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If you've been playing Dark Souls II, and following the coverage leading up to the game's release, you may have…
Dying happens a lot in Dark Souls II. How often specifically? Millions of times since the game's release yesterday.
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Dark Souls II: Great game, but a bit crusty on consoles. Eurogamer's Digital Foundry has got a detailed breakdown of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the new (very good) Dark Souls II. It sounds like neither version is without its share of technical issues, though they say the 360 version is the smoother one in terms…
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Death is my teacher in Dark Souls II. Every time I get killed in this game, I get better at it. I have video proof…
Dark Souls II begins by telling you that you're flat-out screwed.
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Dark Souls II comes to PC on April 25, publisher Namco Bandai just announced. It'll be out for last-gen consoles on March 11. Enjoy your deaths.
Dark Souls is in everything now. In this cool piece over at Kill Screen, author Chris Breault talks to a handful of game developers about how From Software's seminal action-RPG has infected and influenced their games.
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Two things can happen if a Dark Souls newbie watches this video. One, they are gullible and go 'wow that truly is…
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Gotta love the character selection screen in this Dark Souls-Mega Man crossover video by TerraMantis. This could be the most difficult game in existence. And calling Gwyndolin "Woman Man", that's probably the best robot masters name yet.
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1980s nostalgia is easy to exploit for cheap jokes and lazy humor. But an 80s cartoon version of Dark Souls II? I'd…
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Everyone who's rabidly awaiting the arrival of Dark Souls II knows that it's going to a nihilistic affair where they…
Artist Dave Rapoza took Dark Souls and reimagined it as a 2D platformer from the 16-bit era, and man I can already…
Dark Souls. Dark Souls? Dark Souls! Dead End Thrills is still at it, pulling down some dramatic new shots of Dark Souls, looking great on PC. Head over there for more. Read more
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Actor Peter Serafinowicz is appearing in Dark Souls II. So is voice chat. The folks at PlayStation Access have…
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Five things about Dark Souls II, none of which will keep you from dying. PlayStation Access talks us through 11 minutes of gameplay from the brutal sequel, pointing out helpful tips that, in light of all the death, don't really seem all that helpful.
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