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Darksiders launched at the start of the year and impressed with its fantasy styling and Zelda-like gameplay, but it seems the planned sequel has been pushed back.
In February, a month after the game’s release, THQ CFO Paul Pucino revealed that a sequel was planned for release during the publisher’s fiscal 2012.
“Darksiders achieved a Metacritic rating of 83 and has sold through well in a competitive core game launch window, which is a testament to the quality of the game and a strong marketing campaign,” said Pucino during the publisher’s Q3 earnings call.
He added: “At about 1.2 million units shipped to date, we believe Darksiders is on track to meet our Q4 forecast.”
Overnight, CEO Brian Farrell confirmed a “fiscal 2013” release for Darksiders 2 – April 2012 through March 2013. No reason for the date change was give and more details about the game are promised in the future.
With a release scheduled for no sooner than April 2012, Darksiders 2 is at best around a year and a half away from release. This kind of development time frame – a few months more than two years since the launch of the first game – is about the minimum we’d expect for a title to the scale of Darksiders.
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