The Darkness, the widely popular comic-book style game will have a sequel announced 2k games. It will continue the exploits of The Darknesses main character Jackie Estacado. It was also revealed that Dark Sector Dev Digital Extremes will be the development team behind The Darkness II. As planned, the squeal will stay close to the original comic book style of the first game. It will take place two years after the original, and will follow Jackie’s increasing hardship to control his supernatural powers admits an all out mob turf war. Mark Silvestri, one of the Co-creators of The Darkness had this to add to the light on details press release. “Sometimes that Whooshing sound you hear is that of comic fans holding their collective breath,” explained Silvestri, “so often when a favorite character gives birth to a lame movie or video game, us fans 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.”
So there you have it. From the horses mouth to your ears it’s going to be one of the most brutally coolest games ever (hyperbole maybe?). Figuring in that the last installment ranked 7.7 out of 10 on IGN. I think he might just be right. It’s due for release later in 2011. Stay tuned for more information on The Darkness II.
