The Second Sin mod has recently released its 1.1.9.3 version. It’s a mod that reconfigures some of the encounters of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin.

And Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia wasn't even out for a full week! Yet, it dominates the country's sales charts, selling 131,668 copies.

Video: Even for veteran fighters from medieval times, handling a giant two-handed sword must have been a challenge. And while the folks at Man at Arms did a very good job forging a replica of this iconic weapon from Dark Souls, they have a bit of trouble wielding it.

When I'm 79, I sure hope I'm this cool.

Digital artist Zedotagger is really good at making animated demakes of Dark Souls. The tone remains faithful to the series while it's turned into scenes from an imaginary 90s game.

Or more precisely, this is Dark Souls II. I love everything about this.

I feel like this video game should exist in a parallel universe, where Dark Souls II is a little bit more like Hotline Miami and Hotline Miami is a little more like Dark Souls II.

I'd like to live in that universe for a while.

On today's Highlight Reel we have fence failures, fast Bloodborne deaths, boomerang rebar, train rides and much more!

Modders. They do crazy things. Case in point: these new texture mod compilations that allow you to create Bloodborne-esque main characters in Dark Souls II.

Why not?

The folks at Digital Foundry have put Dark Souls II through its paces. Here's how the PS3 version compares to the PS4 one.

Parrying is an advanced move in the Souls games, as you can deflect an enemy's attack. Remarkably, a number of bosses can be dismantled with a parry too. Most players (i.e. me) are too busy rolling out of the way of a sword to worry about knocking it back, but it's impressive to watch a player casually swat away Dark Souls II's most powerful baddies.

Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco has just issued an official takedown notice to Dropbox to remove DSFix, the bunch of tweaks and fixes and bespoke config files that made Dark Souls actually playable on PC. While it's entirely possible that there has just been a miscommunication somewhere, Durante -- the guy behind the patch -- is more than a little confused as to why.

The raw looks and the rough paint job make these figurines by artist futantshadow unique and cool. They're just like the ones in all three Souls games: blurred shapes in the dark, coming after you.

Dark Souls II is such a long game, it has so much content that it's easy to forget what you did, and the ridiculous amount of enemies you slashed, scudded and backstabbed. What this Dark Souls II video does is interesting: it records in stabs and attacks, creates a rhythm, but also takes you through almost the entire game. In six short minutes.

Dark Souls 2's PvP isn't just about combat skills. It's always a sophisticated mind-game with well-timed gestures, moves and stylish manners. Gravy Zombie has a five-step guide/short clip filled with funny tips on how to engage in proper PvP.

Beaten in 59:15 to be exact and, according to the speedrunner, Allakazzaror, this is a new world record -- the first one under an hour -- without using glitches.

In Dark Souls II there are so many legit ways to die. So many things that can kill you and you'd be all like, of course that crazy arse boss was going to kill me. But there are also ways to die in Dark Souls II that really make you question your own intelligence.

That's what this song is about.

Someone did it for the first Dark Souls on PC, so of course it was going to happen for Dark Souls II.

Dark Souls II's three expansions are a wonderful culmination of everything From Software has learned about making Souls games. And they should be considered essential playing for anyone who enjoyed the series so far.