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THQ and Vigil Games have announced the next piece of DLC for Darksiders II entitled Abyssal Forge. According to the press release (which you can read in full HERE ) the DLC focuses on the Abyssal Forge, a living machine, and its creator who have created an army that threatens all creation. The Abyssal Forge will be release on October 30th for the Xbox 360, the 31st on PS3 and will cost 800MSP or $9.99.

Co-founder and Creative Director Joe Madureira has left THQ and Vigil Games. Joe and a few other gentlemen founded Vigil Games back in 2005 which was acquired by THQ a year later. After working on Darksiders I and Darksiders II Joe is leaving to pursue new adventures he said via a Facebook update. This means that the next installment of Darksiders will be done without the first two games creative director.  It always hits with a pang of disappointment hearing one of the people behind a well-received game is leaving a company but all the best to Joe on his future endeavors. 

It was just this morning that I was totting at how much I want Darksiders II. So what does Vigil do, they release a new gameplay trailer showing off some of deaths finer points.

With Darksiders II set to be released in a week, Vigil has released another bit of information about the game. You will be able to play as Death and challenge waves of enemies in the games Arena Survival Mode. The Arena Survival Mode is set to see you fight five waves of enemies with the fifth wave being a boss fight. At the end of each set of waves you will be given the option to collect and item and quit or continue on up to the last wave [100] for better loot. Vigil also announced that Darksiders II will feature a New Game+ that lets you take your skills and equipment into the next playthrough.  Words cannot express how much I want to play this game. I thought War was a bad-ass in Darksider but Death brings a whole different attitude and cool that makes me want to see how he handles things. The video( from IGN ) below gives you a glimpse of the Arena mode and you can also checkout the official Darksiders page for more info and announcements.

If you enjoyed your time with War, the hero of Darksiders, and exploring Earth then you'll love Death as he explores a variety of worlds.

THQ and Vigil Games would like you to let your voice be heard and is giving everyone the opportunity to vote for their favorite Box Art for DarkSiders II Collector's Edition. You can vote for one of three covers (pictured), and seeing as today is the last day to vote, you better get voting. You can make your selection by going to the Official Facebook Page HERE . Voting also enters you into a Sweepstakes where you could possibly win a Collector's Edition with winning Box Art.

Set to be released on June 26 in North America and the 29th in Europe, Darksiders II takes the reigns away from the horseman War and places them into the hands of a new character-Death. Gamers who are looking forward to this game will have several options to choose from. The Limited and Collector's Edition of the game have been announced by THQ with each offering both in-game and actual items. The Limited Edition which you receive with any pre-order of the game (at no additional cost) comes with an access code to download the Argul's Tomb DLC when its released. For the Collector's Edition gamers will receive a life-sized replica Death mask, an in-game Shadow of Death armor set (with Scythe), a digital copy of the games soundtrack and a Darksiders II art book. The Collector's Edition will run you $99. Death and his pale horse cannot ride soon enough. What do you think? Is the Collector's Edition a buy or pass? [via GameInformer ]