Built upon the foundation established by Souls series creator and Dark Souls II Supervisor, Hidetaka Miyazaki with development helmed by FromSoftware Director Tomohiro Shibuya, Dark Souls II will feature a new hero, a new storyline, and an unfamiliar world for players to survive in while delivering its signature brand of unrelenting punishment that players hunger for. Epic battles with gruesome enemies and blood-thirsty bosses await adventurers as they traverse through a devastated world filled with death and despair; only those who are strong willed or cunning can survive this journey to achieve great glory. Players seeking to share their experience will discover a revamped server-based multiplayer mode that will put a distinct Dark Souls II twist on the concept of playing with others.
The Dark Souls trilogy may be over, but the folks at Bandai Namco Entertainment are far from being done. According to a press...
Perhaps the reason the mysteries of Dark Souls are so enticing is because the game doesn't provide us with all the answers an...
I've read a lot of Dark Souls-related articles over the years. Some of them were quite insightful, others a bit more far-fetc...
This article on PC Gamer digs deep to find the origins of the beloved gesture, and the staple of the Souls series – Pra...
An editorial on Kotaku takes a long and detailed look at the nature of heroism within the world of Dark Souls and explores th...
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From Software president and Dark Souls III director Hidetaka Miyazaki has recently given an interview to Japanese website 4ga...
YouTube channel SuperBunnyHop has published a critique and retrospective of the level design of the Souls series, which start...
According to a translation of Japanese press release done by the folks at Gematsu which seems to line up with Google Translat...
YouTube channels Game Makers Toolkit and Errant Signal have both dedicated a video essay each to the subject of difficulty in...
Cool Ghosts' Matt Lees has produced a roughly 25-minute video essay with which he attempts to explain why he believes Bloodbo...
This new editorial on Eurogamer provides a fascinating and detailed analysis of the lore, narrative structure, and storytelli...
With the release of Dark Souls III slated for tomorrow, Richard Cobbett has taken the opportunity to talk about why he hasn'...
Bandai Namco has teamed up with GameStop to publish a mobile spin-off of the Dark Souls series, titled Slashy Souls, on Andro...
Pointing at From Software's ability to craft games like the Dark Souls series and Bloodborne in a way that leaves us processi...
IGN is reporting that the Dark Souls franchise will receive a comic book in April, although as of now it's not clear whether ...
Japanese video game magazine Famitsu is reporting on another sales milestone reached by the Dark Souls series: the combined s...
Dark Souls III hasn't even been officially revealed yet (though there are fairly convincing rumors and leaks pointing to its ...
During the past couple of days, a couple of rumors concerning a possible announcement of Dark Souls III at E3 have been circu...
The patch that had been promised for Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin and the original PC version of the game has been...
Kotaku UK has picked the brains of a few game designers about From Software's "Souls" titles, the type of fantasy action-RPG...
Bandai Namco has published the changelog for a new patch for Dark Souls II that's being released on PC, for both the DirectX9...
Bandai Namco has published the changelog for a calibrations update that will hit Dark Souls 2 on April 1st. The update includ...
Patch v1.10 for Dark Souls 2 has been released on all platforms, adding, among other things, a number of new story events, im...
Bandai Namco's official Tumblr has published the changelog for the upcoming Dark Souls II patch that will bring part of the S...
USGamer's Bob Mackey has penned a wishlist/editorial on the upcoming Dark Souls II's update re-release Scholar of the First S...
The editors at Noobfeed have editorialized about why they feel that City Interactive's Lords of the Fallen was the better gam...
During a recent chat with IGN's writer Jenna Pitch, Dark Souls II's co-director Yui Tanimura commented on the possibilities o...
Extra Credits has put together a video on the way Dark Souls II handles difficulty organically through gameplay. Some of the ...
Namco Bandai has announced an updated re-release of Dark Souls II and its three DLC packs, subtitled Scholar of the First Sin...
USGamer has published an article on the Dark/Demon's Souls community, with interviews with youtuber Dave "DaveControlLive" Kl...
A new patch has been released for Dark Souls II on PC and PlayStation 3 (Xbox 360 will get the patch on October 17th), though...
IGN has been publishing a few tidbits on Dark Souls II based on statistical data they obtained from From Software: apparently...
In a somewhat puzzling decision, Bandai Namco has decided to publish a launch trailer for the already-released last DLC for D...
IntroductionCrown of the Ivory King is the last of the Lost Crowns trilogy of downloadable content for Dark Souls II, and lik...
