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For a guy who can't seem to survive two minutes in the foreboding, swords-and-dungeons world of Dark Souls, I must seem unnecessarily worried about how difficult the game will be. More »
When we talk about Demon's Souls, we talk about its mercilessness, its atmospheric bleakness, its bold individuality in a world full of games so terrified of challenging you that they won't even trust you to figure out which button to press on your own. What we don't talk about very much is its sens...
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In Demon Souls players were able to invade each others game as a Black Phantom, to hunt down the other player and try to kill them. In spiritual sequel Dark Souls, the developers have a more ingenious way to harass others. More »
It's time to step up and show the world the what you've got when it comes to heraldic flair, as NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe announce the Dark Souls shield design contest, open to everyone from June 27rd to July 28th 2011 on the game's official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/darksouls...
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For all the bitching and moaning about Japanese games being creatively bankrupt, lame, or simply crappy-looking, there's this, Dark Souls. More »
Venture into the unforgiving realm of Dark Souls as the Black Knight in this two-part walkthrough from the floor of E3 2011 with commentary by QA Lead Matt Peterson!
Dark Souls makes no exceptions as death is an equally common occurrence as the original! Get a glimpse at the enemies of Dark Souls in the second half of the E3 2011 Walkthrough.
I'm no stranger to hard games. I played both Prinny games (PSP platformers) and that's enough to kill a man. But Dark Souls, the successor to Demon's Souls, is a special kind of difficult. During my brief time with it at E3 2011, I think I spent more time staring at the "you died" screen than playing the game. That's good news for all of you that embraced the savage difficulty of the original quest...
Dark Souls puts up an impressive showing at E3 2011! Get the details on how beautiful and challenging your deaths will be in this interview with Publishing Producer K Hirano!
What is Dark Souls?
Dark Souls is an upcoming action-RPG from the minds at FromSoftware, a Japanese studio most recently known for its slew of Armored Core games on PlayStation 2 and PSP. Of course, this studio also developed the PlayStation 3-exclusive cult hit Demon's Souls, a 2009 action-RPG which inspired Dark Souls. Indeed, while Dark Souls isn't a sequel to Demon's Souls per se, it has often been described as its spiritual successor...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced Dark Souls is releasing in North America on October 4, and Europe October 7, for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment ...
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Tough-as-nails Dark Souls will be released in Japan on September 15 for ¥7,800 (US$97). For those that pre-order, a copy of the game's soundtrack and an in-game map are included. Quantities are limited. More »
Don't look now, but E3 2011 is only a week away. By this time next week, the IGN crew will be drowning in a slew of new games. But while E3 runs in Los Angeles from June 6-9, we still have a few ideas of what you can expect from some of your most-anticipated titles a bit early...
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Kotaku's already posted the game's Western box art—it looks nice. The game's Japanese box art looks nice, too. Maybe, even, nicer? It's tasteful, that's for sure. More »
When Demon's Souls was released back in the fall of 2009, it surprised gamers for a number of reasons. Japanese developer From Software created a game that was so ruthlessly hardcore that it was surprising when the PlayStation 3 audience took so fervently to it. Equally surprising were its sales. De...
For those intrigued by From Software's Dark Souls, the decision to pre-order looks like it will be considerably less difficult than the actual game. Rather than selling a collector's edition of the game at a premium price, publisher Namco Bandai is instead offering one as the pre-order bonus -- meaning's it's priced at the standard $60.
The Dark Souls Collector's Edition will come in a metal case and will include an art book, mini strategy guide, behind-the-scenes development videos and a download of the game soundtrack. It will be available this October for PS3 and Xbox 360.
