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Posted November 02, 2012
http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/30/darksiders-ii-struggling-to-break-even/

Why am I not surprised....seriously

Exactly how much money was spent on promotions and the advertising of this game?

What about the "Day 1 DLC Galore" and the problems at launch? (Hello there Orcrishgamer)

Do you think we will ever see an actual continuation of the story now?
Posted November 02, 2012
No hope left for Darksiders II ?
Posted November 02, 2012
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The fact that it needed 2 million sales to break even is not an indication that it was selling too few copies, but that they spent far too much money making it in the first place.

This is the problem with modern development - too many people wanting a slice of the pie. Devs, artists, musicians etc. are a necessity, but then come the overpaid voice actors, the shareholders, the management and so on.
Post edited November 02, 2012 by jamyskis
Posted November 02, 2012
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SimonG: No hope left for Darksiders II ?
The thing is, Simon, I want there to be hope for this game

Darksiders 2 despite all of it's issues was still a great game, I want to see at least 2 more games from Vigil which feature the other 2 horsemen

That doesn't look like it will happen at this point though, which makes me very sad
Posted November 02, 2012
Yes, let's all proclaim doom and gloom based on supposed figures and not actual figures. Once again, it's important to state that unless THQ release actual figures, any figures you hear about are pure speculation based on incomplete data. After all, digital sales are not fully accounted for as most digital distributors do not disclose their sales information. And worse, physical sales data is only based on sales at specific stores in specific markets.
Posted November 02, 2012
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Burn! Burn!

The only cure for companies who publish button-masher rubbish is death.
Posted November 02, 2012
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bansama: Yes, let's all proclaim doom and gloom based on supposed figures and not actual figures. Once again, it's important to state that unless THQ release actual figures, any figures you hear about are pure speculation based on incomplete data. After all, digital sales are not fully accounted for as most digital distributors do not disclose their sales information. And worse, physical sales data is only based on sales at specific stores in specific markets.
I agree.

"Probably" ... "estimates" ...

What happened to real gaming journalism.... Oh, yes, I forgot. It always was like this ... -_-
Post edited November 02, 2012 by SimonG
Posted November 02, 2012
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Crosmando: Burn! Burn!

The only cure for companies who publish button-masher rubbish is death.
The Darksiders series is actually a pretty entertaining game series. It's not ground breaking, but I enjoyed the games. I actually bought an XBOX 360 controller for my PC just for those two games. I also got somewhere around 40 - 50 hours of gameplay out of the second game (in a single playthrough - not newgame+), so it wasn't exactly a ripoff.
Posted November 02, 2012
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SimonG: I agree.

"Probably" ... "estimates" ...

What happened to real gaming journalism.... Oh, yes, I forgot. It always was like this ... -_-
That's true. Quoting Michael Pachter is not exactly the most journalistically reliable thing to do either.

Still, whether the claim holds water or not, my point above still remains.
Post edited November 02, 2012 by jamyskis
Posted November 02, 2012
The sadder thing is that Joe Madureira, the co-founder of Vigil and the creative director of Darksiders' games had left the company recently. And that I think is the definite sign that there aren't going to be anymore Darksiders games.
Posted November 02, 2012
to up the sales in today's gaming.

Most have an option for mods.
Not so linear.
Not so console. Aimed for the pc market as well. Graphics is so ridiculous in this game.
No WoW character/environment design.
...
Posted November 02, 2012
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cich: The sadder thing is that Joe Madureira, the co-founder of Vigil and the creative director of Darksiders' games had left the company recently. And that I think is the definite sign that there aren't going to be anymore Darksiders games.
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Joe-Madureira-Leaves-Vigil-Games-48436.html

It's true....

Fuck my life
Posted November 02, 2012
I really enjoyed the game, It's a shame if it affects the series being continued.

EDIT : Just noticed that the link is to VG, not the most accurate of companies, so hopefully its just their usually inaccurate attempt at counting shit as usual.
Post edited November 02, 2012 by F1ach
Posted November 02, 2012
Its sad when really good games are not profitable enough. I hope this does not mean no Darksiders 3 because it would be a shame.
Posted November 02, 2012
a bigger bust than this was max payne 3 , ask rockstar , they must be rushing back to gta 5 to recover their loses now
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