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Detroit: Become Human and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 lead busy month for PlayStation NowFeb 2, 2021 - EurogamerA new month means a fresh roster of additions to PlayStation Now, and February's a busy one for Sony's subscription service, ushering in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Detroit: Become Human, Darksiders Genesis, Little Nightmares, and more. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 joined Activision's ceaseless procession of franchise instalments in 2015, sending the series' reliably solid FPS action to the far-flung future of 2065. The high-tech-tinged end result earned itself a Eurogamer Recommended award back in the day, with contributor Edwin Evans-Thirlwell writing, "Where Treyarch's single-player struggles, the deftly tuned multiplayer soars, delivering a Call of Duty that's rich with options." As for Detroit: Become Human, it's another heavily cinematic narrative adventure from the minds at Quantic Dream. This time, the studio serves up a sci-fi thriller focussed on the plight of a group of androids - and while its attempts to draw parallels with the likes of the civil rights movement are clumsy, it's by far the developer's most disciplined, engaging outing yet. "With this glib, rabble-rousing and admittedly enjoyable thriller," wrote Oli Welsh in his review, "Quantic Dream has finally delivered on the promise of its interactive storytelling format". Read more BETTER WITH FRIENDS Award: Darksiders GenesisNov 27, 2020 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35190520/a4d21193df2d771aea04047eb472204c0b713c06.png BETTER WITH FRIENDS Award: Darksiders Genesis For the first time ever, two Horsemen rode together in one game. War and Strife prove that Darksiders Genesis deserves the “Better with Friends” award on the Steam Awards 2020. What could be more fun to fight the forces of hell in coop? Thank you for your support! August's Game Pass offerings include Final Fantasy 7 HD and Man of MedanAug 5, 2020 - EurogamerAnother month means another selection of Game Pass additions for PC and Xbox One stampeding over the horizon, and August's newly revealed offerings include Final Fantasy 7 HD, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, and Darksiders: Genesis. Starting with August's console-only additions, Darksiders: Genesis and Man of Medan both arrive tomorrow, 6th August. The former offers a top-down, dungeon-crawler-inspired spin on the long-running action-RPG franchise, this time featuring War and Strife as playable characters, and is supposedly pretty entertaining. Eurogamer's Christian Donlan reckoned it offered "the same old pleasures for this entirely pleasurable series," in his review, "albeit with the odd new trick and delivered from a new perspective." The spookily enjoyable Man of Medan, meanwhile, is developer Supermassive Games' first entry in its Dark Pictures horror anthology series - a sort of smaller-scale extension of the team's Until Dawn. Like that game, it's a heavily cinematic narrative yarn, in which players are able to direct the action - and determine who lives or dies - to some degree, based on their choices. Man of Medan's nautical tale of teen horror doesn't quite stick the landing, but it's still a decent couple of hours entertainment, particularly with friends. Read more Darksiders Genesis - Patch #4 - Fixes & Map Position FeatureMar 20, 2020 - Community AnnouncementsMap: Added a ping and location marker to show the area the player is in. Map will now recenter back to the player location when opened. More fixes to items not showing on the map and not getting crossed off the map when collected. Fixed location names showing on an empty map (before you had collected the map). HUB: Leviathan’s Landing: Collision is more consistent across all sections. Timing and platforming elements have been adjusted to make jumps more reliable. Temporary shortcuts added when completing parts of section 3. Spacing and timing made more forgiving on the final sequence of section 3. General Fixes: Options: Added an option to set the right and left stick deadzones. Missing Trickster Keys that have previously been collected will be restored on reloading a save. This fixes the issue of not being able to open the final door even though you collected all the Trickster Keys. MP: If a client disconnected or closed their game during a loading screen the host would hang indefinitely at the loading screen. Fixed! MP: Fixed an issue with ledge spikes not working properly or syncing correctly for the client. MP: Issues with camera becoming detached from player have