The Darkness II is the sequel to 2007's The Darkness. It is developed by Digital Extremes, published by 2K Games and written by Paul Jenkins. Originally scheduled to be released on July 10, 2011 and then on October 4, 2011, it was delayed for both dates and instead was released February 7, 2012 in North America and February 10, 2012 in the rest of the world, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.