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Creative Director at Vigil Games, Joe Madureira, stopped by our office to chit-chat about the developer's upcoming apocalyptic title, Darksiders II. We delve into the creative process for developing the series' story, dip into the future of the series and its characters, and try to get a peek behind Death's Mask. Watch our full video interview below.

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