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We've heard (as far back at 2010) Sony admit that it blundered big time by not publishing Demon's Souls in North America. Now we know why they passed. Shuhei Yoshida, Sony Computer Entertainment's head of product development, told Game Informer that he played two hours of the game as it was close to final, and walked away convinced it would be terrible. More »
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Role-playing game Dark Souls was, for many players, the best game of last year. Yet, like many titles, there were bugs and frame-rate issues. From Software, the game's developer sure sounds unhappy about that. More »
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With Dark Souls already out in the world, dev studio From Software's moving from magic to science with the upcoming Armored Core V. This video runs through the basics of multiplayer and shows off the new Operator role in action. It looks like there's going to some tower defense elements in coming to ACV, when it comes out on March 20th. More »
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The Armored Core games, from Dark Souls's developer From Software, give players the experience of controlling a giant mecha. As you can imagine, giant mechas are complex machines and, thus, so are Armored Core's controls. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5878367&view=rss&microfeed=true From Software's upcoming Mech-buster Armored Core V has a release date—it'll be landing in stores on March 20th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Apparently, it's not really the fifth title in the series, it's the fourteenth. Fancy that. Check out a trailer for the game here. More »
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As it did last year, the impenetrably difficult Demon's Souls is giving players just a teensy bit of a break between now and New Year's. From now to Jan. 2, Demon's Souls will ease the game's difficulty and unlock "otherwise inaccessible areas and items." More »
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At the turn of the century, From Software, the studio behind Armored Core and Dark Souls, released mecha game Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit on the original Xbox. More »
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Demon's Souls and Dark Souls. Two of the nastiest, most unforgiving game of this console generation. So why the hell are they looking so adorable? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5861727&view=rss&microfeed=true From Software, the studio behind Armored Core and Dark Souls, is currently working on a Gundam Unicorn game. It is a PS3 exclusive, and it will be out next spring. More info in the link. [Mecha Damashii] More »
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Spotted on an Italian train platform, here's a knight wearing Armor of the Sun. If you thought Dark Souls was hard, try rush hour. More »
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Dark Souls has a bit of a reputation for being a difficult game. More »
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Some of the fun of playing Dark Souls, and Demon's Souls before it, is the spectacle of the game and the sheer confusion you might feel when you first drop into the unforgiving world created by From Software. More »
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Dark Souls is a difficult game. It takes time—days, weeks, sleepless nights. That is, unless you're player twilightRTA. Then you can apparently finish the game in under ninety minutes. More »
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Last week, I purchased my very first strategy guide. Don't judge me! It's one of the best: Future Press' Dark Souls: The Official Guide, a massive, hardcover book that delves into every single little detail of this wonderfully complex and esoteric role-playing game. More »
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There's a moment early in Demon's Souls, immediately following the game's first major battle, in which the player must sprint from one end of a castle bridge to another. The looming Red Dragon of Boletarian Palace repeatedly strafes that cobblestone walkway with a fiery blast of breath, an attack that will easily decimate a young, inexperienced player. More »
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To go with the Demon's Souls concept art we showed you a few months back, today we've got a collection of art from its spiritual successor Dark Souls, out this week on the Xbox 360 and PS3. More »
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I've played some 80 hours worth of Dark Souls on the PlayStation 3, but I still haven't come to the end of this wonderfully bleak, beautiful and brutal game. There is much for me to uncover before I'm done—and when I play Dark Souls through for a second time. More »
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In 2009, From Software introduced gamers to a whole new world of pain with the PlayStation 3 exclusive Demon's Souls, a game that challenged the growing player handholding trend in favor of gripping that hand firmly and slicing it off at the wrist. More »
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Man, they've even made getting your hands on these collectible Dark Souls statues incredibly difficult. Publisher Namco Bandai have five—count' em, five!—one-of-a-kind creations immortalizing the cast and creatures of Dark Souls to give away. They could be yours. More »
