THQ and Vigil games have today announced that their upcoming action adventure will ship on January 8th, 2010 in the UK. You can also check out some new bits and pieces of media at the official site.

Featuring the unique art style of legendary comic book artist Joe Madureira, Darksiders puts players in the role of War, one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Gamers will explore a world set 100 years after the biblical Apocalypse, traveling through expansive dungeons, battling demons and angels and striking deals with unsavory characters in an epic quest to restore the balance between Heaven and Hell.