{"id":68467,"date":"2019-12-06T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T09:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=68467"},"modified":"2019-12-27T06:46:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T01:46:35","slug":"how-to-skip-darksiders-genesis-intro-videos-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-skip-darksiders-genesis-intro-videos-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/darksiders-genesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darksiders Genesis<\/a> is a top-down hack and slash action role-playing video game developed by Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. If you&#8217;re on PC and want to skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos, here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<p>The latest entry in the franchise is doing much better critically than the last Darksiders title, and fans are quite happy with it as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos<\/h2>\n<p>This will allow you to skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Head over to the location your game is installed in and navigate through the following folders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>ProjectMayhem\/Content\/Movies<\/strong><\/span><\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>Either delete or rename the following videos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>THQ_LogoBasic.mp4\r\nAS_LogoBasic.mp4\r\nCG_Intro_LowVi.mp4<\/strong><\/span><\/pre>\n<p>This will get rid of those pesky intro videos, and take you directly to the menu.<\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re here, make sure you check out our other guides for Darksiders Genesis as well.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-enable-fxaa-in-darksiders-genesis-on-pc\/\">How to enable FXAA in Darksiders Genesis on PC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-disable-motion-blur-in-darksiders-genesis-on-pc\/\">How to disable Motion Blur in Darksiders Genesis on PC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-adjust-sharpening-in-darksiders-genesis-on-pc\/\">How to adjust Sharpening in Darksiders Genesis on PC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-skip-darksiders-genesis-intro-videos-pc\/\">How to skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos on PC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Darksiders Genesis PC System Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on PC, you&#8217;ll need the following specifications to run the game<\/p>\n<h3>Minimum<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li>\n<li>OS:\u00a0Windows 7, 8, Windows 10 (64 bit)<\/li>\n<li>Processor:\u00a0AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) \/ Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) or better<\/li>\n<li>Memory:\u00a04 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Graphics:\u00a0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960<\/li>\n<li>DirectX:\u00a0Version 11<\/li>\n<li>Storage:\u00a015 GB available space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Recommended<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<\/li>\n<li>OS:\u00a0Windows 7, 8, Windows 10 (64 bit)<\/li>\n<li>Processor:\u00a0Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2 GHz)\/AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (3.2 GHz) or better<\/li>\n<li>Memory:\u00a08 GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>Graphics:\u00a0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060<\/li>\n<li>DirectX:\u00a0Version 11<\/li>\n<li>Storage:\u00a015 GB available space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the series taking a step in a new direction, Genesis proves to be exactly what it needed after Darksiders 3, and we&#8217;re more than happy to go back to the excellent world of the franchise with its host of unique characters and their abilities.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Darksiders Genesis - PC &amp; Stadia Launch Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vyo1uG6ljBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Darksiders Genesis - PC &amp; Stadia Launch Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vyo1uG6ljBM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>You can purchase the game on Steam <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/710920\/Darksiders_Genesis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you playing the game? Was this guide useful? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darksiders Genesis is a top-down hack and slash action role-playing video game developed by Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. If you&#8217;re on PC and want to skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos, here&#8217;s how. The latest entry in the franchise is doing much better critically than the last Darksiders title, and fans are quite happy with it as well. Skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos This will allow you to skip Darksiders Genesis Intro videos. 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