been fixed. MP: Fixed issues with Aether Spark traveling through void portals when controlled by client player. Splitscreen: Player/enemy silhouettes when occluded by environment are now also shown in split screen. HUB: Fixed missing collision behind the trickster door that could cause the player to get stuck. HUB: Fixed an issue where it shows War’s portrait during Strife’s dialogue when talking to Dis. HUB: Fixed a spot around the Void Well where the player could get stuck. Strife: Static shot now correctly chains between yellow grubs. Strife: Activating Shadow Clone on top of caltops no longer detonates the caltrops. Wingclip & Deathtouch VFX now displays properly on Tidehunters, the Grinner Boss, Skeletal soldiers/archers, Infernal Angels, and Fallen Hounds. Fixed some spelling and grammar errors across the game. Fixed various issues with localization (bad tags, translation errors, etc). Updated the Health Core description in the creature core guide with the appropriate Health Core description. Level Fixes: Level 01: Splitscreen: Added split screen camera volumes in areas that had geo blocking the players view making it easier to see. Level 01: MP: Players no longer spawn behind the fog door if they die. Level 01: Hollow Fiend now takes damage from Strife’s standard shot during his attacks. Level 01: Hollow Fiend can now hit the player when standing in specific spots. Level 01: Fixed enemies not spawning when loading a save on the bridge. Level 01: Fixed a spot on the wall near the first ballista that would cause the player to respawn as if they had fallen off the map. Level 01: Bridge to the trickster door now requires both crystals be hit to activate. Level 02: Legion Champion can now jump across platforms properly. Level 03: Fixed an issue where the forge in the Trickster roo...Honor the Horsemen: New Accolades Trailer for Darksiders GenesisDec 19, 2019 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/bb5487b72caf563f59738d26b86044de0d960100.png Vienna, Austria and Austin, December 19, 2019 – Darksiders Genesis has been released 2 weeks ago on December 5th and we at THQ Nordic are humbled by the critics' and the community's reception thus far. It is currently rated "very positive" on Steam by the players and gained a lot of high scores from outlets all over the world. Therefore THQ Nordic can't wait to release the console versions on Valentine's Day 2020! Check out the accolades trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlSqBIKY9k0 In Darksiders Genesis, STRIFE can battle alongside his brother and fellow horseman WAR in the first ever Darksiders two-player co-op mode. Solo players will be able to alternate between STRIFE and WAR on the fly, taking advantage of STRIFE’s ranged and WAR’s melee style attacks. In addition, gameplay includes combat atop both horsemen’s fabled steeds: RAMPAGE and MAYHEM. Darksiders Genesis also features the introduction of Creature Cores, a combat system that empowers players to customize their own upgrade system fueled by the enemies they defeat. #togetherthroughhell #GunsNHorses #notalone https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/ Darksiders Genesis is scheduled for release on PlayStation®4, the Xbox® One and on Nintendo Switch™ on February 14, 2020. Enjoy the holidays & Merry Christmas Your THQ Nordic TeamWot I Think: Darksiders GenesisDec 9, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Developer: Airship Syndicate Publisher: THQ Nordic Release: Out now On: Windows, Google Stadia From: Steam Price: 27/$30/ 30 Howdy pardner! Git yerself a mighty glug of moonshine and meet me down at Dysentery Dan s place, cause we ve got ourselves a roundup to oh. Wait. Wrong game. It s the horses that threw me off, you see. I always associate them with cowboys, now. But this is not the Cowboy Game. This is Darksiders Genesis. Nevertheless, while this prequel spin-off to the hack-and-slash series is – as you might expect – a mix of isometric enemy-mulching and super-stylish character-focused action, it s also more than a little equestrian. Indeed, in between funneling demons at your fists, it lets you clomp about on what RDR2 s Arthur Morgan would consider to be a very fine selection of boahs indeed. (more…) Darksiders Genesis out now!Dec 5, 2019 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/7564110/bb5487b72caf563f59738d26b86044de0d960100.png THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate Release Darksiders Genesis on PC and Google Stadia! Vienna, Austria and Austin, December 5, 2019 – THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate today announced the release of the highly anticipated Darksiders Genesis on PC and Google Stadia. Featuring the long-awaited debut of the fourth and final horseman – STRIFE, plus two-player co-op mode, Darksiders Genesis is the first Darksiders action adventure played from the top-down perspective and is now available worldwide. https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/Darksiders_Genesis/ Check out the official #GunsNHorses launch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyo1uG6ljBM Critical acclaim for Darksiders Genesis: "There’s a really strong balance of great combat, clever puzzles, rich exploration, and excellent progression mechanics..." 