Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Dark Souls II Invites You To Despair (But Not About The PC Version This Time)
There are a lot of masochists in the gaming community, and Namco Bandai loves it. The third entry in the Souls series is coming later this year, with all of the soul-crushing difficulty that players have come to expect from the franchise. This time, PC gamers won't have to wait or suffer with a sub-par port.
When Dark Souls II arrives on PC (simultaneously with the console versions), it will be more polished and an experience that lives up to gamers' expectations. Speaking with Shack News, director Yui Tanimura admitted that Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition on PC was "sort of half-assed."
This time out, PC development got under way at the beginning, meaning better planning and preparation for those wishing to play on that platform. The increased focus on PC from the start was due to sales of over 300,000 copies (according to Namco Bandai). You can take a look at the new trailer, entitled "Despair," below.
Dark Souls II is scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC later this year.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
