* CreatorKiller: Due to poor sales of ''{{VideoGame/Darksiders II}}'' contributing to the demise of Creator/{{THQ}} and the failure of Vigil Games to be auctioned off at the auction of THQ's assets, the studio had to be closed. Fortunately most of the team at Vigil Games have new jobs at Crytek, and [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/30/what-darksiders-iii-could-have-been plans for what THQ wanted from a third game are known]]. However, it's likely that Crytek will take a new tack in publishing, but not developing later games.
** SubvertedTrope: A third game was later announced five years after the release of II.
* FollowTheLeader: Large chunks of the game's parkour system (jumping into wallruns and wall-climbs, elements on the walls that let you expand your wallruns, all poles being four-sided to restrict the number of directions you can jump, etc.) are ripped wholesale from ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008''.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: You may wanna hold on to your UsefulNotes/WiiU digital copies [[http://www.polygon.com/2013/3/29/4160148/darksiders-2-disappearing-from-wii-u-eshop-after-march-31 after the end of March 2013]]...and just in case you thought there was hope, the Wii U [=eShop=] itself shut down, ensuring it'll never get relisted.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The original version had a Collector's Edition that includes a physical artbook, a digital soundtrack, the Argul's Tomb and Shadow of Death [=DLCs=], and a life-sized replica of Death's mask with a stand.
* SequelFirst: Not necessarily a true example of the trope, but it's worth mentioning that this game appeared on the UsefulNotes/WiiU before [[VideoGame/{{Darksiders}} the first game]] did. There's also a bit of irony there; ''Darksiders II'' was one of the earliest games for the Wii U, while ''Darksiders: Warmastered Edition'' was released long after Nintendo themselves stopped manufacturing the console.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/PlatinumGames ([[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} Yes]], [[VideoGame/MadWorld THAT]] [[VideoGame/TheWonderful101 Platinum]] [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Games]]) was interested in buying the franchise after the IP was up for auction.