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I ordered the first one (non-CE, with note it will be upgraded to CE). I email Amazon to ask what was going on, but I imageine it will be a while before I hear from them.

According to Kotaku, the release date got pushed back a week to Sept 22. I actually thought it was coming out Oct 4th, so it's still a nice surprise for me

http://kotaku.com/5828588/this-years...elayed-briefly

Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to Demon's Souls, was supposed to be out on September 15. It won't be. Instead, the game will be delayed a week to September 22. From Software, the game's developer, stated that the game is being delayed "due to various circumstances". From Software did not go into greater depth than that.

Edit: Just realized I'll be out of town the 23-25 (that weekend). Crap. :(

That's only in Japan. . .so far.

Ah, didn't realize that. So could be delayed to Oct 11th here I guess? I was thinking a Thurs release instead of Tues was odd.

Until Namco or From Software say otherwise, the NA/PAL release date is still Oct 4th & 7th.

Originally Posted by Backlash Ah, didn't realize that. So could be delayed to Oct 11th here I guess? I was thinking a Thurs release instead of Tues was odd.

Well considering Kotaku was your source, it's not surprising they got it wrong and mislead you. Seriously people, stop going to that shitty site.

Yeah I don't usually read Kotaku; it was linked from a Yahoo News affiliate site. Since you know, no one can actually post original stories anymore.

I'm giggling like a schoolgirl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuG4FZNnuBA

Sweet lord that looks good!

It does. I guess I need to drop a few games this fall to fit some Dark Souls in.

Man, new gametrailers walkthrough scared me for a bit. Made DS look insanely easy like they scaled down the difficulty. Guy was taking down enemies with one swing and getting hit all the time and not dying. Then he finally mentions in the 3rd part of the walkthrough that the character he's using is way stronger then your character would be when you start. So that cleared my mind that they would be toning down the difficulty.

This or Skyrim?

I don't even know why I had to ask.

Dark Souls all the way.

In one of the videos that i watched today the guy opened the menu screen & all of the character's stats were 50 across the board(so he was beefed up allot).

Canceled my CE. No Steelbook (as original promised) = no thanks. It's multiplatform so I'll pick this up cheap in a few months.

^Pretty much, but that's also why we're CAGs. I still have to play through Demon's Souls, so I can hold off on Dark Souls for now. What's so tempting about pre-ordering though is you get upgraded to the Collector's edition at no extra cost...

Originally Posted by Droenixjpn ^Pretty much, but that's also why we're CAGs. I still have to play through Demon's Souls, so I can hold off on Dark Souls for now. What's so tempting about pre-ordering though is you get upgraded to the Collector's edition at no extra cost...

Which was my initial reaction, but then they gimped it and as someone who collects gaming steelbooks when possible, this was highly disappointing.

Namco Bandai confirms Demon's Souls successor will not receive additional content post release. Speaking on behalf of Namco Bandai, a PR associate for the company told us that Dark Souls will, in fact, not be receiving any DLC. Not that it matters, since Dark Souls will still be three to four times bigger than the Demon's Souls world, according to publishing producer Kei Horono.

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Am I the only one happy for no DLC? I hate DLC. It's usually very short for the price, and I tend to wait for a sale which may or may not happen, if I get it at all.

Originally Posted by Zmonkay Am I the only one happy for no DLC? I hate DLC. It's usually very short for the price, and I tend to wait for a sale which may or may not happen, if I get it at all.

No, I am also happy about this news. I really despise the idea of DLC in general. I always wait for a disk release for expansions unless of course they are free to download because I like having physical copies.

Originally Posted by SynGamer Canceled my CE. No Steelbook (as original promised) = no thanks. It's multiplatform so I'll pick this up cheap in a few months.

I didn't cancel mine because I would like to reward a company that gives away good shit for free essentially just for pre-ordering. Most companies give you a digital pair of panties for your character to wear (under your digital pants), or a digital special weapon that does absolutely nothing special. Or their CE's are $20-$30 more than regular edition. An artbook, and guide are pretty good freebies IMHO.

Though if you plan on picking it up at $20, then I guess it is worth a wait...

I agree with the DLC sentiment here. There is lots to do in DS 1/2 without needing DLC... like NG+.

~S