FromSoftware has confirmed that it’s working to bring back Dark Souls servers that have been offline for over 100 days. In a statement given to PC Gamer (opens in new tab), a representative of Dark Souls trilogy publisher Bandai Namco said that “we are currently in the process of restoring …
Read More »Dark Souls 3 security issues that brought the servers down were reported months ago
The Dark Souls 3 security issues that resulted in its PvP servers being pulled offline have been brewing for a long time, according to the person who brought it to the public’s attention with a high-profile exploit. According to an interview with Fanbyte (opens in new tab), the person behind …
Read More »Steam Deck Verified games now include Hollow Knight, Psychonauts 2, Sekiro, and more
The first batch of Steam Deck Verified games are here, and it’s filled with some absolute bangers. Just earlier today on January 20, you can see a tweet from SteamDB, revealing there to be a confirmed total of 38 games submitted to the Steam Deck Verified program. That list includes …
Read More »Dear FromSoftware, please stop killing us with swamps
Souls franchise director Hidetaka Miyazaki hopped on a rare interview circuit after the latest Elden Ring reveal, and in the process he commented on the series’ fixation on swamp levels. “I don’t know!” he said in an interview with Russian outlet Igromania (opens in new tab). “Something makes me put …
Read More »6 games that do death differently
In games, nothing can be said to be certain except death and well, mostly that. Death as a consequence of failure has been a part of games since the days of Spacewar!, and what came after has stayed pretty much the same: a Game Over screen, a Continue? prompt (maybe …
Read More »Dark Souls board game funded with more than $5 million raised, praise the fun
Visions of joy ahead: The official Dark Souls board game (opens in new tab) Kickstarter campaign (opens in new tab) came to a close today, and every single one of its stretch goals has been met. That means a total of 14 grunt types, 10 player classes, 10 armor sets, …
Read More »God bless the rip-offs and copycats of the video game world
Earlier this month, I downloaded and played through the Nioh demo from Team Ninja. As many people on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and other social media have noticed, the game bears a striking similarity to the Dark Souls (opens in new tab) series. There are obvious differences, of course: Nioh’s setting …
Read More »How to get every ending in Dark Souls 3
As with the previous games in the series, Dark Souls 3 (opens in new tab) features a number of different endings depending on what actions you take during your playthrough. There are four of them in total and they’re increasingly more complicated to unlock, so check out the requirements below …
Read More »Dark Souls 3 competition dares you to eat twenty dangerously spicy wings
Well, this is definitely the strangest cross-promotion in video games I’ve seen in awhile: UK residents, head into a MEATliquor restaurant from April 4 to 29 and you’ll be able to partake in the Dark Souls Wing Challenge, which charges you with eating twenty extremely spicy chicken wings as fast …
Read More »Praise the sun, Dark Souls 3 stress test sign-ups are open
If death at the bony claws of unknowable horrors isn’t enough for you, you might as well see how you do with a bunch of network problems and work-in-progress bugs in the mix. Applications for the PS4-exclusive Dark Souls 3 (opens in new tab) are open now. You have until …
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