Darksiders

This is the current game I’m working on; DARKSIDERS! and it’s shaping up to be a real cool title. Keep your eyes peeled for more as it happens.

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   2009 June 5

   Tom permalink

   Hi Haydn, Darksiders looks incredible! Clearly, there are super talented people working on this game and creating an amazing product. I’m sure you play no small roll in that.

   Anyway, I am a big Joe Madureira fan and I was wondering if you happen to know to what extent Joe’s actual concept drawings will be featured in the game? Will they be unlockable bonus material? Will there be finished Joe Madureira artwork featured on title screens and stuff like that? Also, any hope we’ll get a Darksiders comic and/or art book to come along with the game?

   Thanks
   -Tom

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     2009 June 6

     Haydn Dalton permalink

     Hi Tom,

     thanks for the kind comments on the game.

     To answer your question about Joe’s artwork, there isn’t a super clear answer currently. Our goal is to have an area in the game where all the concept art from Joe and the rest of the Darksiders Concept Art team will reside and unlock during the course of the game.

     The only problem is time now, as we need to complete and polish the game itself. If we don’t release it within the game, I’m sure there’ll be an outlet somewhere people will be able to see ALL the art.

     Sorry for the shady response, but it is an item which is in flux right now.

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2. 
   2009 June 6

   Tom permalink

   Thanks for the response, Haydn. As a fan of Joe’s work I have my fingers crossed that his work will be released with the game in some form so that it can be enjoyed! I hope you guys find the time to handle this aspect of the game in a cool way.

   Keep up the great work!

   -Tom

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3. 
   2009 July 17

   Sean permalink

   This art work is amazing. Can you tell me what software you used for the modeling.

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4. 
   2009 July 18

   Haydn Dalton permalink

   Hi Sean,

   we do a lot of our high-end organic/character modelling using Z-Brush, and occasionally people have been known to use Silo to create their base meshes. For harder edge elements, like environments, we use 3DS Max, and our textures are done in Photoshop.

   Thanks for the interest.
   Haydn

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5. 
   2009 July 24

   Darth Ryu permalink

   Hey HDN,hows it going with comi-con? XD

   I have a question do you know if theres going to be release some sort of art or wallpaper of that poster that have in comic-con the one that have War grabing an angel?

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     2009 July 24

     Haydn Dalton permalink

     Hey Death Ryu,

     THQ have a lot visual assets now, and I know they do plan to release different versions of them (wallpapers, posters etc.) but I don’t know when they’re going to release it. There’s not long to the release of the game now, so I’d figure it’d be in the next couple of months.

     - H

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6. 
   2009 July 24

   Darth Ryu permalink

   Thanks a lot HDN for the response.

   I cant wait for the game =)

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7. 
   2009 August 6

   insurance appointment setting permalink

   Super excited for darksiders

   I keep hearing about JOe’s artwork, is there some sort of already existing darksiders comic or graphic novel? If so I’d really like to get my hands on that!

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     2009 August 7

     Haydn Dalton permalink

     We we’re planning on doing an online comic via the official Darksiders site, but all Joe’s time has been spent working like crazy on both Vigil Games products (Darksiders/Warhammer 40kmmo).

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