Darksiders PC Details & Box Art

Darksiders will launch on the PC this coming June, and the revelation of the final box art design shows how THQ are leaving the Games for Windows platform – as was used with THQ's most recent console-to-PC releases such as Red Faction: Guerrilla, Metro 2033 and Juiced: Hot Import Nights. Darksiders on PC also appears to feature a lower age rating; a BBFC 15 certificate as opposed to the PEGI 18 that applies with the console version of the game.

[t850]

Does anyone even care about box arts on the PC anymore? i mean most people just buy games digital now.

[dirthurts]

But I still don't care about the box art...
Hope this isn't a cheap port.

[mcgrawgamer]

"hope it's not a cheap port"

it's not; a previous interview from the dev stated they were going to completely re work the game for the pc. I traded in my ps3 version to be able to put money on the pc version. So I do hope they are true to their word.

[kevco33]

I generally prefer to stick to disc-based release too, and you'd be surprised how much of the market doesn't pay attention to game news and realies solely on the box art to make their purchase decision.

[Nihilism]

Yeah but how many times have developers said that and it's turned out to be B.S.

I'll wait for some reviews...

It seems like the sort of game that would suck with a keyboard and mouse, I could be wrong though

@Charmers

Wow no GFW or GFWL, that is a good sign, my new rule about GFWL games is simple...I don't buy them.

*Raises Hand*

I buy all my games retail as well.

[crck]

@1.4 Yeah most third person action/platforming games suck with keyboard and mouse. Batman AA and Tomb Raider come to mind. That's why I would have preferred if this title was a GFW. Microsoft doesn't seem to allow companies to use the on screen 360 controller icons otherwise. It makes it a bit confusing when trying to play a game with the 360 controller which I plan to use for this game. Oh well you do get use to the mismatched button labels eventually.

[ColdFire]

GFW is fine, thought take up a lot of the box. GFWL is a pain. I buy nearly all games digital, those that I but retail of often Steam powered, or have an option to not use the disc, (i.e BFBC2), basically, I haven't put a disc in to play a game in a long time.

[Nihilism]

There are plenty of games that support a 360 control that are not GFW games, dead space being one for them, and for every other games...there are third party apps which are still 100x better than using the GFWL program

[crck]

Yes, almost all new action games unofficially support the 360 controller. But I'm talking about the onscreen button icons during actual gameplay. For example a GFW game will display an "orange Y" icon on screen so it actually corresponds to the orange Y button on the 360 controller. However a Non-GFW game will display a generic "blue C button" icon or something. Then you have to memorize that it actually means "orange Y" button. I may be wrong but I haven't seen a non-GFW game map the onscreen icon to the 360 control pad so I assume Microsoft only allows it for GFW titles.

[Nihilism]

Yeah I know what you mean, official support is always better, but official in game support minus GFWL is the perfect outcome, bad MS bad.

[krisq]

Great game!

[CountDracula]

But of the best quality.

[Charmers]

"design shows how THQ are leaving the Games for Windows platform"

FINALLY companies are getting it into their thick heads that the GFW and GFWL branding/service is like a kiss of death to your game sales wise.

[Letros]

Metro 2033 =/= GFWL, it used Steamworks

[jmd749]

great news, can't freaking wait. :)
ALL pc games should be released on steam. GFWL is a piece of $#!t.

[jy_mrnd]

Can't wait day one buy for me.

[booni3]

y does the pc version of the game release so much longer after the console version.

[champ21]

its gimped but i would rather wait for the pc version. too many games on pc anyways, can wait for the few late releases.