87/100 - IGN "From the gorgeous visuals to the smooth, frenetic combat and environments that beg to be explored, the quality on display here is incredibly impressive." 90/100 - God is a Geek "..great protagonists and brisk game flow." 82/100 - Gamestar.de In Darksiders Genesis, STRIFE can battle alongside his brother and fellow horseman WAR in the first ever Darksiders two-player co-op mode. Solo players will be able to alternate between STRIFE and WAR on the fly, taking advantage of STRIFE’s ranged and WAR’s melee style attacks. In addition, gameplay includes combat atop both horsemen’s fabled steeds: RAMPAGE and MAYHEM. Darksiders Genesis also features the introduction of Creature Cores, a combat system that empowers players to customize their own upgrade system fueled by the enemies they defeat. #togetherthroughhell #GunsNHorses #notalone Darksiders Genesis is scheduled for release on PlayStation®4, the Xbox® One and on Nintendo Switch™ on February 14, 2020. Cheers & Enjoy Your THQ Nordic TeamDarksiders: Genesis review - delightful demon-thwacking from a new perspectiveDec 5, 2019 - EurogamerSockets and gems! I love sockets and gems. So imagine my delight when, a few minutes into Darksiders: Genesis, a fresh perspective on the Hellish Zelda-alike series about monsters and demons, I clicked on a stray tab to find a whole page of sockets just waiting for gems. Let me try to explain this. Enemies in Genesis sometimes drop special gems known as cores. The core for each enemy type is unique and bestows a unique perk. The more you have of each core, the more they level up and the perks get better. (This can get rather grindy, incidentally.) Now, to access these perks you have to put them in sockets on the socket tree. And here's where it gets fun. Behold the socket tree! Sockets come in three flavours, and while you can put any old core in any old socket, if you match socket flavour to core flavour you get extra synergy. Throw in special cores that really big baddies and bosses drop and you have a recipe for fun. I have spent many hours in Genesis switching in and out sockets and watching what happens to the overall power levels of my two characters as I do so. It's nice to see the numbers go up. That's Genesis, isn't it? In the beginning, developers created the sockets and the gems. The numbers went up and it was good. Read more THQ Nordic partners up with Displate - Metal Posters are now available.Nov 29, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsWe're very happy to announce our partnership with Displate! Get epic designs from your favorite Darksiders games and prepare for the release of Darksiders Genesis. The Charred Council approves. Get your Darksiders Metal Posters hereDarksiders Genesis: Introducing Strife - Rider of the White HorseNov 27, 2019 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35190520/703d7d84137a02970757428523330b7320d160e9.jpg Vienna, Austria and Austin, Texas, November 27th, 2019 – May we introduce you to Strife? Watch his showcase here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20oLjUQ-cX4 One... Two Three. Strife, the Rider of the White Horse, is both impulsive and witty, true to the motto "Shoot first, ask questions later" or "Two Guns, one Horseman". He is the one with blood on his boots and a punchline on his lips. He fought countless enemies with his two best friends (read: pistols), Mercy and Redemption, as well as the protection of his impenetrable armor. Always by his side is Mayhem, Strife's phantom steed. In Darksiders Genesis you can choose to play either War or his brother Strife, and head into combat side by side in two player cooperative mode (couch co-op trash talk, but also online). The story takes place before the events of the original game when Lucifer, the enigmatic and deceptive demon king, plots to upset the Balance by granting power to master demons throughout Hell. Darksiders Genesis will release on PC and Google Stadia on December 5th 2019, and PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™ will follow on February 