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Bandai Namco had the best-selling UK physical game of April in Dark Souls III. But it was a poor month overall for game sales. 1m boxed games were sold in total, a drop of 24 per cent over the same period a month before. 30.8m was generated from software sales, …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Dark Souls merchandise
Dark Souls III hits shelves today for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. It is surrounded by a fair amount of hype, expectation and related merchandise, including a 300 Prestige Edition and much more affordable products such as mugs and comic books. These items should be popular as the Dark …
Read More »Bandai Namco releases Dark Souls inspired iOS title Slashy Souls
A smartphone game inspired by Dark Souls sounds like a dream come true, but Bandai Namco’s Slashy Souls is quite possible not entirely what you expected. The free-to-play game is not developed by From Software, but does carry plenty of in-game messaging encouraging players to buy Dark Souls III from …
Read More »Dark Souls III western release set for April
Dark Souls III will launch in Europe and North America on April 12th, Bandai Namco has revealed. The game will debut in Japan a few weeks earlier, arriving March 24th for the region. Publisher Bandai Namco has also announced three special editions of Dark Souls III. The first is the …
Read More »Dark Souls III Collector’s and Prestige Editions spotted
A pair of listings on the website of a UAE retailer seem to have revealed a pair of special edition releases for Bandai Namco’s Dark Souls 3. GameSpot reports that the Collector’s Edition, which costs D499 (90) includes a 25cm Red Knight statue, hardcover art book, CD soundtrack, cloth map, …
Read More »Dark Souls III to arrive in Europe after Japan
The wait for Dark Souls III is going to be a longer one for players in Europe and the US than those in Japan. Bandai Namco has confirmed an April release date for the game in both Europe and America, as well as other PAL regions such as the Middle-East …
Read More »Dark Souls III has a Japanese release date
Bandai Namco has confirmed an exact release date for Dark Souls III in Japan. The game will hit both PS4 and Xbox One on March 24th, Gematsu reports. Pre-orders will net a soundtrack and physical map. So far there’s no word yet on whether Western gamers can expect the same, …
Read More »Dark Souls III is not the last in the series, Miyazaki assures
Despite being described upon its unveiling as the final episode”, Dark Souls III does not in fact mark an end to the action RPG series. It might, however, mark a change for From Software as it’s the last title that went into development before Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki was …
Read More »VIDEO: Dark Souls III confirmed, is the series’ ‘final’ episode
Bandai Namco has finally confirmed the recent leaks – Dark Sous III is on the way and will be with us in early” 2016. Despite previous rumours, it will be making its way to PC – as well as PS4 and Xbox One. It is also described by the publisher …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Dark Souls III confirmed for spring 2016
Many had expected it to be revealed at Sony’s conference later tonight, but Microsoft has played host to official confirmation of Dark Souls III. No details about the game were confirmed, although the trailer seemed to directly reference things from 2014’s Dark Souls II. That in itself would mark a …
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