'The Darkness' Sequel Announced, Original Dev Starbreeze Not Involved

by Nick Breckon, Jul 27, 2009 5:02pm PDT

Related Topics – The Darkness, xbox 360, PlayStation 3

A sequel to The Darkness, the favorably-received 2007 action title based on the comic of the same name, is in the works according to publisher Top Cow.

However, judging by comments made by Starbreeze CEO Johan Kristiansson, the studio that crafted the first game will not be involved in the new project.

The Darkness.

"I heard that there were talks about a Darkness sequel, but Starbreeze is not involved in anything like that right now," said Kristiansson to VG247. "We are busy on two projects together with EA."

No other details on the sequel are known at this time.

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I really should give this another chance at some point, as some people have said it gets fun once you get further into it. The shooting was so-so, as I recall.

Jul 27, 2009 5:14pm PDT

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  Yeah the shooting isn't the best in the world, but the story and atmosphere are top notch. One of the few... : beanman101283
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    so what you're saying is that i should go buy this game? : snidely sid
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      Twice! : FirstPersonCooter
      
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  - Bean, you are absolutely right, the gameplay is better-than-average, but the atmosphere, story, voice act... : dancingpolkabear

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By: Kristian Joensen x Show Full Post

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This is the sort of stuff that happens when devs work on IP's they don't own.

Jul 28, 2009 3:24am PDT

This is the sort of stuff that happens when devs work on IP's they don't own. : Kristian Joensen

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I loved the first one, one of the only games I've ever played that envolked a true feeling of revenge and satisfaction due to fulfilling that revenge towards the end.

Jul 27, 2009 5:50pm PDT

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  Oddest misspelling of *evoke* ever. : photonzach
  - Ever since I've had to learn French, my English spelling has gone from bad to horrible :( : Milleh

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They made a terrible mistake, not releasing the original on the PC.

Jul 28, 2009 12:04am PDT

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They made a terrible mistake, not releasing the original on the PC. : anal justice
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- I hear ya, I waited and waited but no news of a port or anything. :( : satsugai

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Loved the original, but i'm not sure how a sequel would work for this game. Not being the same studio has me worried too, but i will keep an eye on how this turns out.

Jul 27, 2009 6:36pm PDT

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- Glad to hear that I'm not the only person who liked the original. It seemed like an underrated title. : Fighting_Dairy_Farmer

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Awesome there is a sequal but...

I think without Starbreeze the game will suffer, the are graphic gods as well as everything else.

You can tell all ready (I hope I am wrong) it does not look better currently than the first game? :

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/720416/the-darkness/images/the-darkness-20070621084308070.html

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/720416/the-darkness/images/the-darkness-20070619084341944.html

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/720416/the-darkness/images/the-darkness-20070313005826937.html

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/720/720416/imgs_2.html rest of the images of the first game.

The game and gameplay where top notch in the first one and it is one of my favorite FPS games, I hope they don't jack it up.

Jul 27, 2009 5:19pm PDT

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  How can you tell that if no screenshots have been released? The Shacknews gallery was created in 2007. :S : dialecticon
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By: RomSteady x Show Full Post

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Shame if Starbreeze isn't involved. The original, while occasionally repetitive, was fun and had a good story.

Jul 27, 2009 5:14pm PDT

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