14th 2020. Pre-order here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/Darksiders_Genesis/ Cheers Your THQ Nordic Team New gameplay trailer for Darksiders Genesis shows off customizable demon slayingNov 19, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7564110/901c1a52dbcd7d1403083db71dc1d6db70af1640.png Vienna, Austria and Austin, Texas, November 19, 2019 – In a new gameplay trailer, developer Airship Syndicate and THQ Nordic present the so-called "Creature Core"-system which allows players to upgrade and customize their horseman's battle skills. Both fighters begin with a variety of different attacks but will gain access to more devastating and fascinating ways to smash demons on their journey through hell. "Creature Cores" can be picked up afters slaying enemies and bosses and are also available for purchase at Vulgrim's store in exchange for souls. Check out the latest gameplay trailer for Darksiders Genesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF70PaQgOWA Release Date on Steam: December 5, 2019 Pre-Order on PC here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/Darksiders_Genesis The "Creature Core"-system allows the player to shift the balance between the different playstyles of WAR and STRIFE. Would you like to increase your attack power or add a lava trail to your dashes? Would you like a chance to spawn a hellhound whenever you attack or do you want to increase the amount of health & ammunition your enemies will drop? Tailor your characters abilities to match your personal playstyle with the "Creature Core"-system. Darksiders Genesis features the debut of the fourth and final horsemen – STRIFE – who battles alongside his brother and fellow horsemen WAR in the first ever Darksiders two-player co-op mode. Solo players will be able to alternate between STRIFE and WAR on the fly, taking advantage of STRIFE’s ranged and WAR’s melee style attacks. Both characters can build up a special attack meter that, when activated, temporarily turns them into a colossal creature that leaves epic destruction in its wake. Darksiders Genesis is currently in development for PC, Google Stadia and all current-gen console platforms. The PC and Google Stadia versions of Darksiders Genesis will release on December 5, 2019. The console versions will release on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020. Cheers Your THQ Nordic TeamDarksiders Genesis: release dates, CGI trailer & preorderOct 30, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7564110/57d15cce5888b373c272b49f9ef09501abbe9824.png THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate Confirm Darksiders Genesis Launch Dates PC/Stadia: December 5, 2019 All Consoles: February 14, 2020, Valentine’s Day Watch Strife and Malgros the Defiler Face-off in new CGI trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9rizcIquvo Darksiders Genesis PC Pre-Order Kicks Off with a 15% Discount https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/Darksiders_Genesis/ Vienna, Austria and Austin, Texas, October 22, 2019 – THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate today kicked off the PC pre-order campaign for the highly anticipated Darksiders Genesis, the first top-down action adventure in Darksiders franchise history featuring couch co-op and online co-op #togetherthroughhell #GunsNHorses #notalone Watch Strife having a good old scuffle with Malgros the Defiler here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9rizcIquvo Pre-Order on Steam here: Darksiders Genesis: https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/Darksiders_Genesis/ Darksiders Genesis features the debut of the fourth and final horsemen – STRIFE – who can battle alongside his brother and fellow horsemen WAR in the first ever Darksiders two-player co-op mode. Solo players will be able to alternate between STRIFE and WAR on the fly, taking advantage of STRIFE’s ranged and WAR’s melee style attacks. Both characters can build up a special attack meter that, when activated, temporarily turns them into a colossal creature that leaves epic destruction in its wake. Darksiders Genesis is currently in development for PC, Google Stadia and all current-gen console platforms. The PC and Google Stadia versions of Darksiders Genesis will release on December 5, 2019. The console versions will release on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2020. CheersIsometric spin-off Darksiders Genesis coming to PC and Stadia in DecemberOct 22, 2019 - EurogamerDarksiders Genesis, developer Airship Syndicate's top-down take on Darksiders' usual third-person action-adventure formula, will heading to PC and Stadia on 5th December, with