Earlier today, in surprising fashion, 2K Games has announced that The Darkness II is currently in development for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. Not only that, but that the game is due out this Fall 2011.

This comes as interesting news as I honestly never expected to see a sequel to the 2007 title. It didn’t achieve great sales figures and the media reception was warm at best, but none-the-less, four years later, here we are. As for the development responsibilities, Starbreeze is no longer at the helm of the franchise, instead, Digital Extremes, the team behind Dark Sector have been given the green light to develop Jackie Estacado’s return.

If you’re worried that this may not be worth the price of admission and were disappointed with the original, Marc Silvestri, creator of The Darkness comic, says that 2K Games hit a homerun with this sequel and that everyone should give it a shot.

“Sometimes that whooshing sound you hear is that of comic fans holding their collective breath. So often disappointed when a favourite character gives birth to a lame movie or videogame, us fans have come to expect the worst. And sometimes we get it,” said Marc Silvestri, owner of Top Cow productions and co-creator of The Darkness comic.

“But not with The Darkness II.

“Yeah, call me biased, but this second instalment of Jackie Estacado’s epic saga is – in my humble opinion – one of the most brutally cool games I’ve ever played. 2K Games hammered this one out of the park.”

We’ll see how it goes from here!

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