2K Games announced The Darkness II for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 today. The sequel to Starbreeze Studios' 2007 video game is being developed by Canadian studio Digital Extremes, who started out life working on a lot of Unreal games, but more recently have put out games like Pariah and Dark Sector, most recently they worked on the multiplayer of Bioshock 2 and they are also handling the PC version of Homefront.
The story of the sequel has been penned by comic book writer Paul Jenkins and it takes place two years after the events of the first game. Jackie has been keeping his darkness locked up inside, but an attempt at his life which escalates into a mob war lets his powers roam freely once again.
"Sometimes that whooshing sound you hear is that of comic fans holding their collective breath," said Marc Silvestri, founder and CEO of Top Cow Productions and co-creator of The Darkness comics. "So often disappointed when a favorite character gives birth to a lame movie or video game, us fans have come to expect the worst. And sometimes we get it. But not with The Darkness II. Yeah, call me biased, but this second installment of Jackie Estacado's epic saga is - in my humble opinion - one of the most brutally cool games I've ever played. 2K Games hammered this one out of the park."
The Darkness II is planned for release this fall, check out the first screen below.
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