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The new releases are coming thick and fast but nothing this week is able to stop FIFA 12 claiming its second No.1 of the year in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Incredibly, FIFA 12’s second week on the market is so big as to claim 13th in …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Dark Souls and the core gamer
MCV looks at what the arrival of the toughest game, Namco Bandai’s Dark Souls, ever says about the market… Expanding the games industry has had the inevitable effect of ‘dumbing down’ the more challenging elements of interactive entertainment. New interfaces and new audiences mean that games have to be accessible, …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e October 7th, 2011
Consumers prepare to die as the "toughest game ever" arrives on shelves, courtesy of Namco Bandai. Dark Souls is available today and follows on from the PS3 cult hit, Demon’s Souls. The game challenges players to navigate a series of boobytrap-laden dungeons where death is a varied and all-too-regular experience. …
Read More »Dark Souls review roundup
Its spiritual predecessor, Demon’s Souls, was renowned for being tough. And that Dark Souls is harder still has seemingly enchanted critics even more. The review embargo for Namco Bandai’s latest lifted last night to reveal near universal praise for the RPG from game critics. Dark Souls requires intense focus. This …
Read More »Dark Souls debuts at No.1 in Japan
Ahead of its release in the UK this Friday (October 7th) Namco Bandai’s famously hard RPG Dark Souls has debuted at No.1 in the weekly Japanese software charts. The game, which is a PS3 exclusive in Japan, sold 279,567 units according to MediaCreate figures. Sony’s Ico & Shadow of the …
Read More »Dark Souls gets UK release date
Dark Souls – the spiritual successor to last year’s PS3 exclusive Demon’s Souls – will arrive in Europe on October 8th. The Xbox 360 and PS3 game will also be released in the US three days earlier on October 4th. Gamers are able to pre-order the Dark Souls Limited Edition …
Read More »Ace Combat and Dark Souls set for October
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will be released in the UK on Friday, October 14th. The US version is set to arrive a little early on Tuesday, October 11th. The promising new air combat game is a bit of a reboot for the series, and is scheduled for launch on Xbox …
Read More »Dark Souls confirmed for UK
Dark Souls will be heading to UK retail on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year. It’s the result of a partnership deal between Namco Bandai and hit Japanese developer-publisher From Software. Namco Bandai will handle publishing duties for the firm’s games in the US and Europe. It was announced at …
Read More »Dark Souls announced
The follow-up to last year’s cult hit Demon’s Souls has been announced in the form of Dark Souls. The game was previously known as Project Dark but its true title wasleaked by the latest issue of Famitsu, according to NeoGAF. The game is due for its official reveal this week …
Read More »E3 08: Sega resurrects Golden Axe
A new next-gen outing for retro franchise Golden Axe lead Sega’s offering at this year’s E3. Golden Axe: Beast Rider takes the classic on-foot brawler and throws beast-mounted combat into the mix in a game that promises to expand upon the mythology first explored in the 1989 arcade and Mega …
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