PC

This New Dark Souls Boxart Will Drag You To Hell’s Abyss

Yesterday, it was revealed that the PC version of Dark Souls is Steam bound, while home consoles will also be getting the added PC content with a Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss Edition.


May 31, 2012
PC

Dark Souls Coming To Steam, Computer DLC Coming To Consoles

Good news! The PC version of hard-as-nails Dark Souls is, oh yes, Steam bound. What’s more, the console versions will be getting PC exclusive content as paid DLC this winter.


May 15, 2012
News

Gears Of War Creator Says Japanese Games Should Be More Social

In an interesting interview published by Gamasutra on Friday, Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski gave some advice to Japanese developers: add more multiplayer.


May 2, 2012
News

Most Popular Video Games Are Dumb. Can We Stop Apologising For Them Now?

A few weeks ago, The Atlantic magazine published a profile I wrote of the developer Jonathan Blow, a man known in gaming circles as much for his criticism of the mainstream game industry’s intellectual shortcomings as he is for Braid, the outstanding game he created.


April 17, 2012
PC

A Whole Lot Of People Don’t Want Dark Souls PC To Use Games For Windows Live

Close to 19,000 people have signed an internet petition demanding that publisher Namco Bandai release the upcoming PC version of Dark Souls without Games for Windows Live.


April 13, 2012
PlayStation

Demon’s Souls Servers Shutting Down On May 31

The asynchronous multiplayer in Demon’s Souls helped make Atlus’ 2009 PS3 exclusive a cult hit. And now it’s going away forever.


April 12, 2012
PC

Dark Souls ‘Prepare To Die’ Edition Coming To PC On August 24

The action-role-playing game Dark Souls will be available on August 24 for PC, publisher Namco Bandai said today at a Las Vegas event.


April 7, 2012
PC

Dark Souls Hits PC In August, Has ‘New Bosses’

There are reports circulating that the latest issue of German mag PC Action contains not only confirmation that hardcore death simulator Dark Souls is headed to the PC, but that it features “new bosses”.


March 21, 2012
PC

Looks Likes Dark Souls Might Actually Be Coming To The PC

In January, publisher Namco Bandai said that a petition to have cult hit Dark Souls ported to the PC had its “attention”. Now, an Australian PC magazine is teasing something a little more substantial.


March 10, 2012
In Real Life

Rant: Can We All Please Ignore Roger Ebert From Now On? Thanks.

Let’s stop giving a shit what Roger Ebert says about video games, and art, OK? We’ve tried like hell to make him into a punching bag and neither he nor the rest of the world gives a crap for the fact we choose to feel so insulted every time he says something about video games.