Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition Coming to Xbox One and PS4 Later This Year

Written by Brandon Hofer on June 11, 2015

News: Death is making his way to the current generation of consoles with a Darksiders II remaster that has reworked levels, graphics and more.

Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition has just been revealed by Nordic Games. The Darksiders franchise has been relatively quiet since THQ went under and the franchise was acquired by Nordic Games but hopefully this is a sign that we will be seeing more of the franchise. The Deathinitive Edition will be a visually updated version of Darksiders 2, including all DLCs (Maker Armor Set, The Abyssal Forge, The Demon Lord Belial, Death Rides, Angel of Death, Deadly Despair, Shadow of Death, Mortis Pack, Rusanov's Axe, Van Der Schmash Hammer, Fletcher's Crow Hammer, Mace Maximus, Argul's Tomb) and running in native 1080p resolution. In addition to the graphic upgrade, adjustments to the game balancing and loot distribution have been made. The entire project is in the experienced hands of Gunfire Games, where nearly all staffers have already been working at Vigil Games and on Darksiders in the past.

Reinhard Pollice, Business & Product Development Director at Nordic Games: “We took over the franchise roughly 2 years ago and thought about the next chapter for Darksiders ever since then. Naturally (and extremely excitedly!), there will be a large-scale project based on Darksiders, but for now it is very important for us to take care of the existing games and make those available to a broader audience. Bringing Darksiders 2 to current gen was a logical step for us and the team at Gunfire Games know their trade inside-out, so we easily and quickly had lots of ideas that we wanted to realise for this specific edition.”

“It feels good to be working on Darksiders again, after a couple of years of hiatus”, comments David Adams, founder and president of Gunfire Games. “This project is a great opportunity for us to pick up where we left off two years ago and dig deeper into the game, which is close to all our hearts. Bringing the definitive Darksiders 2 experience to life is something that we hope a lot of people will enjoy and look forward to.”

Some of the features you will see as part of the Deathinitive Edition include:

Darksiders 2 with All DLCs included and integrated into the game, offering a total playtime of more than 30 hours (Maker Armor Set, The Abyssal Forge, The Demon Lord Belial, Death Rides, Angel of Death, Deadly Despair, Shadow of Death, Mortis Pack, Rusanov's Axe, Van Der Schmash Hammer, Fletcher's Crow Hammer, Mace Maximus, Argul's Tomb)

Improved Graphic Render Engine for higher visual quality especially in terms of lighting and shadows

Improved and reworked level, character and environment graphics

Running in native 1080p resolution

Reworked and tuned game balancing and loot distribution

For those who might not be familiar with the Darksiders franchise and, more specifically, Darksiders 2, here is a brief premise:

”What starts with War, ends in Death.

Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his brother’s name. Along the way, the Horseman discovers that there are far worse things than an earthly Apocalypse, and that an ancient grudge may threaten all of Creation…”

Some of the key features for Darksiders 2 include:

Play Death - Become the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, able to destroy entire worlds and battle forces beyond Heaven and Hell

Epic Universe - Unlike anything the player has seen before, delivered in the unique style of Joe Mad

Heaven/Hell - Explore startling gameworld environments reminiscent of heaven and hell

Player Choice & Customization - Customize your experience with varied armor sets, weapons, and skill trees allowing players to create their own Death

Replay-ability - Explore a vast open world, complete dozens of side quests and customize your Death with a full leveling system, skill trees and endless equipment combinations

Traversal - Death is a nimble and agile character capable of incredible acrobatic feats allowing the player to explore the world like never before

No release date has been given at this time other than “winter.” Hopefully next week at E3, Nordic Games will be able to give us a more specific time frame and show us a trailer to see how this remastered version looks. Darksiders 2 Deathinitive Edition will be available on Xbox One and PS4. Will you pick it up once it is released?