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Dark Souls II
is a 2014 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games. An entry in the ''Dark Souls'' series, it was released for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Taking place in the kingdom of Drangleic, the game features both player versus environment (PvE) and player versus player (PvP) gameplay. ''Dark Souls II'' was released in March 2014 after some initial delays, with the Windows version being released the following month. ''Dark Souls II'' was a critical and commercial success. A remastered version of the game, titled ''Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin'', was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows in April 2015. It contains the original game and its downloadable content with upgraded graphics, expanded online multiplayer capacity, and various other changes. A sequel, ''Dark Souls III'', was released in 2016. Gameplay ''Dark Souls II'' is an entry in the ''Dark Souls'' series, known for its diffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FromSoftware
FromSoftware, Inc. is a Japanese video game development and publishing company based in Tokyo. Founded by Naotoshi Zin in November 1986, the company developed business software before releasing their first video game, ''King's Field (video game), King's Field'', for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation in 1994. Its success shifted FromSoftware to focus fully on video games, with them producing two more ''King's Field'' games before creating the mecha combat series ''Armored Core'' (1997), one of their flagship franchises. By the 2000s, the company's lineup also included the ''Echo Night'', ''Shadow Tower'', ''Lost Kingdoms'', ''Otogi'', and ''Another Century's Episode'' series. FromSoftware would achieve breakout success in the 2010s, spurred by ''Demon's Souls'' (2009) and ''Dark Souls (video game), Dark Souls'' (2011), the latter being the first entry in a Dark Souls, trilogy whose success led to the creation of a subgenre of action role-playing games known as Soulslikes. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boss (video Games)
In video games, a boss is a significant computer-controlled opponent. A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight. Bosses are generally far stronger than other opponents the player has faced up to that point. Boss battles are generally seen at climax points of particular sections of games, such as at the end of a level or stage or guarding a specific objective. A miniboss is a boss weaker or less significant than the main boss in the same area or level, though usually more powerful than the standard opponents and often fought alongside them. A superboss (sometimes 'secret' or 'hidden' boss) is generally much more powerful than the bosses encountered as part of the main game's plot and is often an optional encounter. A final boss is often the main antagonist of a game's story and the defeat of that character usually provides a positive conclusion to the game. A boss rush is a stage where the player faces multiple previous bosses again i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Crowns
''Dark Souls II: The Lost Crowns'' is a set of three downloadable content packs for the 2014 action role-playing game ''Dark Souls II''. The first of the trio, ''Crown of the Sunken King'' was released in July 2014 and was followed by ''Crown of the Old Iron King'' in August and ''Crown of the Ivory King'' in September. The DLC, developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, were met with positive reception and drew praise for returning to the complex interlocking and looping level design of ''Dark Souls''. Background Before ''Dark Souls II'' was released, Bandai Namco producer Takeshi Miyazoe said that there was potential for downloadable content depending on fan reception. According to Yui Tanimura, one of the game's directors, work on the downloadable content began directly after the base game was completed. Early design meetings led to the decision to make the trilogy as varied as possible, and this was facilitated by the freedom of not being bound by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polygon (website)
''Polygon'' is an American entertainment website that publishes blogs, reviews, guides, videos, and news primarily covering video games, as well as movies, comics, television and books. At its October 2012 launch as Vox Media's third property, ''Polygon'' sought to distinguish itself from competitors by focusing on the stories of the people behind the games instead of the games themselves. It also produced long-form magazine-style feature articles, invested in video content, and chose to let their review scores be updated as the game changed. The site was built over the course of ten months, and its 16-person founding staff included the editors-in-chief of the gaming sites ''Joystiq'', '' Kotaku'' and '' The Escapist''. Its design was built to HTML5 responsive standards with a pink color scheme, and its advertisements focused on direct sponsorship of specific kinds of content. Vox Media produced a documentary series on the founding of the site. History The gaming blog ''Poly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edge (magazine)
''Edge'' is a multi-format video game magazine published by Future plc. It is a UK-based magazine and publishes 13 issues annually. The magazine was launched by Steve Jarratt. It has also released foreign editions in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. History The magazine was launched in October 1993 by Steve Jarratt, a long-time video games journalist who has launched several other magazines for Future. The artwork for the cover of the magazine's 100th issue was specially provided by Shigeru Miyamoto. The 200th issue was released in March 2009 with 200 different covers, each commemorating a single game; 199 variants were in general circulation, and one was exclusive to subscribers. Only 200 magazines were printed with each cover, sufficient to more than satisfy ''Edge''s circulation of 28,898. In October 2003, the then-editor of ''Edge'', João Diniz-Sanches, left the magazine along with deputy editor David McCarthy and other staff writers. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VG247
''VG247'' is a video game blog published in the United Kingdom, founded in February 2008 by industry veteran Patrick Garratt. In 2009, CNET ranked it as the third best gaming blog in the world. History Founded in collaboration on 1 February 2008 between games journalist Patrick Garratt and Eurogamer Network, ''VG247'' was set up to be a news-only blog, the first of its kind in the UK to have a specialist games blog found among the likes of American sites ''Kotaku'' and ''Joystiq''. At launch, ''VG247'' did not review video games and focused instead on news, interviews, and previews. Garratt was the only staff member at the time of launch, although grew in time with the addition of contributors Mike Bowden and Nathan Grayson. In early 2009, the site relaunched itself, rebranding from ''videogaming247.com'' to ''VG247''; at the same time the site changed its primary url to ''www.vg247.com'', and launched a new site design, with improved features, and staff. The site added additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Souls (video Game)
is a 2011 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. A spiritual successor to FromSoftware's ''Demon's Souls'', the game is the first in the ''Dark Souls'' series. The game takes place in the kingdom of Lordran, where players assume the role of a cursed undead character who begins a pilgrimage to discover the fate of their kind. A port for Windows featuring additional content, known as the ''Prepare to Die Edition'', was released in August 2012. It was also released for consoles under the subtitle ''Artorias of the Abyss'' in October 2012. ''Dark Souls'' has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Critics praised the depth of its combat, intricate level design, and use of flavor text. However, the game's Game difficulty, difficulty received mixed reviews, with some criticizing it for being too unforgiving. The original Windows version of the game was less well-received, with criticism directed at several technical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
