Dark Souls II

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Summary

Dark Souls II is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released in March 2014. Set in the kingdom of Drangleic, players control the Bearer of the Curse, seeking to cure their undead curse. The game features challenging combat, deep lore, and a dark, atmospheric world. It introduces new mechanics like dual-wielding and a flexible character progression system, with improved multiplayer options for cooperative and PvP play. The online servers were shut down on March 31st, 2024.

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Developers

FromSoftware

Release Date

March 10, 2014 (11 years and 4 months ago)

Publishers

FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Content Rating

T Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Violence, Mild Language

Franchises

Dark Souls

Community

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Dark Souls II News

8/22/14

The Old Iron King from Dark Souls II is ready to unleash his flame breath attack in Ztagger's de-make art. It looks like a boss fight on the SNES or on the Game Boy Advance, so that flame breath wouldn't be larger than a few pixels. Read more

Gergo Vas

PublishedAugust 22, 2014

8/21/14

How To Humiliate Your Foe in <em>Dark Souls II</em>

How To Humiliate Your Foe in Dark Souls II

It isn't enough to kill your foe after a parry in Dark Souls II. In order to really make your opponent suffer, you…

Chris Person

PublishedAugust 21, 2014

8/21/14

New Video Game Story Bundle, Sony Gold Headset, Vita In Stock [Deals]

The latest Story Bundle features an awesome selection of books, magazines, and albums.

Shane Roberts

PublishedAugust 21, 2014

8/18/14

SteelSeries Gaming Peripherals, Walking Dead Season 4, MSI 770 [Deals]

The Logitech G710+ was one of your top 5 nominations for Best Gaming Keyboard, and today you can grab it for…

Shane Roberts

PublishedAugust 18, 2014

8/14/14

When <em>Dark Souls II</em> Hacking Becomes Art

When Dark Souls II Hacking Becomes Art

Hacking in a game is often used for banal, selfish reasons. But when someone uses it for something wonderful, it…

Chris Person

PublishedAugust 14, 2014

8/12/14

Deals: Project Cars, New Xbox Ones, Zero Day Advanced Warfare, Xillia

Project Cars continues to look amazing , and it's also 20% off today with your preorder. [Project Cars]

Shane Roberts

PublishedAugust 12, 2014

8/12/14

Dark Souls veteran Vaati continues to amaze with his and detailed theories about the Souls games and their backstory. His latest one might be spoilerish if you haven't finished Dark Souls II and its first DLC, but this might be the best source to speculate about the ending and what we'll see in the two upcoming DLCs.

Gergo Vas

PublishedAugust 12, 2014

8/8/14