Namco Bandai has announced today that
Dark Souls, the follow up to last year's PS3-exclusive dungeon crawling (and controller-breaking) action-RPG, Demon Souls, will be released in North American on October 4th and in Europe on October 7th for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
The
Dark Souls Collector's Edition can be pre-ordered right now while supplies last for the same retail price as the regular edition, $59.99. It will include a limited edition art book with premium illustrations of characters and environments from the game, a mini-strategy guidebook, behind-the-scenes videos and the game's soundtrack for digital download.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES TO RELEASE
DARK SOULS™ ON OCTOBER 4, 2011
Spiritual Successor to Critically Acclaimed Demon’s Souls to
Bring Death to the Northern Realms This Fall
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (June 3, 2011) – Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced Dark Souls™ is releasing in North America on October 4, and Europe October 7, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. A new action-role playing game (RPG) developed by FROMSOFTWARE, Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to 2009’s critically acclaimed PlayStation®3 exclusive Demon’s Souls - winner of GameSpot’s “Overall Game of the Year” and “Best PS3 Game”, and IGN’s “Best RPG for PS3” awards.
“With Dark Souls, we’re able to bring the uniquely challenging and rewarding style of gameplay popularized by FROMSOFTWARE back to the PlayStation®3, as well as to the Xbox 360® platform for the first time,” says Carlson Choi, vice president of Marketing, NAMCO BANDAI Games America. “With its massive, seamless open world design, deep exploration, tense dungeon crawling, extreme battles, and an innovative online component that allows gamers to draw from the collective experience of the community, Dark Souls provides a gameplay experience unlike any other.”
The Dark Souls Collector’s Edition can be pre-ordered for $59.99, the same price as the standard edition while supplies last, and will include a limited edition art book containing premium illustrations of characters and environments from the game, a mini-strategy guidebook, behind-the-scenes videos from the development studio detailing various stages of game concept, design and building, and the game’s soundtrack for digital download. All of this will come packaged with the standard edition game in a custom-designed metal case.
Dark Souls will be available throughout North America on October 4 and Europe on October 7, 2011. For more information on the game please visit
www.PrepareToDie.com and
www.facebook.com/DarkSouls.
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About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., part of NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc., is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive content — including all major video game consoles, iOS, mobile and online. The company is known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises, including PAC-MAN®, Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, Dragon Ball®, GALAGA®, RIDGE RACER® and ACE COMBAT®. More information about the company and its products can be found at
www.namcobandaigames.com or
www.facebook.com/namco.
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