While technically Crown of the Ivory King isn't out yet on PlayStation 3 (and won't be out until tomorrow on the European PSN...
Not only was the latest patch for Dark Souls II released today as promised, but owners of the season pass on PC had a pleasan...
Just as for the previously released pieces of DLC, Crown of the Ivory King too is going to be preceded by a new patch, meant ...
Bandai Namco has just sent out the word to inform us that the piece of DLC for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Ivory King, has be...
With less than a week to go before the release of the next and last DLC for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Ivory King, we finall...
In the event that you're looking to procure another add-on for Dark Souls II, you should know that we've just conjured up a f...
IntroductionCrown of the Old Iron King is the second of the three announced pieces of downloadable content for Dark Souls II....
GamesBeat chatted with Dark Souls II's director Yui Tanimura about the game's messaging system and in what ways it was used b...
Namco Bandai sent us a press release to confirm what some of you probably already knew: the second DLC for Dark Souls II, Cro...
As announced last week, Dark Souls II's v1.07 patch (v1.05 on Steam) has been released, including a host of balancing tweaks ...
From Software and Namco Bandai have released the changelog for patch v1.07 and dated it. The patch is going to come out on Mo...
GameTrailers has published a video preview for Dark Souls II's second piece of downloadable content, Crown of the Old Iron Ki...
We've just finished publishing a two-page review of Crown of the Sunken King, the first of three planned downloadable expansi...
IntroductionCrown of the Sunken King is the first of three planned pieces of downloadable content for Dark Souls II, which ai...
While I'm still working on my own review, I've taken some time to round up some more critics' opinions of Dark Souls II's fir...
Namco Bandai just hit us up with a press release to announce the official release of Dark Souls II's first DLC episode, Crown...
While the first of the three pieces of DLC planned for Dark Souls II, Crown of the Sunken King, hasn't been released just yet...
Just as it was announced earlier last week, Dark Souls II's latest patch (v1.06 on consoles and v1.04 on Steam) has been rele...
Thanks to the game's official website we now know that Dark Souls II's next patch, v1.06 (patch v1.04 for the Steam version),...
We've been seeing less articles about Dark Souls II recently which is fairly understandable considering the game has been out...
Eurogamer is the latest publication to offer some hands-on impressions for Crown of the Sunken King, Dark Souls II's first DL...
There are still a couple of E3 news items concerning Dark Souls II's first DLC pack, Crown of the Sunken King, that we didn't...
We've rounded up a few hands-on previews for Dark Souls II's first DLC offering, Crown of the Sunken King, which was present ...
GameTrailers has gotten a hold of Namco Bandai's global producer Atsuo Yoshimura at E3 to discuss Dark Souls II's upcoming "L...
Namco Bandai has announced a trilogy of DLC they dubbed The Lost Crowns, which will start with the release of The Crown of th...
The v1.06 version of Dark Souls II's server-side balance-tweaking "calibrations" has been released, and brings a host of chan...
Footage of the From Software's alleged Project Beast, an apparently Souls-styled action-RPG meant to be released on PlayStati...
According to a NeoGAF translation of a Dengeki Online article, Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of Demon's Souls and Dark Soul...
VG247 has published an editorial/personal journal kind of article on Dark Souls II's sound design and its psychological effec...
Namco Bandai community manager J. Kartje has been fielding Dark Souls II's fan questions on Steam, mostly concerning the inst...
In a document outlining financial highlights of the fiscal year that ended in March 2014 for Namco Bandai we learn that Dark ...
I'm not sure that I'm quite ready for a "retrospective" piece on From Software's Dark Souls sequel quite yet, but since the g...
There have been unsubstantiated rumors concerning a Demon's Souls sequel for Sony's PlayStation 4 for a while, but I admit I ...
Our full, five-page review of From Software's Dark Souls sequel is now available, the text of which may or may not convince...
IntroductionDark Souls II is, if the II at the end of the title isn't enough of a giveaway, the sequel to From Software's 201...
With the release of the PC port of Dark Souls II, Eurogamer's tech-minded sub-site, Digital Foundry, has decided to go back t...
It's hard to say at this point what effect this might have on the Dark Souls franchise, if any, but it's certainly worth noti...
The release of Dark Souls II's PC port has kickstarter a new round of coverage for From Software's action-RPG, including PC G...
We have some serious dying to do this weekend, as Namco Bandai and From Software have announced the availability of Dark Soul...