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I've spent a good 40 hours or so with Demon's Souls spiritual sequel Dark Souls over the two weeks, almost all of it on the PlayStation 3. It's been hard to tear myself away from the game as I slowly inch toward progress and gains in power. More »
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Here's the downside to watching any footage of Dark Souls—or even looking at its collector's edition art book. You're going to see some of the game's impressive and imposing enemies. But our latest look at Dark Souls, leading up to the game's release next week, is still a must-see. More »
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Dark Souls players looking for a more... unique challenge may want to follow the lead of a Japanese player who opted to punch his way through the game's first boss, the massive Asylum Demon. No weapons, no spells, just bare knuckle brawling. More »
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I'm now 24 hours into Dark Souls, the successor to 2009's brilliant and challenging role-playing game Demon's Souls. I have, of course, died many times in my struggle to become un-undead. I have killed a half-dozen of its major demons, explored deeply its open world, but have just barely begun to scratch its hard surface. More »
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Last we heard, From Software's Demon's Souls, the PlayStation 3 role-playing game with incredibly innovative online features, would keep its North American servers going until at least October 6, 2011, the game's second birthday. Today, publisher Atlus says it plans to keep the Demon's Souls online party goin' into next year. More »
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Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to bastard hard Demon's Souls, was released today in Japan. There are reports of it selling out at select shops. There are also reports of game-killing bugs. More »
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Dark Souls doesn't launch in Japan until tomorrow, but some players have managed to get their hands on copies early and are playing away without a care in the world. That is, until From Software invades their games with level 145 Black Phantoms. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5842561&view=rss&microfeed=true The eagerly awaited Armored Core V mecha game will be out on Jan. 26 in Japan. So you'll have to eagerly wait until then to buy it. [ファミ通] More »
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Here's something I spent a little too much time enjoying during my time with Dark Souls yesterday: a game I like to call Corpse Football. It's a blast. More »
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Having tried out Armored Core V's co-operative multiplayer mode at Gamescom last month, at yesterday's pre-TGS Namco Bandai showcase event I got my hands on Armored Core V's singleplayer. More »
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Normally, I'd sit down to play a sequel (in this case spiritual, if not official) and notice what's different. Not today. Playing Dark Souls at Namco Bandai's pre-TGS showcase was like seeing a friend the day after you last saw them, and all that's changed is the shirt they're wearing. More »
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As appealing as the idea may sound, not everyone wants to drive a giant mech in a video game. Some people just want to watch other people drive them and tell them what to do. At least, that's what From Software is hoping for with Armored Core V. More »
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The people showcasing From Software's role-playing game Dark Souls—which you've likely heard is something of a challenge—were prone to frequent deaths during a brand-new demonstration of the game. At least its prison break was a breeze and we learned a few new things about the Demon's Souls spiritual sequel. More »
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Armored Core V is not the fifth game in the Armored Core series. Funny that. More »
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This year's Gamescom brings something new from Dark Souls, the dark role-playing game from From Software and Namco Bandai. Not only do we get a closer look at some character creation—the faces are still horrifying—but many of the game's default character classes. More »
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Dark Souls, the spiritual sequel to the challenging Demon's Soul, will not be a cake walk. More »
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Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, was supposed to be out on September 15. It won't be. More »
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Armored Core V, the latest mecha title from Demon's Souls studio From Software, looks fantastic. Fans can't wait to play it, but they're going to have to. The game's release date is no longer October 20. More »
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In addition to a bunch of other stuff, Hong Kong artist Michael Ting Yu Chang has also done some video game work with Japanese developers From Software. More »
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For a guy who can't seem to survive two minutes in the foreboding, swords-and-dungeons world of Dark Souls, I must seem unnecessarily worried about how difficult the game will be. More »
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Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to tough-as-nails Demon's Souls, looks to be wonderfully difficult game—if not more difficult. More »
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