Dark Souls II Release Date Announced

At the Tokyo Game Show, From Software has announced the release date for the hotly anticipated Dark Souls II.

For the US, the game will be available on March 11th and in the UK/EU it'll be out a few days later on March 14th.

From also announced two special edition bundles for the game. The first of which is the "Black Armour Edition" which comes in a steel book case and features a bonus CD with the game's original orchestral soundtrack.

The major announcement is the Collector's Edition, which I'm very interested in. The Collector's Edition comes with:

- A 12inch statue of the "Warrior Knight"

- Original Art book

- A cloth map of the game world

- Original sound track

- A steel book case

From Software also announced that the game will be coming for the PC too, though it'll be after the console release as FromSoft are keen not to repeat the slight missteps of the PC release of the original Dark Souls.

Don't forget as well, if you're in the EU and you own a PS3, you can register for the Dark Souls II beta test that is due to kick off in October.

It's a good time to be a Souls fan

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Dark Souls 2 Beta registration is open

Preparing to prepare to die

Praise the sun! From Software have opened applications for a close beta of fantasy kill-em-up RPG Dark Souls 2.

PS3 owners (sorry Xboxers) can register for the beta by downloading a registration ticket from the Playstation Store. Registration is free , but downloading the ticket doesn't guarantee that you'll get access.

There are two beta phases planned, the first kicking off on October 12th, with the second starting on October 27th.

From Software haven't confirmed what is going to be in the beta yet, whether we'll be a seeing a chunk of the full game, whether it'll be the demo that was presented at E3 or whether it will be something exclusive to the beta.

We've signed up for the beta, so if we get access, you know that we'll be covering it in depth. Read about why Dark Souls 2 will ruin your life and why that's a good thing:

http://thegadgetaddicts.blogspot.com/2013/08/six-reasons-why-dark-souls-2-will-ruin.html

Dark Souls 2 is out in March 2014. Look out for exhaustive playthrough videos, articles and much swearing...

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