Peter "Durante" Thoman, the author of the DSFix mod that fixed many of the problems with the original Dark Souls' PC port, ha...
After putting a significant amount of time in Dark Souls II, EDGE published an editorial to argue against the common notion t...
Namco Bandai has released a changelog and some timelines for the release of a new patch for Dark Souls II, which should fix a...
Those who have been patiently waiting for the release of the PC version of Dark Souls II will be happy to know that a few pre...
There's been a lot of talk concerning the graphical quality difference before Dark Souls II's pre-release materials (which, a...
I missed this earlier, but Videogamer.com published an editorial that attempts to give people intimidated by all the difficul...
We have rounded up another batch of reviews for Dark Souls II, which so far is earned accolades in the same way its two prede...
Eurogamer's Digital Foundry branch has published a not quite flattering technical analysis of the console versions of the tit...
We've rounded up our first batch of reviews for From Software's action-RPG sequel Dark Souls II, which seems to garnering the...
The haunting phrase "You will die, that much is certain..." kicks off this new two-minute "Locomotive Breath" trailer to cele...
While the US PlayStation Blog article I'm posting about is titled "survival guide", I feel like "starting tips" more successf...
It sure took Namco Bandai a while, but we now know the release date for the PC version of Dark Souls II, and unfortunately it...
A new Making of Dark Souls II video diary has been published by IGN, and this time focuses on the game's enemies. Everything,...
We've rounded up a couple of new videos about Dark Souls II, the first being a footage-laden preview from YouTuber VaatiVidya...
With just around two weeks to go before Dark Souls II is released to the masses, Namco Bandai and From Software have given us...
IGN has posted the first of what looks to be a series of exclusive "Making of" videos for Dark Souls II, which seems to mostl...
German printed magazine M!Games has published what looks to be the first published review for From Software's Dark Souls sequ...
To provide us with "a glimpse into new details of the game's story and haunting world", as well as more of the game's boss fi...
While most of the previews that have come out for Dark Souls II so far seem to be fairly positive about From Software's actio...
Talking with Total Xbox, Namco Bandai's producer Takeshi Miyazoe stated that there is "definitely potential" for Dark Souls I...
It looks like actor Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, South Park) will be provi...
We have rounded up a few additional articles dedicated to From Software's Dark Souls sequel, starting from this article-style...
An embargo has clearly been lifted, given the sudden emergence of so much Dark Souls II coverage, encompassing previews, inte...
There's a fairly lengthy interview with Dark Souls II's co-director Yui Tanimura and producer Takeshi "Tak" Miyazoe over at O...
Spoilerphobes should steer clear of this newspost, given website Exophase has posted what looks like the full list of Dark So...
Forbes' contributor Erik Kain has put together a list of what he considers to be the most interesting upcoming titles, which ...
Digital Spy recently chatted with Namco Bandai's director of global strategy for mobile Alex Adjadj about the chances of seei...
Snippets of EDGE's recent interview with Dark Souls II's developers have been trickling out from the source, and while the fi...
Interestingly enough, one of the energy-loving editors over at the official Red Bull website has taken it upon themselves to ...
USGamer has published a new Dark Souls II preview, meant as a counterpoint to Eurogamer's "Is Dark Souls 2 Going Soft?" recen...
We have rounded up a few additional previews for Dark Souls II, almost all based on the network test beta of the title on Pla...
We have rounded up a couple of additional previews for From Software's Dark Souls II, based on the beta build on the title, s...
We have rounded up a couple of recent previews and an interview, all centered around From Software's sequel to Dark Souls, th...
If you're interested in From Software's Dark Souls sequel, or have been selected for the network-focused beta that will start...
It looks like Dark Souls II will be getting a comic book tie-in titled Into the Light, with a story penned by Rob Williams an...
Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Rich Stanton has penned a Dark Souls II hands-on preview based on his time with the game at Eurogamer ...
The Japanese beta for Dark Souls II has already started, which means that a wealth of new information about the action-RPG fr...
We have rounded up a couple of recent Dark Souls II previews, starting from this piece from Joystiq, based on the writer's ti...
While unfortunately we're not dealing with direct feed footage, this year's Tokyo Game Show has still offered some fans the c...
We've rounded up a few more recent previews for From Software's action-RPG sequel to Dark Souls, fresh off this year's Tokyo ...
Namco Bandai and From Software is showcasing Dark Souls II at this weekend's Tokyo Game Show, and that means we have a new "A...
