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‘Dark Souls’ Gets Remastered for May 25th Release; Will Appear on the Switch
Since it bears repeating, everyone’s doing it, so why not Bandai Namco?
With companies like Capcom, Rockstar and Bethesda taking advantage of the Nintendo Switch, it was only a matter of time before other companies started porting their games. And today, Bandai Namco announced via Nintendo Direct that their hit game Dark Souls will be making its way to the system in a remastered form (along with the PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC) on May 25th!
For the remaster treatment, From Software will be handling it themselves in lieu of a third party. And for those who sprung for a PS4 Pro or XBox One X, the game will take advantage and play with an upscaled 4K resolution and at 60FPS. This will also be possible on PC. For Switch users, the game will sport 1080p resolution with 30FPS when playing the game in TV mode. Dark Souls Remastered will also support “up to six players” for online multiplayer. In addition, the game will also include the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
And for the hardcore fans, Japan will be getting (or you, depending on how hardcore you are) a Dark Souls Trilogy boxset for PlayStation 4. The set includes Dark Souls Remastered, Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin, and Dark Souls 3: The Fire Fades Edition. Additionally, it will include soundtracks for each of the games, knight and bonfire bookends, an encyclopedia, and a special art set. No word yet on if this set will be making it to other regions (here’s hoping).
Now where’s the love for Demon’s Souls?
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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