Demon's Souls the unofficial prequel to Dark
Souls is
having its servers shut down in North America on 31st May 2012. Although not as
popular at retail as the newer Dark Souls it is understood that a large
chunk of the success Dark Souls enjoyed is through some of the
revelutional steps regarding difficulty that Demon's Souls took.
The games publisher vice president Tim Pivnicny had this
to say on the server closure
"Regrettably, the online servers cannot be sustained forever and now the end draws near, thank you to the unparalleled passion and support of the Demon’s Souls community throughout these last two and a half years. The online adventure may end soon, but the memory of it–just like that of every boss strategy, every level floor plan, and hidden secret–lives on in the gamers for whom the game was so special."
It should be noted that although Dark Souls has come out since the original
title there is still very much a cult following for the first game that will be
saddened by this news.
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