Namco Bandai has sent out a press release to announce the release date of Dark Souls II and the details on the Collector's an...
From Software seems to want to make death a scarier prospect this time around, at least judging by this preview of Dark Souls...
Official Xbox Magazine has managed to corner Namco Bandai producer Takeshi "Tak" Miyazoe to ask him a few questions about the...
A new article-style interview with Namco Bandai's Takeshi Miyazoe is available at VG247, in which, among other things, he con...
The folks at FROM SOFTWARE have divulged, through the official Facebook page for Dark Souls II, the details of the previously...
Nearly five minutes' worth of demonstrations and gameplay footage from the Dark Souls II community event that Namco Bandai an...
To forge an authentic version of the sword and armor that the "enigmatic hero" will be using in Dark Souls II and to get some...
In case you are a PlayStation 3 owner and interested in Dark Souls II, you might want to know that the game is getting a clos...
A trio of heavy metal, steel, and fire come together to "forge a hero" in this new teaser trailer for From Software's Dark So...
Videogamer.com's Matt Lee has offered his thought on what he's played of Dark Souls II in a video preview, focusing on the me...
Dark Souls II director Yui Tanimura has become the public face of the title at this point, simply by virtue of giving so many...
The folks at ClickOnline have conducted an interesting email Q&A with Dark Souls II's director Yui Tanimura which touches on ...
It seems like quite a bit of information regarding Dark Souls II is coming out of San Diego Comic-Con, even if we aren't talk...
Talking with the folks at Digital Spy, Dark Souls II's director Yui Tanimura has explained that the team at From Software is ...
Reddit user luutz has transcribed and translated some new tidbits on Dark Souls II fresh off a preview from famed Japanese ma...
Should you want to read another preview for From Software's Dark Souls II, I invite you to check out this piece on PS3 MMGN, ...
There's a new interview with Dark Souls II's director Yui Tanimura over at GameInformer and, while it perhaps doesn't offer u...
While we've already seen some of this footage spliced in video interviews and previews, we've never got the chance to simply ...
There's a video interview with Namco Bandai America's director of strategic and digital marketing Brian Hong concerning Dark ...
We've rounded up a few more previews for From Software's Dark Souls II, emerging from, you guessed it, this year's E3 confere...
For those of our readers that were looking forward to seeing more of From Software's Dark Souls II, we've managed to round up...
While playing on god mode probably made the experience feel very different from how it actually would normally, it's still in...
One of the many multi-platform titles shown at Microsoft's E3 conference was Dark Souls II, and the hardcore action RPG seque...
While it appears that we'll be waiting until March 2014 for the release of Dark Souls II, that hasn't stopped Namco Bandai fr...
This is one of those cases where the news title is more or less able to convey everything there is to this news: Kotaku has s...
There's a new hands-off preview for Dark Souls II at VG247, although it has to be noted that there's not exactly a lot of new...
Judging by what Namco Bandai PR director Lee Kirton told Official Xbox Magazine at a preview event, Namco is going to take a ...
GameReactor is offering a video interview with Dark Souls II's director Yui Tanimura, tackling subjects such as how the team ...
In case you want to read another Dark Souls II preview (I know I do but opinions might differ from mine) there's one at 2d-x....
There's an article-style interview with Dark Souls II's director Yui Tanimura over at Forbes which, among other things, cover...
After yesterday's extremely promising first gameplay look, the first batch of previews for Dark Souls II has gone live, seemi...
IGN has an exclusive 12-minute demo of Dark Souls II with commentary from director Yui Tanimura and global producer from Namc...
After publishing a joke editorial on the title, WhatCulture followed up with a proper list of improvements that could be made...
The folks at NeoGAF have translated a 4Gamer's interview with the Dark Souls II team from Japanese to English, and going from...
The first batch of concept art has officially surfaced for FromSoftware's Dark Souls sequel, the lot of which showcases some ...
I suspect we will have to wait a while longer to get actual solid info on the mechanics of Dark Souls II, but there's apparen...
Now that a Dark Souls sequel is officially confirmed and a few preliminary details have been leaked, GamesRadar has taken it ...
The folks from NeoGAF have penned a summary of the info on Dark Souls II contained in EDGE's latest issue, and if we have to ...
Namco Bandai and From Software already brought us the great news that Dark Souls is getting a multi-platform sequel this past...
The folks at From Software and Namco Bandai have announced a sequel to Dark Souls, titled simply Dark Souls II, at last night...