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Dark Souls (ダークソウル, Dāku Souru) is an action RPG video game set in an open world environment. It was developed and published for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by From Software in Japan and by Namco Bandai Games internationally. A spiritual successor to From Software's Demon's Souls, Dark Souls began development under the working title Project Dark. The game was released in 2011, in Japan on September 22, in North America on October 4, in Australia on October 6, and in Europe on October 7. On August 24, 2012, the "Prepare to Die" edition of Dark Souls was released for PC, featuring additional content...