From Software and Namco Bandai have announced the release date details of the upcoming Dark Souls 2 beta which is to be made available exclusively to PS3 gamers. This closed testing program was earlier slated to begin on October 5, but has been pushed ahead by week for some reason. Interested parties can take part in it by downloading its access tickets which are being doled out at the moment. October 12 has been marked down as the day on which this beta will go live, whereas a second round for it is scheduled to begin on October 27. These dates apply to both North American and European regions.
It was back in August that the makers of Dark Souls 2 first made an announcement of such a beta. It was revealed then that it’s set to introduce an all new area within the game. Nothing much has been revealed this time around, so it seems we’ll have to wait until the beta launch to learn more. You can either register here on the PSN website or visit the PlayStation Store through your PS3 in order to grab the access pass.
Dark Souls 2 acts as a sequel to its much acclaimed predecessor which too was an action RPG. This earlier game itself was a spiritual successor to the incredibly popular Demon’s Souls. Available now for the PS3, Xbox 360 as well as PC, it prides itself on its unrelenting difficulty which takes time to get a hang of. The same model will also be adopted by it Dark Souls 2 which is to be made available on March 14 next year.