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One of the last generation’s most celebrated releases appears to be heading to the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list for Xbox One. As spotted by Reddit, the listing for Dark Souls 3 on the Australian Xbox store revealed that buyers will receive a backwards compatible version of the cherished Dark …
Read More »Demon’s Souls PS4 remaster teased
The game that started it all for From Software’s Souls series could be set for a resurrection. Demon’s Souls was released exclusively for the PS3 in Japan back in 2009, before heading to UK shores the following year. Of course, it then saw a set of spiritual successors in the …
Read More »Dark Souls dev From Software to open new studio
New development team will set up shop in Fukuoka, Japan next month
Read More »Dark Souls and Bloodborne creator Miyazaki planning ‘several new projects’, hints at ‘sci-fi Souls’
Hidetaka Miyazaki, the man behind Demon’s and Dark Souls, as well as Bloodborne, already has plans for the follow-up to Dark Souls 3. Speaking to GameSpot, Miyazaki said that the third entry in From Software’s gothic RPG franchise, set for release early next year, would be a ‘turning point’ for …
Read More »Dark Souls sales top 8 million worldwide
From Software’s Dark Souls franchise has passed the eight million global sales mark. As reported by Famitsu (via NeoGaf), these sales were achieved by the four core Dark Souls SKUs – Dark Souls, Dark Souls with the Artorias of the Abyss expansion, Dark Souls II and the remastered Dark Souls …
Read More »Bandai Namco accidentally confirms Dark Souls 3 is real
An automated YouTube tweet from publisher Bandai Namco has confirmed the existence of Dark Souls 3. The swiftly deleted tweet – spotted by Push Square, and captured by Twitter user Sayem Ahmed – reads that ‘Only embers remain’, with a link to a trailer, presumably to go out during E3, …
Read More »Dark Souls II remaster tops Japanese software charts as Bloodborne slips
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin was the best-selling game of last week in Japan, but its success couldn’t keep PS4 hardware sales buoyant. According to the latest data from Famitsu, From Software’s remastered and remixed PS4 edition of the 2014 title debuted at number one with just …
Read More »Demon’s Souls ‘was already a failure’ before Miyazaki took control
Internal development of cult classic Demon’s Souls was going severely wrong before lead designer Hidetaka Miyazaki took control of the project, it has been revealed. Demon’s Souls wasn’t doing well,” he told The Guardian. The project had problems and the team had been unable to create a compelling prototype. But …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Bloodborne and Souls series merchandise
From Software’s Souls series has garnered critical acclaim and a fervent fan following.Now the franchise has a spiritual successor in Bloodborne. MCV throws some light on the best merchandise for the games When Demon’s Souls launched on PS3 in Japan in 2009, no one expected it to be a smash …
Read More »60fps Dark Souls PC fix hit by surprise Bandai Namco DMCA copyright takedown demand
UPDATE:It looks like this was alla big misunderstanding, according to Neogaf sleuths, and that DSfix will survive as normal. ORIGINAL STORY: The mod that popularised the otherwise technically compromised PC version of Dark Souls has been pulled after a copyright threat. DSfix, made by Durante, implements 1080p and 60fps gameplay …
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