New THQ president affirms commitment to Darksiders

THQ’s new president, Jason Rubin, has assured Darksiders followers that he’s absolutely committed to the franchise.

A quote from Rubin received a great deal attention earlier this week, which implied that Rubin may not have been keen on seeing the franchise continue.

But in a new statement to fans, Rubin said that his words were taken out of context. His quote “was intended in the context of having different teams within this incredibly talented studio work on new original IP, as well as continuing to support the Darksiders franchise.”

Rubin wrote the following on the official Darksiders forum today:

To all Darksiders Fans,

A quote from a recent interview I did has been reported out of context by a number of news outlets. The quote implied that I am not enthusiastically behind the Darksiders universe, and that THQ has made decisions not to continue the Darksiders franchise. This is simply untrue. My quote “I can get the team to make other interesting games” was intended in the context of having different teams within this incredibly talented studio work on new original IP, as well as continuing to support the Darksiders franchise.

I enjoyed the original game when it came out, and one of my first tweets as President of THQ was “Best part of my new job at THQ? When the Darksiders II playable suddenly drops on my desk… @thq”. Since that tweet I have been playing a lot of Darksiders II and it is far better than the first. I’m incredibly excited about Vigil and the Darksiders franchise. Keep your eyes peeled on Monday for an awesome new trailer that brings the world to life in a way you haven’t seen before!

Jason