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Gearbox Publishing One thing I’ve always appreciated about gaming is the iterative nature of the industry. When one game cracks a good idea, it tends to trickle down to others in creative ways. There’s a sense that developers are always in conversation with one another, riffing off of each other’s ideas in search of something that feels truly fresh. That idea is on display all over this year’s Game Developers Conference, but it’s especially apparent in Hyper Light Breaker. The upcoming title from Heart Machine, which…

With Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree due to launch this June, now’s the prime time to jump into an older From Software title with mods installed. It just so happens that one of the most impressive Dark Souls 3 mods we’ve yet seen, Archthrones, now has a demo available. Dark Souls: Archthrones is, essentially, a total conversion mod for Dark Souls 3 that takes up the monumental task of restructuring and retelling the core narrative of the franchise. Archthrones does come with its own lore, of course, which is “informed…

By looking at specific review scores, or even at Metacritic, you’ll get the idea that Dark Souls 2, either in its original or in the Scholar Of The First Sin iteration, is a well-liked title. By and large, that’s true. That’s not, however, the case among die-hard fans, as many see Dark Souls 2 as the absolute black sheep of the franchise. Living up to the original Dark Souls is no easy task, but a very vocal group of fans claim that Dark Souls 2 failed to clear that high bar by too long a distance. In an attempt to…

Two new graphics novels based on From Software's Bloodborne and Dark Souls series are on the way, giving fans a new way to explore these bleak fantasy worlds in the coming months. Bloodborne: The Bleak Dominion and Dark Souls: The Willow King are available to preorder now at Amazon.Bloodborne: The Bleak DominionBloodborne: The Bleak DominionThe first of the two new releases, Bloodborne: The Bleak Dominion, is written by Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Piotr Kowalski. The Bleak Dominion is a sequel to…

Premium softcover editions of two Dark Souls books have been announced, with pre-orders available today by Irish publisher Tune & Fairweather. Abyssal Archive: The Mythology of Dark Souls explores the lore and mythos surrounding Dark Souls as a franchise and as a location, with fans working to put together the “most comprehensive fan analysis of the game’s mythos ever undertaken”. The premium softcover edition comes with a fold-out companion map of Lordran, the setting of the game, and retails for £25 ($33). You…

A new board game based on From Software's Dark Souls series releases very soon. The Sunless City, the latest entry in Steamforged Games lineup of Dark Souls tabletop experiences, is slated to launch on February 14. If that wasn't exciting enough, you can save big on the game by preordering at Amazon. Plus, you can get steep discounts two other Dark Souls tabletop games: Tomb of Giants and Painted World of Ariamis.…

Today, on January 20th, 5.46% of 2024 will have passed. However, some people have already run out of luck this year.So in order to remind you that we always have to expect the unexpected, we put together a collection of unfortunate pictures, depicting folks' struggles with the weather, technology, cars, and pretty much every other facet of the modern world.I guess it's true what they say: life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. Today, on January 20th, 5.46% of 2024 will have passed. However,…

Do you ever feel like you just can’t get no satisfaction? No, not in the way Mick Jagger meant it. But because scrolling on the internet often leads us down a bleak rabbit hole. Whether it’s heartbreaking news headlines or facepalm worthy stories about people who shouldn’t have platforms, it can be difficult to find anything uplifting. But if you’re looking for some much needed respite from the stress of the world, we’ve got the perfect list down below, pandas. We’ve visited two online communities that are dedicated to…

Stray Souls developer Jukai Studio is shutting down. The studio cited poor sales and reception of its debut game, as well as cyberbullying."We are aware that you had high expectations for Stray Souls, but we never informed you that only two core individuals, along with contracted personnel, were working on the game," Jukai Studio explained in a statement last month."We did everything in our power to bring the project to completion in the best possible for, but throughout the duration, we, our publisher,…

The 2023 Steam Autumn Sale is now live, bringing new and returning deals on PC games. The event is live for a week, running until November 28 at 10:30pm IST, slashing prices by up to 85 percent on select titles. Blizzard's Diablo IV, which recently came to Valve's storefront, has gotten a 40 percent discount — Rs. 3,359 — tossing you into the hellish landscape of the Sanctuary to battle bloodthirsty monsters as a legendary horned demon Lilith, Queen of the Succubi comes into power. Lacklustre post-launch content has…