{"id":13426,"date":"2011-06-08T18:05:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T08:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=13426"},"modified":"2011-06-08T18:05:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T08:05:37","slug":"darksiders-ii-coming-to-wii-u%e2%84%a2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=13426","title":{"rendered":"DARKSIDERS II, COMING TO WII U\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Death\u2019s epic adventure is scheduled to release on the Wii\u2019s successor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Melbourne, Victoria<\/strong>. June 7, 2011 \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thq.com\/\">THQ Inc.<\/a> (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the upcoming sequel to its award-winning Action\/Adventure title, <em>Darksiders<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, is scheduled for release on Nintendo\u2019s Wii U\u2122 in calendar 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The Wii U\u2122 version of <em>Darksiders<\/em><em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> II<\/em> will take advantage of Nintendo\u2019s innovative new hardware with implemented functionality for the revolutionary controller.<\/p>\n<p><em>Darksiders II <\/em>follows the exploits of DEATH, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a weaving tale that runs parallel to the events in the original <em>Darksiders<\/em> game. This epic journey propels DEATH through various light and dark realms as he tries to redeem his brother WAR, the horseman who was blamed for prematurely starting the Apocalypse in <em>Darksiders<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Travis Plane, Vice President of Global Brand Management commented: \u201cWe are very excited about the potential Wii U\u2122 offers and look forward to bringing <em>Darksiders II<\/em> to the Nintendo audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Darksiders II<\/em> is scheduled to be available for Wii U\u2122 as well as console and PC in calendar 2012. For more information check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Darksiders\">www.facebook.com\/Darksiders<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About Darksiders II<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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 . . . Can DEATH really become mankind\u2019s savior? The original <em>Darksiders<\/em>, released in January 2010, received critical acclaim including the Best Fantasy Game 2010 award from IGN. <em>Darksiders<\/em> followed the story of WAR, wrongly accused of starting the apocalypse, on a quest to reclaim lost honor and take revenge on those who wronged him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About THQ <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thq.com\/\">THQ Inc.<\/a> (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com. THQ, Darksiders and their respective logos are trademarks and\/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Death\u2019s epic adventure is scheduled to release on the Wii\u2019s successor Melbourne, Victoria. June 7, 2011 \u2013 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that the upcoming sequel to its award-winning Action\/Adventure title, Darksiders\u00ae, is scheduled for release on Nintendo\u2019s Wii U\u2122 in calendar 2012. The Wii U\u2122 version of Darksiders\u00ae II will take advantage of<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=13426\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13448,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13426\/revisions\/13448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}