The NPD Group has informed GamesIndustry International that THQ's Darksiders II sold just 247,000 units for the August reporting period - that's despite placing first on NPD's top 10 chart, which shows just how weak retail software sales have been.
Alex & Mike talk Biomutant, a game from Experiment 101/THQ Nordiq you likely have not heard of. While the AAA side of the industry tends to homogenization and imitative, cinematic presentation, “AA” games remain creative and innovative in 2021. Drawing on inspirations as varied as Dark Souls, third person shooters & kung fu cinema, Biomutant is Ratchet & Clank on acid, developed by a team of 20 people.
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"Vigil Games may not be around anymore but their 2 Darksiders games really raised the bar for 3D action adventure games. Let's take a look at both titles' gameplay and worlds and see which one emerges victorious." - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums
Darksiders 1 is a complete game but it’s obvious with Darksiders 2 they ran out of budget after the Ice world and the game just becomes a poorly paced mess.
Yet games that (most likely) won't deserve it... *cough* Black Ops 2 *cough* will sell extraordinary amounts... :\
Lowering sales trends usually accounts to developers holding newer games for the next-gen, as we've seen in the past. Basically get all the sequels out for these gens to conclude a series, then start the wave of new IP's for next-gen. At least that's what I've noticed. Doesn't account for the fact that spring of next year is going to rip a hole the size of China through my wallet and time.
I'm a proud contributor to that total.
The midnight launch near my home had quite a large turnout. I'm actually a little surprised br this news.
thats not a bad number for week 1...