FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tokyo, September 17, 2015 – FromSoftware, Inc. today announced that DARK SOULS III for Japanese version Windows® will be released on April 12, 2016. The PlayStation®4 and Xbox One® versions of the game are set to release on March 24, 2016 in Japan.

DARK SOULS III, the latest game in the series, is an action role-playing game with a number of familiar gameplay concepts from earlier games in the series. The large-scale game world will also feature unique construction of the areas where the players can experience various new visual effects such as ashes blown by wind, dynamic lighting and impressive contrast between light and shadow. All these features and interactions together will make for an ever-more immersive world of Dark Souls.

Please look forward to more information on DARK SOULS III which takes place in an apocalyptic world.

Windows® Version Release Date: April 12, 2016

Price: Retail Package – 7,430 yen

Digital Download – 6,930 yen

The PlayStation®4 and Xbox One® versions will be released on March 24, 2016 in Japan.

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Limited Purchase Bonuses:

Special Map and Official Game Soundtrack

Individuals who purchase the Japanese retail package of the game while supplies last will be able to receive a specially-designed map and the official game soundtrack as purchase bonuses.

• The purchase bonuses will only be available while supplies last.
• Please ask in store about availability of the purchase bonuses.
• Actual design of the products may differ upon release.
• The purchase bonuses above apply only to Japanese retail copies of the game and not the downloadable version.

Pre-orders start on October 7!

Title

DARK SOULS III

Release

PlayStation®4, Xbox One®:

March 24, 2016

Windows®:

April 12, 2016

Price

Retail Package:

7,430 yen

Digital Download:

6,930 yen

Platform

PlayStation®4, Xbox ONE®, Windows®

Player

1 (Online: TBD)

Genre

Action RPG

Regions

Japan, North and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Asia

Publisher

Japan:

FromSoftware

Other Regions:

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

CERO Rating

Rating Pending

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