Like Chronicles of Riddick, this combines thoughtful, personality-driven adventure with some of the most vicious first-person killing ever seen in a game.

Available on: Xbox 360 , PS3
Genre: Shooter
Release date: Jun 25, 2007
Published by: 2K Games
Developed by: Starbreeze Studios

Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

1 player SOLO

Online

16 player VS

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Features

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News

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Review

They believed in a thing called love - you can taste it in the rhythm of their hearts

Jun 25, 2007

Boxes are scattered around the apartment, evidence that your girlfriend Jenny has only just started moving in. She's surprised you with a birthday cake and - even though you've tried to warn her that you kill people for a living and your former boss is out for your blood - she shrugs it off as a bad joke. Motioning you over to the couch, she kisses you, leans her head on your shoulder and gradually falls asleep as the two of you watch TV. It's not what you'd expect from a hyperviolent shooter, ...

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Previews

The Darkness - hands-on

Our last glimpse at one of the biggest titles of the year

Jun 20, 2007

We've hinted at some pretty serious concerns with The Darkness before. There seemed to be a limit in level size, it was easy to get lost and it had twitchy controls. We've spent hours with an almost-done code, and we're delighted to report some of our worries have been soothed. The Darkness might not eclipse the unexpected magnificence of Chronicles of Riddick, but it's packed with imagination, blood, guns and kick-ass environments. And after establishing themselves as king of the videogame ... » Read Full The Darkness preview

The Darkness - hands-on

Hands-on with this spring's most gruesome game

Feb 28, 2007

Your captor walks over to the wall, casually plugging a handheld drill into an electrical outlet while he curses your name and tells you exactly why you deserve this. Before you know it, the drill is being thrust into your head, bits of blood and flesh splattering outwards as the screen shakes violently. This is the world of The Darkness – gritty, degenerate and malevolent. Its a strikingly beautiful, disturbingly intense game, a first person shooter descent into the world of mob violence ... » Read Full The Darkness preview

The Darkness

We shed a little light on Comic-dom's most vicious game

Jul 27, 2006

The folks over at publisher 2K Games decided to show off the best of both the comic and video game worlds at Comic-Con this year with a new demo of its upcoming shooter, The Darkness. In case you're - ahem - in the dark about the game's plot, here's a quick primer to bring you into the light. Based on the popular comic book, The Darkness tells the story of mafia hitman Jackie Estacado, whose already complicated life gets an extra little twist. On his 21st birthday, Jackie inherits control of a ... » Read Full The Darkness preview

The Darkness calls

Turn out the lights for some gruesome comic-book action

May 15, 2006

We've just emerged, blinking into the light, from a special showing of The Darkness, the comic-book inspired shooter with a seriously evil bent. Our demo began with hitman Jackie Estacado - the hero - lugging a corpse-filled body bag into the trunk of a van, and it only got better. To cut a paranormal story short, on the night Jackie turned 21 he was possessed by an ancient demonic force called The Darkness, giving him some impressive powers. Shooting out the lights in a deserted restaurant ... » Read Full The Darkness preview

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