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UPDATE: Things That Are Awesome: Darksiders Sold Well Enough For Sequel
UPDATE: Sometimes news gets out into the world, and sometimes that news is just plain wrong. In this case, that’s a good thing. THQ released its official financial statements earlier today, and it looks like the company is doing well. Darksiders, specifically, sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide in its first four weeks. Looks like Mr. Greenwald jumped the gun a little bit. Even more good news, THQ CEO Brian Farrell has even confirmed that the company is planning a sequel to the game in fiscal year 2012, so if you haven’t played Darksiders yet you might want to seriously consider helping them break that 2 million mark.
ORIGINAL STORY: Why aren’t you buying Darksiders? It was a good game. According to THQ’s Q3 earning report, however, the game is selling well under expectations.
As Destructoid.com recently reported, industry investment and banking specialist Todd Greenwald said, “[Darksiders] didn't perform up to THQ's expectations, likely selling less than 1 million units despite heavy marketing dollars [and] 2-3 years of development costs." We’re not exactly sure what “heavy marketing” means, since we don’t remember seeing that many Darksiders ads, but we’re still disappointed to hear that the game is underperforming.
We admire the work Vigil Games did on Darksiders and we expect big things from its sophomore release. We just hope THQ sees the same potential in the fledgling developer that we do.
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