a console release scheduled for 14th February next year. Genesis unfolds prior to the events of the original Darksiders, and marks the debut of Strife - the "gunslinging" fourth horseyperson of the apocalypse - as a playable character in the series. Players can expect a new story, exploring the origins of the Seven Seals, plus ample action as Strife and his brother War tussle their way through the forces of heaven and hell. In two-player co-op (available online and locally), that means one character per player - with War focussing on sword-based melee attacks and Strife favouring ranged combat - while solo players will need to swap between the horsebros on-the-fly. Read more Genesis is to Darksiders what Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light was to Tomb RaiderJun 17, 2019 - EurogamerIt's tempting to think of Darksiders: Genesis as Darksiders does Diablo but, while they may look very much alike at first glance, the comparison is actually some way wide of the mark. An isometric view is about as deep as the similarities go - the intention in developing Darksiders: Genesis, Airship Syndicate CEO Joe Madureira told me at E3, was to make a true Darksiders game despite the new camera angle. So while you might have been expecting sedate, meditative auto-attacks as per Blizzard's dungeon crawler, Genesis offers the exact same mix of hack-and-slash attacks and special abilities you'll remember from the core series; just, again, with a different camera angle. This was certainly born out in the combat but, more interestingly, in an ambitious platforming section that did some interesting things in terms of level traversal. There's always been more than a touch of The Legend of Zelda to Darksiders, in my opinion, and I'm pleased to say that same spark is very much a part of the experience here. Genesis offers both single-player and split-screen coop and so, as you might expect, comes packing two protagonists. War, franchise favourite, is joined by Strife, who makes his first appearance as a playable character in a Darksiders game. Packing his trademark twin revolvers and seven different types of ammunition, Strife is very much a ranged character, whereas War is every bit the melee focused brute you'll remember from the first Darksiders. In co-op, each player controls one horseman throughout, but in single-player you're free to swap between the two at will. Read more THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate Announce Darksiders GenesisJun 6, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7564110/e4ef73fe6683e1bf119e6419e0dc2cbe726d950d.png Introduce First Gunslinging Horseman of the Apocalypse: STRIFE Vienna, Austria and Austin, Texas, June 6, 2019 – THQ Nordic and Airship Syndicate today unveiled the first top-down action adventure in Darksiders franchise history, Darksiders Genesis. Scheduled for release later this year, Darksiders Genesis will be playable for consumers at E3 2019 in THQ Nordic booth #823 in the South Hall. Make sure to put the game on your wishlist to stay informed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/ Watch the Announcement Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfziRNV4ujA “Darksiders Genesis kicks off a completely fresh direction for the Darksiders franchise, including a new gameplay style, the introduction of STRIFE – the fourth and final horseman – and so much more,” said Joe Madureira, co-creator of Darksiders and CEO of Airship Syndicate. “The team at Airship is very eager to get Darksiders Genesis into the hands of fans at next week’s E3 show in Los Angeles!” In Darksiders Genesis, the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse STRIFE is called upon to save humankind from certain destruction at the hands of Lucifer. True to its roots, Darksiders Genesis will feature intense combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, epic boss battles and serpent holes from heaven to hell. The game marks the first, full-scale Darksiders adventure played from the top-down perspective. Stay tuned! Your Airship Syndicate and THQ Nordic TeamFirst footage of Darksiders: Genesis, a Diablo-style spin-offJun 6, 2019 - EurogamerThe much-leaked Darksiders: Genesis has at last been officially unveiled. THQ Nordic's new game is a top-down spin-off from the action adventure series similar to Diablo, set for release on PC, PlayStation 4, Stadia and Switch. It's being made by Battle Chasers: Nightwar developer Airship Syndicate, a studio co-founded by Joe Madureira, artist on the original Darksiders game, and which also comprises other ex-Vigil staff. Read more

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