Darksiders, the action adventure game from Vigil Games and THQ, has done well enough for a sequel to be greenlit. Darksiders 2 is in development and will be released in 2012. The announcement of a sequel is also seen as a sign that Darksiders is making the jump from single game to franchise, with thoughts of a third game already being discussed.
THQ’s VP of core games, Danny Bilson elaborated on the company’s plans for the franchise.
“[Darksiders] did about twice as much as Red Faction. It’s done pretty well. I believe that franchise building isn’t about a zillion units out of the gate, it’s about building a fan base, building a community of people that dig it, listening to them, doing what you think is good. The second one will be twice as big as the first one and the third one you get to big numbers.”
No details about the sequel have been revealed. Rumors, however, have THQ considering including all of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the sequel where, in the original, gamers only controlled War. Adding a multiplayer element to the game would be a welcome addition and increase the interest for the game. When creating a sequel to a well-reviewed game, the bar is already set pretty high, and it is up to the developers to produce a game that will raise it even higher. Full four-player co-op would be very ambitious, and may have been too ambitious to try in the first game.
In this day and age, the scrapped ideas of one game may show up in future iterations of the franchise. Developers tend to get more experimental and bolder to push the envelope to keep the property fresh and pushing forward.
Are you excited about the potential of a trilogy of Darksiders games?
Source: CVG
What You May Not Know About The ‘Xbox One’ [Updated] 
Xbox One: Watch The Next-Gen Xbox Presentation Here! 
Electronic Arts Engineer Blasts the Wii U 
Rare Bringing ‘Historic’ Franchise to Xbox One; Reveal at E3 2013 
Loading ...
I loved Darksiders! I'll try not to spoil it, but those who finished the first game KNOW why the second game should be, how shall I put it? Four times as good.
iI absolutely LOVED Darksiders. And I cannot wait for the next enstallment. My main area of gameplay is in 3rd person platformers. Darksiders had a little bit of everything that draws me to a game. I have heard rumors of using all 4 Horsemen in the sequal and I think that would be great. However, I believe that changing from character to character would greatly lessen bonding experience of the gamer with the hero. If, perhaps, War was able to delegate tasks to the other Horsemen and gain or lose abilities, strongholds, etc. for the victories/failures of those delegated the game would take on a richness that was not available in the 1st game. No matter what happens I am sure the the 2nd game, even if it is only half as good as the 1st, will be a complete success. Keep up the good work guys.