Tag Archives: dark souls

Wed, Nov 02, 2011 | 01:02 GMT

Dark Souls Ring of Fog-fixing patch due today

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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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Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 11:24 BST

Uncharted 3 beaten in 3hrs 8mins

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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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Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 00:21 BST

Dark Souls trailer looks at the Beasts of Lordran

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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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Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 13:36 BST

Join the Covenant: The hidden meta-game of Dark Souls

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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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Mon, Oct 17, 2011 | 05:33 BST

Dark Souls patch to rectify multiplayer issues

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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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Sun, Oct 16, 2011 | 20:09 BST

Watch Dark Souls beaten in less than an hour-and-a-half

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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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Fri, Oct 14, 2011 | 05:57 BST

Dark Souls trailer offers no assistance whatsoever

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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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Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 22:44 BST

Analyst predicts 4% increase in September sales

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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 »

Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 09:17 BST

UK charts: FIFA fends off RAGE, Dark Souls

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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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Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 06:08 BST

Weekly Wrap – RAGE’s PC woes, world bids adieu to Jobs

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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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Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 04:58 BST

Launching Dark Souls: Do you think you’re hard enough?

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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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Wed, Oct 05, 2011 | 06:28 BST

Quick Shots – Dark Souls design notes suitably monstrous

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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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Tue, Oct 04, 2011 | 00:35 BST

Dark Souls Collector’s Edition contents switched up

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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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Tue, Oct 04, 2011 | 07:00 BST

Dark Souls review flood is go, HD video shows tutorial

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The first Dark Souls reviews have gone live ahead of a general 5.00pm UK time embargo, showing high scores. Get all the scores and HD, narrated video of the tutorial sections inside.

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Sat, Oct 01, 2011 | 13:54 BST

Reed: Why Dark Souls is the hardest game I’ve ever played

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Ex-Eurogamer editor Kristan Reed reckons Dark Souls, released next week, is not only tougher than predecessor Demon’s Souls, but is harder than everything else. Ever.

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Thu, Sep 29, 2011 | 14:39 BST

Prepare to Die: Dark Souls to last for “many years”

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Ahead of its launch next week in the west, publisher Namco Bandai has come out with some big words for those expecting Dark Souls to be an easier ride than its predecessor. Protip: it isn’t.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 19:06 BST

Dark Souls: All Saints Trailer released ahead of next week’s launch

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Namco has released a new trailer for Dark Souls in preparation for the game’s launch next week. The video, titled All Saints Day (which is also the name of the song in it by The Silent Comedy), can be watched below. If you missed out on the latest round of screenshots, those are posted through here. The game debuted in Japan last week, and set the charts on fire by moving 279,567 units during launch week.

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Wed, Sep 28, 2011 | 17:46 BST

Japanese charts: Dark Souls debut tops, Gears 3 boosts 360 sales

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Media Create has released its retail sales list for the week ending September 26, and it finds Dark Souls debuting in the top slot for PS3 with 279,567 copies moved.

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Tue, Sep 27, 2011 | 05:11 BST

Quick shots – Dark Souls screens are rich in spoilers

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Do not venture through the break if you want your first Dark Souls playthrough to be spoiler free – enemies, environments, and bosses are all seen within.

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Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 11:51 BST

Dark Souls update to fix online problems

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From Software has confirmed it’s to release an update for Dark Souls on PS3, following complaints of freezing when playing online after its release in Japan last week. The company has suspended online play for the PS3 SKU, but has found the source of the problems and will release the update this week.

Dark Souls releases on October 4 in the US and October 7 in the EU via Namco Bandai. Thanks, Andriasang.