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Artist Alan Quah and writer George Mann reveal what makes a game suitable for adaptation, the pressure of working with beloved IP and what Dark Souls and Marvel have in common
Read More »Dark Souls studio From Software is working on a new IP for PlayStation VR
PS4, Xbox One and PC title will be a “step in a new direction”, according to president Hidetaka Miyazaki
Read More »Dark Souls ‘is over’ to Miyazaki, new IP already underway
The creator of Dark Souls and From Software boss Hidetaka Miyazaki has one again said that Dark Souls 4 is not on the cards. Dark Souls 3 will be have several DLCs like previous games. But there’s absolutely no plan right now for any sequels, spin-offs or tie-ins,” he said …
Read More »Dark Souls board game hits Kickstarter goal in three minutes, is approaching £500,000
Steamforged’s table top game based on the popular Dark Souls series met it 50,000 funding goal in just three minutes. At the time of writing, Dark Souls: The Board Game has raised 461,630 – almost ten times its initial goal – and has been backed by 5,763 people. What’s more …
Read More »The first Dark Souls has been offline on PC for a week
Dark Souls 3 may be the current love of the series’ dedicated community, but a problem with the original game has proved a source of frustration for some this week. Kotaku reports that the PC version of Dark Souls (dubbed the Prepare to Die Edition), which was released a year …
Read More »Dark Souls III claims series’ first No.1, launch sales 61 per cent higher than Dark Souls II
Bandai Namco has taken its first UK No.1 this year as action RPG Dark Soul III shoots to the top. This is the series’ first No.1, and beats the Week One sales of 2014’s Dark Souls II by a whopping 61 per cent. That title launched in second place behind …
Read More »Dark Souls board game coming to Kickstarter this month
Prepare to die (like dice… get it?). A table top game based on From Software’s cult hit RPG series Dark Souls is on the way. Board game firm SteamForged has revealed that it is taking to Kickstarter on April 19th to crowdfund the venture. It’s described on SteamForged’s website as …
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 »Dark Souls: The Movie, Yooka-Laylee on Sega Saturn and The Witcher’s talking horse: Devs do April Fools
We round up the (questionably) funny efforts of the development industry for 2016's April Fools' Day
Read More »From Software, 2K Games, Capcom, Konami, Square Enix and 225 more working on PlayStation VR games
There are 230 companies making a VR game. These include companies we’re already familiar with, such as Crytek, Climax, NDreams and Harmonix, but also a number of surprise names. For instance, Dark Souls creator From Software has a VR game in the works, as does 2K Games – whose CEO …
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