The Darkness II Darkling Collectible Unboxing October 31, 2011

2K Games sent me this nice Halloween surprise today.  I now have my own personal Darkling!  The Darkling, you may remember, is a major character in The Darkness games.  Originally from the comics, it can assist you during gameplay in a variety of ways (in the first game they could carry chainguns, destroy lights, or blow themselves up).  They also have the disinction of being parodied in one of the very first Zero Punctuation reviews (I believe they were the basis for the imp creature which have appeared in pretty much every other ZP review done).

These Darkling statues were made to promote The Darkness II and were first announced just before this year’s San Diego Comic Con.  Only 1,800 of them will ever be made, and I’ve got one of them.

Special thanks to 2K for having these made, and giving one to me!  I’d like to thank David Eggers and Elizabeth Toby in paticular for running the promotion, and for putting up with me at the NY Comic Con!  Expect a Darkness II preview soon!

The Darkness II is going to be released in February, 2012 for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

My Date With The Calendar Man: Day 1 – Halloween October 31, 2011

Julian Day, The Calendar Man, is my favorite obscure Batman supervillian in Batman: Arkham City.  True to his name, he will only talk to you on holidays, and since today is Halloween, this is the first day since the game’s release he will talk to you on.

Here’s a tip for people interested in finding him.  If you talk to him on all twelve holidays, it will earn you an achievement/trophy.