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The DNA of Dark Souls: the challenge and death
by David Craddock, shacknews.com, Apr 15, 2013 12:00PM PDT
In the first part of Dark Souls DNA, we locked the hub world structure used in Demon's Souls in a steel cage along with the seamless world layout of Dark Souls and let them battle it out. In part two, we discuss perhaps the most important element of any Souls game, the element that will make or break Dark Souls 2: the challenge. Read more
The DNA of Dark Souls: What made the games great
by David Craddock, shacknews.com, Apr 12, 2013 9:30AM PDT
We dissect From Software's Souls series to find what made the first two games great, and what the upcoming Dark Souls 2 needs to do to follow in the lofty footsteps of its predecessors. Part one of the two-part series looks at the mechanics of the series. Read more
Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss DLC coming to consoles in October
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Sep 19, 2012 12:00PM PDT
It's been a difficult month for Dark Souls fans without a gaming PC, stuck hearing others talk about how beautiful the game is in high resolutions at 60fps and how challenging the boss fights introduced with the 'Artorias of the Abyss' DLC are. Well, they'll have to wait a while longer yet, as publisher Namco Bandai announced today that it'll make the jump from PC onto consoles in late October. Read more
Dark Souls dev 'having a tough time' with PC
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, Jun 7, 2012 5:00AM PDT
Dark Souls developer From Software is still "having a tough time" making the PC port, producer Daisuke Uchiyama has said at E3. Sadly, it'll be "strictly a port" and FPS issues in areas such as Blighttown will remain. Read more
Dark Souls PC content confirmed for consoles as DLC
by Alice O'Connor, shacknews.com, May 31, 2012 6:00AM PDT
The deathly and dastardly extra content coming with the PC edition of Dark Souls will also be released for consoles as DLC, Konami has confirmed. The 'Artorias of the Abyss' expansion will arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this winter, priced at $15. Read more
Dark Souls is a million seller
by Andrew Yoon, shacknews.com, May 8, 2012 1:30PM PDT
According to figures released by Namco Bandai today, From Software's brutal dungeon crawler has become a million seller, pushing 1.19 million units across North America and Europe. Read more
Dark Souls port specs disappoint PC fans
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Apr 20, 2012 8:15AM PDT
Dark Souls will be a "faithful port" on PC, which means no higher resolution textures or increased frames-per-second. Read more
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die for PC on Aug. 24
by John Keefer, shacknews.com, Apr 11, 2012 11:40AM PDT
Dark Souls is definitely coming to PC as the Prepare to Die edition, Read more
Dark Souls Japanese launch plagued by online bugs
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Sep 22, 2011 6:15PM PDT
Dark Souls is reportedly suffering from freezing bugs, and From Software is working hard to fix them as soon as possible. Read more
From Software reportedly killing early Dark Souls players
by Steve Watts, shacknews.com, Sep 21, 2011 2:00PM PDT
From Software is reportedly sending maxed out characters into Dark Souls to brutally convince early players to wait until the game comes out officially. Read more



