Topic: The Darkness Comes to Next-Gen Consoles

[Karl Castaneda #2]

Majesco and Starbreeze to release the game adaptation of the popular comic.

Majesco and Starbreeze Confirm ''the Darkness'' Video Game on Next Generation Consoles; Gritty Supernatural Crime Drama Spearheads Growing Company's Next-Gen Lineup

EDISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2005--Majesco (NASDAQ: MJES), a provider of diversified offerings and content for digital entertainment platforms, today announced it will publish the video game adaptation of the popular comic book series, The Darkness, for the next generation of consoles. Scheduled for release in 2006, The Darkness is being developed by Starbreeze, the acclaimed development studio behind the top-selling video game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

Based on the best-selling Top Cow comic book, The Darkness casts players as Jackie Estacado, a fearless Mafia hitman for the Franchetti crime family who is suddenly possessed by the terrifying and spectacular powers of The Darkness. Throughout the game, players must learn to control and harness The Darkness power in order to overthrow the vicious mob boss and fulfill their destiny.

"We are excited to have secured Starbreeze, a highly talented and respected team, to develop one of our first titles for the next generation of video game consoles," said Jesse Sutton, president of Majesco. "Combining the top-tier development talent and technology of Starbreeze with the compelling content of Top Cow's The Darkness comic book series provides a solid foundation for success."

The Darkness features a seamless and unique blend of modern crime drama and supernatural horror through first and third-person, non-linear gameplay. Utilizing the Starbreeze engine for next generation consoles, The Darkness features single and online multi-player action across highly realistic environments.

Union Entertainment, a feature film and video game production company, packaged the deal which includes Paul Jenkins, a seminal writer in The Darkness comic book series, who will provide game story and dialogue.

The Darkness comic book series launched in 1996 and is currently published in 19 different languages around the world. The highly popular comic sells more than 500,000 copies of each issue and generates more than $25 million annually across its various brand extensions. "The Darkness" live action film, produced by Platinum Studios and Dimension Films, is estimated for release in 2007.

[Pale]

Ack, the headline made me think Eternal Darkness.....


Now I'm sad.

[Mario]

Me too

Maybe this is a hint of Eternal Darkness 2 coming to next gen consoles? Or not.

[Karl Castaneda #2]

Aw, sorry guys. . But hey, at least you get to enjoy a fresh and exciting licensed game! Ok, maybe that didn't help...

[kennyb27]

I, too, come in expecting Eternal Darkness news and then I see "Majesco" as the first word.  My heart is still dropping.

[TMW]

Man...we're a bunch of loonies.

...I too thought it was Eternal Darkness.  

[vudu]

Did the chorus to "I believe in a thing called love" suddenly flash through anyone else's head?  Ug.

I believe in a thing called love, just listen to the rhythm of my heart

[jarob]

So games can be ported for all systems?  Revolution is not too diffrerent.  Good news :-)

[KDR_11k]

This can't be happening! Oh, ooops, wrong game.

[Ian Sane]

"So games can be ported for all systems? Revolution is not too diffrerent. Good news :-)"

Good find.  I completely ignored this since I just figured it was the standard licenced game press release.  The only problem I see with that logic is that it doesn't actually mention Nintendo in the press release and we've often seen the Rev excluded from "next gen" discussions.  Still it's as good of evidence as Cube backwards compatibility.

I find it odd that when I saw this headline I instantly knew that it was based on the comic.  I don't read or follow comics so I don't really understand how I knew that.

[Pale]

May the rats eat your eyes!

[ruby_onix]

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I find it odd that when I saw this headline I instantly knew that it was based on the comic. I don't read or follow comics so I don't really understand how I knew that.

You've probably seen pictures of the girls draw by Top Cow comics (out of the corner of your eye), and the images lodged themselves so deep into your brain that elements even mildly related to them occasionally spill into your conscious mind.

BTW, Top Cow made the comic book versions of Tomb Raider. Most people seem to think that they did Tomb Raider better than the videogames did. It seems odd that they're making a videogame starring one of their male characters.