Tag Archives: dark souls
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 | 23:11 GMT
Dark Souls creator “masochistic”, made the game for himself
From Software doesn’t take pleasure in your pain over the punishing difficulty of Dark Souls: Creative director Hidetaka Miyazaki tailored the game to his own wants.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 09:10 GMT
Rumour: Namco, From Software planning Dark Souls DLC
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Mon, Jan 09, 2012 | 06:38 GMT
Dark Souls PC port petition nears 40,000 signatures
Namco Bandai’s call for a show of support for a PC port of masochistic RPG Dark Souls had drawn massive interest.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, petition
Tue, Dec 06, 2011 | 08:54 GMT
Mood Music: Dark Souls and The Silent Comedy
Namco Bandai went all out marketing Dark Souls, even enlisting indie rockers The Silent Comedy for two stunning trailers. We got the scoop from vocalist Joshua Zimmerman.
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Posted in: Horror, Music, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, Joshua Zimmerman, The Silent Comedy
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | 21:30 GMT
Dark Souls patched to 1.05
A new patch for From Software’s hardcore initiation Dark Souls tweaks the effects of humanity, lessens the horror of a couple of nasty spells, and nerfs a few of your cheap tactics.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, patch, title update
Tue, Nov 08, 2011 | 23:33 GMT
Dark Souls trailer hypes for end-game play
If you’re still stuck at the Taurus demon and wondering what the fuss is all about, check out this Dark Souls trailer showing off some higher-level weapons, abilities, and – gulp – enemies.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 | 07:40 GMT
Dark Souls ships 1.5 million worldwide
Dark Souls has shipped 1.5 million units since it launched at the beginning of last month, Namco Bandai and From Software said in Japan this morning.
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Posted in: From Software, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 | 01:02 GMT
Dark Souls Ring of Fog-fixing patch due today
The latest patch for Dark Souls is due to roll out today, bringing with it a number of much-requested fixes.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Sony
Tags: dark souls, From Software, patch
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 11:24 BST
Uncharted 3 beaten in 3hrs 8mins
Game director Justin Richmond has told Official PlayStation Magazine that the time was clocked up by a Naughty Dog tester who had all of the solutions to the puzzles and was playing on very easy difficulty.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Sony
Tags: dark souls, justin richmond, naughty dog, Skyrim, speed runs, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 00:21 BST
Dark Souls trailer looks at the Beasts of Lordran
A hair-raising new trailer for Dark Souls shows off a number of good reasons to get the game – or crawl under the bed and blubber like a terrified baby. Your call.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Videos, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 13:36 BST
Join the Covenant: The hidden meta-game of Dark Souls
Just when you think you’ve got Demon’s Souls sorted out, Dark Souls introduces a new multiplayer mechanic that turns everything upside down.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, demon's souls, From Software
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 05:33 BST
Dark Souls patch to rectify multiplayer issues
From Software has announced a new patch for Dark Souls, to address a handful of issues including some glaring multiplayer problems.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, patch
Sun, Oct 16, 2011 | 20:09 BST
Watch Dark Souls beaten in less than an hour-and-a-half
Someone’s posted a multi-part speed-run of Dark Souls on YouTube, showing the RPG being beaten in 1:26:28. There’s nothing else to add. Watch it all after the break.
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Posted in: From Software, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | 05:57 BST
Dark Souls trailer offers no assistance whatsoever
This new Dark Souls is called “Hardcore”, which is what you need to be to survive the game’s delights as catalogued within.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 22:44 BST
Analyst predicts 4% increase in September sales
In a time of sinking sales across nearly all industries, it’s encouraging and surprising to see analysts like Michael Pachter start talking about year-over-year sales increases instead of decreases. More »
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Microsoft, PS3, Shooter, Sony, Sports, Xbox 360, microsoft financials
Tags: battlefield 3, dark souls, FIFA 12, Financials, Gears of War 3, Retail Sales
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 09:17 BST
UK charts: FIFA fends off RAGE, Dark Souls
Despite sales dipping from launch week, FIFA 12′s held off new Bethesda and id IP RAGE and Namco-From Software hardballs RPG Dark Souls from the top of the UK charts.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Charts, EA Sports, Namco Bandai, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Sports, UK, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, FIFA 12, From Software UK Charts, id software, rage
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 06:08 BST
Weekly Wrap – RAGE’s PC woes, world bids adieu to Jobs
Make heaven sleek, streamlined, and awesome for us, Steve. Beware, though: They allegedly have creatures with a billion eyeball wings and cow faces up there. This might be a toughie, even for you.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, Weekly Wrap
Tags: apple, dark souls, rage, Scrolls
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 04:58 BST
Launching Dark Souls: Do you think you’re hard enough?
Dark Souls hits shelves today, and it’s no cake walk. But is it hard, or have we grown soft? Brenna Hillier plumps for the latter.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, demon's souls, From Software
Wed, Oct 05, 2011 | 06:28 BST
Quick Shots – Dark Souls design notes suitably monstrous
This collection of Dark Souls concept art and assets isn’t spoiler free, so don’t click through if you want to go in a blank slate.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software, Hidetaka Miyazaki
Tue, Oct 04, 2011 | 00:35 BST
Dark Souls Collector’s Edition contents switched up
The Collector’s Edition of Dark Souls has been modified somewhat from earlier announcements, with slightly disappointing results on both sides of the pond.
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Posted in: Horror, Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: dark souls, From Software
Guerrilla co-founder Brussee departs for Visceral Games