Top Cow confirms sequel to The Darkness game is in the works
Destructoid —
... As for who else will be involved, it's hard to say. Rumor has it that the original game's developer, Starbreeze Studios, won't be returning for the sequel, busy working on at least two games for Electronic Arts. (This has been confirmed by VG247.) And as of right now, reps for Mike Patton (who nailed the voice of The Darkness in the original game) have told us the singer/songwriter has yet to be approached for the project. ...
The Darkness Sequel Coming with New Developer
The Escapist : Latest News —
... Jenkins has a few years of scripting duties on the Darkness comic, so fans should be happy to hear he's on the project. What they potentially might be upset with is that the studio responsible for the first game's success, Starbreeze, won't be handling development on the game. "I heard that there were talks about a Darkness sequel, but Starbreeze is not involved in anything like that right now. We are busy on two projects together with EA," studio CEO Johan Kristiansson told VG247 . Silvestri also revealed that the PS3 and 360 versions of The Darkness have reached ...
Evening Consolidation
Blue's News —
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The Darkness Gets A Sequel, New Developer [The Darkness]
Kotaku —
... is based on) that a sequel is currently in development. That sequel won't be worked on by the game's original developers, however, with Starbreeze confirming that they've nothing to do with it, what with them having both hands full with projects for EA (the Bourne series and a secret project). There's no word on which developer has taken over the series. New developers, new games, whatever. We're not fussed. So long as Mike Patton's services are retained. Starbreeze not developing The Darkness sequel [VG247]
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The Darkness Sequel In The Works
GameLife —
... The Darkness at last week’s San Diego Comic Con.
The first game, a first-person shooter based on the Marc Silvestri comic book, received generally favorable reviews, earning a score of 82 for the Xbox 360 version and 80 on PlayStation 3. (Although its greatest contribution to gamer culture is probably the fact that it inspired the creation of Zero Punctuation.)
VG247 confirmed that Starbreeze Studios, who developed the original title, will not be developing the sequel.
“I heard that there were talks ...
The Darkness Gets not only a Price-Cut, but also a Sequel
Kombo.com —
... gamers with the possibility that a sequel was coming for its ambitious new IP, The Darkness. One year later, we finally get confirmation from the mouth of Marc Silvestri, head of Top Cow Productions, that there is in fact a sequel to this dark, action title. Unfortunately, the highly acclaimed developer Starbreeze, who was responsible for the first Darkness title, won't be working on this one. Based on a report from VG247, Starbreeze CEO, Johan Kristiansson said, "I heard that there were talks about a Darkness sequel, but Starbreeze is not involved in anything like that ...






