the first video of its Warhammer 40K MMO, Dark Millennium.

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Thu, May 06, 2010 | 06:48 BST

THQ: Warhammer MMO to be shown at E3, still

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THQ CEO Brian Farrell has reiterated during the company’s financial call to investors that its Warhammer 40K MMO will be revealed at E3.

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Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | 15:38 GMT

Gamers with retail copies of Darksiders without voucher codes get a second chance

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Those in the US who purchased Darksiders new for consoles and didn’t get a voucher code in their package for a free copy of Red Faction: Guerrilla are not out of luck – Vigil has you covered.

You can still get the game, kiddos, providing you meet some conditions.

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Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | 19:04 GMT

Darksiders Avatar goodies hit Xbox Live Marketplace

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Darksiders item and clothing goods for your XBL Avatar popped up on the Marketplace today, and for those who love all things horses (us), there’s even a Ruin mask.

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Thu, Jan 07, 2010 | 20:23 GMT

Darksiders: Vigil to issue a fix for tearing issues on 360

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Vigil’s set to release a fix for screen-tearing issues inherent with the 360 version of Darksiders, according to creative director Joe Madureira.

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Wed, Jan 06, 2010 | 10:08 GMT

Darksiders started life with four-player, four-horseman co-op

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Darksiders may have ended life as a wholly single-player experience, but Vigil started out with plans of four-player co-op, creative director and comic legend Joe Madureira has told VG247.

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Wed, Dec 16, 2009 | 11:04 GMT

GT shows off new Darksiders gameplay, Mark Hamill doing VO

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This looks fucking mint. A GT video preview of Darksiders – after the break – has shown off a heap of gameplay features from the imminent devily actioner, revealing a sandbox environment, glidey wings, dungeons, GoW-style bosses and tons more.

There’s also a clip there of Mark Hamill doing one of the voices. This merely adds to the awesome.

The Vigil game’s out on January 8 for PS3 and 360. Seriously, watch it. We’re getting code soon, so we’ll stick up the first 20 minutes or so as soon as we can.

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