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Topic > Dark Souls II
![Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is more of a director’s cut than a rehash](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/03-Forlorn_01.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![42 Dark Souls II players die every second — and nine other chilling stats](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dark-souls-ii-rat-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
42 Dark Souls II players die every second — and nine other chilling stats
![Dark Souls II launches today on PC but preorder deal still available](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/darksouls2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Dark Souls II launches today on PC but preorder deal still available
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Dark Souls II patch: Here’s what’s different
![My mom reviews Dark Souls II](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/darksoulsiimom1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
My mom reviews Dark Souls II
![Dark Souls II PC preorder now at 20% off as release date is confirmed](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/darkthesouls.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Dark Souls II PC preorder now at 20% off as release date is confirmed
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5 reasons why you must keep your PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
![Dark Souls publisher wants a mobile version — but developer From Software doesn’t](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dark-souls-mirror-knight.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Dark Souls publisher wants a mobile version — but developer From Software doesn’t
![Real blacksmith forges Dark Souls II's hero armor](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dark-souls-mirror-knight.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Real blacksmith forges Dark Souls II's hero armor
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E3 2013: The year of the open world
![Namco Bandai assures fans that Dark Souls II will be ‘viciously hard’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Namco Bandai assures fans that Dark Souls II will be ‘viciously hard’
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![Dark Souls II screenshots leak online and first in-game trailer (gallery)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Dark Souls II screenshots leak online and first in-game trailer (gallery)
![My mom previews Tomb Raider, Dark Souls II, and other big games of 2013](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
My mom previews Tomb Raider, Dark Souls II, and other big games of 2013
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GamesBeat weekly roundup: GLaDOS in Pacific Rim, more Black Ops II zombies, and Portal on a calculator
![Here are just the trailers from Spike’s Video Game Awards (you’re welcome)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Here are just the trailers from Spike’s Video Game Awards (you’re welcome)
![Prepare your controller-throwing hands: Dark Souls II is coming](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)