Namco Bandai will release Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss, Dark Souls add-on pack, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 through PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE this winter for $14.99 / 1200 Microsoft Points. The PC version of Dark Souls, dubbed Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition, will be available for purchase in North America through both Steam and Games for Windows LIVE on August 24. A treat to PC owners, the Prepare to Die Edition includes the upcoming console download content out-of-box.
Detailed briefly earlier this week, Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss and Prepare to Die Edition includes “sprawling new maps and environments, new boss characters, enemies, non-player characters (NPCs), an arsenal of new weapons and armor and additional challenging content,” including an “untold chapter” where players are tasked with putting an end to the darkness spreading from the Oolacile forests. An online match-making feature, which creates one vs.one, two vs. two and four-player battle royale scenarios, is also added.
“Dark Souls fans are a highly determined group of gamers, they’ve earned their stripes through countless melee encounters and challenging boss battles; releasing new content with ‘Artorias of the Abyss’ will extend their adventures even further,” says Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing at Namco Bandai Games America Inc. “Namco Bandai has also been actively listening to the PC community and we are excited bring Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition to PC gamers via Steam and Games for Widows Live.”
View screenshots of the Prepare to Die Edition at the gallery. Watch a trailer below.
