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It sounds like a silly idea, but put on headphones and listen to a minute of giant axes gently swinging in Sen's Fortress and tell me you don't feel more relaxed. Read more...

There's no offense like a good defense, particularly when it comes to a game like Dark Souls II. Read more...

Rule 34 at work again: YouTube user Protag has written some pretty funny Dark Souls erotic fiction, then recorded a reading of it for the Internet in a variety of pleasing British accents. It's called The Legend of the Twin Humanities.Read more...

I can't say enough about the Majula theme from Dark Souls II. There's so much space; it's so beautiful, and mournful, and still. The Emerald Herald, standing by a bonfire and overlooking the sea. A lost knight with his head in his hands. And somewhere… a bunch of pigs waiting to kill you .Read more...

Dead Crusade is a game that aims to make two great tastes go great together. I mean, crusades have historically ended well, and who could forget all the wonderful times that were had in spite of the Black Death ravaging the European countryside and taking an estimated 75-200 million people? Now, while Dead Crusade uses that insidious murder plague as a backdrop for co-op first-or-third-person hack ‘n’ slashing, I actually think the Black Death would make for a perfect videogame main character. Finally, a story-justified reason for taking more lives than there are grains of sand in the sky or stars on a beach. Trailer for not that (but is still at least somewhat promising) below.

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Few things in life are as humbling and awe-inspiring as watching speedrunners do their magic, and few games are more entertaining to watch speedrun than the Souls series. With that in mind, let's watch some people demolish Dark Souls II! Read more...

We take down the Covetous Demon boss in Dark Souls 2.

Dark Souls II can be notoriously difficult for the uninitiated. Sometimes we all could use a bit of help. Well I am here to help you!Read more...

Dark Souls II: Great game, but a bit crusty on consoles. Eurogamer's Digital Foundry has got a detailed breakdown of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the new (very good ) Dark Souls II. It sounds like neither version is without its share of technical issues, though they say the 360 version is the smoother one in terms of frame-rate. Might be worth waiting for PC after all...Read more...

Dark Souls II begins by telling you that you're flat-out screwed.Read more...

Locate these five essential encounters early to make the difficult road through Drangleic a little less hellish.

If you've played Dark Souls for any significant amount of time, you've probably died in Dark Souls a large number of times. And now there's a site that will tell you exactly how many times. To, you know, get hyped for Dark Souls II.Read more...

One of the best things about Dark Souls is how it handles backstory — which is to say it buries it in the woods upstate and hopes you find it. That is why this (mostly) accurate explainer is so rewarding!Read more...

Dark Souls is in everything now. In this cool piece over at Kill Screen, author Chris Breault talks to a handful of game developers about how From Software's seminal action-RPG has infected and influenced their games.Read more...

Watch Treynquil beat Dark Souls in just 25 minutes thanks to a ridiculous glitch and lots of skill.

Two things can happen if a Dark Souls newbie watches this video. One, they are gullible and go 'wow that truly is One Weird Trick to becoming good at Dark Souls'—meaning they're likely to dedicate the rest of the playthrough to trying to find a coconut. Read more...

Gotta love the character selection screen in this Dark Souls-Mega Man crossover video by TerraMantis. This could be the most difficult game in existence. And calling Gwyndolin "Woman Man", that's probably the best robot masters name yet.Read more...

On our way to reach the next bonfire, we make a stop in a lonely church. It doesn't end well.

You'd think crossing a bridge would be easy, right? That's not the case when it's swarming with poison rats.

If the best video-game screenshot artist around wants to spend a bunch of weeks cataloguing Dark Souls, that's just fine with me.Read more...

Brian Albert discusses why Dark Souls is his favorite game of all-time.

After a few failed attempts, IGN's brave editors figure out the winning strategy for beating Dark Souls' second boss.

Meghan and Brian finally reach Dark Souls' second boss, the Taurus Demon. Things... don't go well.

Dark Souls. Dark Souls? Dark Souls! Dead End Thrills is still at it, pulling down some dramatic new shots of Dark Souls, looking great on PC. Head over there for more.Read more...

There’s a video containing nine minutes of Dark Souls II action just below the break, but if you’re anything like me you’ll be waiting to play the blasted thing rather than watching every piece of footage that emerges. I skimmed through and can confidently state that ragged cloaks are this season’s must have accessory, whether you’re beast or barbarian. If you skip to the end of the video, or stick with it for the duration, you’ll be able to hear the thoughtful tones of Peter Serafinowicz, a surprise addition to the cast. Surprising to me, at least, since I’ll always think of him as plum-gobbed Duane Benzie, who you can also see below.

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Dark Souls II's combat feels a lot like it did in the first Dark Souls, and that's just fine.

Dark Souls is a beautiful game in more ways than one. It's a terrific feat of design, for starters. But it's also just lovely to look at, if you can relax for five seconds and take in the view.Read more...

Krupa takes a quick look at the recently-released Dark Souls: Design Works book.

We’re off and running with a special preview of our (and your!) most anticipated games of 2014. Also: I finally play Dark Souls, we share a new batch of voice mails, and dish out those oh-so-important new releases for next Tuesday, January 21st.

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After 45 seconds of slow build, the new Dark Souls II trailer delivers exactly what I’d hoped for. Vaguely poetic death threats and glimpses of the hideous creatures that will be performing the executions. There’s a particularly unpleasant fellow who seems to have the screaming, writhing corpses of the damned instead of a waist. It looks good on him, I have to say, and I fully expect the look to feature on the catwalk this summer. Whether or not you consider the Souls games to be horror-RPGs, it’s hard to argue that the creature designs in this trailer aren’t more horrific and imaginative than anything we’ve seen of The Evil Within so far.

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