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Following an initial release on PS3 and Xbox 360 in January, Darksiders will be making its way to PC this June. Vice president of global brand management for THQ Travis Plane said: We are delighted to be able to bring Darksiders to the PC. THQ is focused on bringing great …

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THQ will release a demo of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Darksiders on February 25th. The download will offer a taste of the game, a hack ‘n’ slash adventure set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, which debuted back in January to respectable sales. It will contain the entire first …

In an unusual promotion in North America, publisher THQ has finally revealed the mystery freebie up for grabs to anyone who bought the console version of Darksiders – a courtesy copy of shooter Red Faction: Guerilla. Upon opening their copies of Darksiders, consumers in the region were greeted with a …

Darksiders, Dante’s Inferno and God of War 3 share more in common than just gameplay styles and a similar release window – their heavy dose of religious referencing is likely to see all three skip a release in the Middle East. Speaking of Dante’s Inferno, EA stated that is had …

A sequel to THQ’s recently-released action title Darksiders is in the works after the publisher revealed that the game is on track” to meet internal forecasts, selling 1.2m units since its release last month. Earlier in the week analysts had claimed that the title had underperformed, selling well under 1m …

For a full rundown of the charts on all formats, check out MCV’s vital weekly retail digest, RetailBiz – available to view online or download now. It’s nine weeks and counting at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week as Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern …

The United Arab Emirates has banned Darksiders from being released in its territories. According to GamesLatest, THQ’s forthcoming action title has been banned because it contradicts with UAE’s customs and traditions. God Of War and Grand Theft Auto suffered a similar fate in the UAE during recent years. Darksiders, which …

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for a definitive look at some of the biggest titles heading to shelves before Christmas and in the New Year. This week, we saddle up with THQ’s Darksiders, which pits players as War, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. …

THQ has signed a new partnership with Sky One to sponsor the first series of the popular Stargate Universe. The multi-million pound deal will run for eight months, ending in June 2010, and will see the publisher sponsoring episodes of the new show, as well as repeat episodes of Stargate …