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This Dark Souls-inspired environment in UE4 from DICE’s ex-Environment Artist looks really beautiful

Simon Barle, former environment artist at DICE, has created a really interesting environment in Unreal Engine 4, inspired by Dark Souls and Bloodborne. This environment features new assets and took Simon four days to complete. Continue reading This Dark Souls-inspired environment in UE4 from DICE’s ex-Environment Artist looks really beautiful

Here Is What Skyrim Would Look Like As A “Dark Souls” Title

YouTube’s ‘Tyroine’ has shared a video, showing off various mods for Skyrim that, literally, transform Bethesda’s game into Dark Souls. Tyroine has used a number of mods in order to achieve that, and the end result is simply amazing. Tyroine has listed the mods he used, therefore we decided to share them below. Continue reading Here Is What Skyrim Would Look Like As A “Dark Souls” Title

Dark Souls Series Has Sold 8 Million Copies Worldwide, 40% Coming From The PC Platform

Bandai Namco has revealed that its Dark Souls series has sold 8 million copies worldwide. However, what’s interesting here is that 40% of those sales is from the PC. Yeap, you read that right. Even though the first Dark Souls game got an awful port – and the PC version of Dark Souls 2 lacked the advanced lighting system that was showcased prior to the game’s release – this series has managed to sell 3.2 million copies on PC alone. Continue reading Dark Souls Series Has Sold 8 Million Copies Worldwide, 40% Coming From The PC Platform

Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition – Latest Update Lets You Migrate From GFWL To Steamworks

Namco Bandai and FromSoftware has released a new update for Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition that lets PC gamers migrate from GFWL to Steamworks. Via this update method, players will be able to update and keep their Save Data and Achievements. Continue reading Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition – Latest Update Lets You Migrate From GFWL To Steamworks

Dark Souls Abandons GFWL In Favour Of Steam, Transfer Details Revealed

FromSoftware and Namco Bandai revealed today that Dark Souls will abandon Games for Windows Live in favour of Steam. What this basically means is that players will be able to migrate their Dark Souls: Prepare to Die games, saves and achievements from the Games for Windows Live platform to Steam. Continue reading Dark Souls Abandons GFWL In Favour Of Steam, Transfer Details Revealed

Retro Time – Fan Creates NES Boxarts For Modern Games

Reddit’s member ‘PRW9264’ has shared an amazing collection of custom retro (NES) boxarts for most modern-day games. Therefore, below you can enjoy the fantastic NES boxarts of Dark Souls, Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, Assassin’s Creed, Watch_Dogs, God of War, Super Smash Bros, Skyrim and Guitar Hero. The look spectacular and to be honest, we’d love to see such retro versions of the aforementioned games. And since something like that will never happen, enjoy the boxarts! Continue reading Retro Time – Fan Creates NES Boxarts For Modern Games

What If Dark Souls Was A 2D 16-Bit Game

Artist Dave Rapoza has shared the following image based on FromSoftware’s hardcore RPG, Dark Souls, giving us a glimpse at what a 2D 16bit version of it would look like. Dark Souls 2D looks very similar to Castlevania and Ghost n Goblins, something that intrigues us. It looks cool and since July is the slowest gaming month, we’re pretty sure that most of you will find it interesting! Continue reading What If Dark Souls Was A 2D 16-Bit Game

The Witcher 2’s Combat Mechanics Were Inspired By Dark Souls, The Witcher 3 Will Be Easier On Normal

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When it was originally released, The Witcher 2 was criticized for its combat mechanics, as it felt a bit ‘awkward’ and Geralt could not react as fast as gamers had expected him to. Therefore, CD Projekt RED had to release a patch that addressed most of the game’s combat issues. But why was the combat of The Witcher 2 so unforgiving? Well, according to game director Konrad Tomaskiewicz, the game was inspired by Dark Souls. Continue reading The Witcher 2’s Combat Mechanics Were Inspired By Dark Souls, The Witcher 3 Will Be Easier On Normal

Mod Brings First Person Perspective To Dark Souls

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Now this is something cool and weird at the same time. YouTube’s member ‘SOULSLASHA’ is working on a mod for Dark Souls that will let players play it via a first person perspective viewpoint. As the modder suggests, this is a love hate relationship; while it certainly looks cool at times, it will make you dizzy the moment you perform a roll. Still, this is something unique and with some further tweaking, it could very well turn into an interesting mod. Enjoy a video showcasing this mod in action after the jump! Continue reading Mod Brings First Person Perspective To Dark Souls