Its servers were scheduled to shut down at the end of this month, but Demon's Souls has gotten a reprieve. Publisher Atlus has announced that the servers for the PS3 action game will continue to operate "indefinitely."

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The Demon's Souls servers are finally going to meet that great cloud network in the sky. Publisher Atlus has announced that the game servers will be shut down at 11:59 PM PST on May 31. For real this time.

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From Software has had two bona fide cult hits with Demon's Souls and Dark Souls. Head of R&D Masanori Takeuchi says there's more to come in the series, as the studio continues to explore the classic moody fantasy genre.

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There's a reason why Demon's Souls was a PS3 exclusive. In Japan, the game was published by Sony. However, in America, the game was published by Atlus--after Sony's US division passed on the opportunity to release the game stateside. In a new interview, Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida admitted that the refusal was "one of Sony's biggest software mistakes this generation."

"We underestimated the quality of the game," Yoshida said.

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Atlus, the US publisher of the ultra-hard PlayStation 3 RPG Demon's Souls, has pledged to keep the multiplayer servers for the US version of the game online through the second anniversary of the game's domestic release. This means US gamers will get to enjoy online Demon's Souls until at least October 2011.

Additionally, the company has announced that it will be running a Pure White Tendency event from December 20th until "just into 2011," which should "allow newcomers their best chance to ease into the treacherous, brutally addicting world of Boletaria while also offering hardcore gamers access to many secrets and otherwise inaccessible paths unlocked by the tendency shift. Read more »

[Update - 4:30PM] Though it will not be added to the Greatest Hits library, Sony has dropped the price of ModNation Racers to $39.99 on the PS3 and to $19.99 on the PSP.

[Original Story] Sony has selected an additional seven PlayStation 3 games for inclusion in its Greatest Hits program, knocking the prices of the following titles down to $29.99 along with fancy new boxes.In the case of the previously announced Greatest Hits version of Demon's Souls, it also means a fresh set of copies, making the excellent game a bit easier to find. Read more »

The excellent PS3 RPG Demon's Souls has attained Greatest Hits status and is now available for $29.99 in the United States. It should also be much easier to find as new copies with the Greatest Hits branding are currently shipping out to stores across the country.

The game, developed by From Software and published by Sony in Japan, was brought to the US by Atlus and to Europe by Namco Bandai. Read more »

The punishing PlayStation 3 action RPG Demon's Souls will indeed be released in Europe, as had been rumoured, as well as the Asia-Pacific region, Sony has confirmed.

Namco Bandai will be distributing Demon's Souls in Europe on June 25 in a "limited" Black Phantom Edition containing a soundtrack CD, artbook and strategy guide as well as, naturally, a copy of the game. It's unclear what will happen when all copies are sold. Read more »

From Software's ultra-hard PlayStation 3 RPG Demon's Souls was published by Sony, which owns the IP, in Japan. Sony wasn't so sure about the game's chances in North America, but Atlus snapped up the publishing duty for the game.

Through financial reports, Siliconera noticed that Atlus only expected to sell 75,000 copies of the game in North America. By the end of February 2010, however, Atlus has shipped a whopping 280,000 copies of the game to retailers. Read more »

Explaining that some of the strategy guides bundled with the Deluxe Edition of Demon's Souls may suffer from "unusual cover ink wear/fading," publisher Atlus today launched a replacement program for those afflicted.

To obtain a replacement, owners need simply visit the official site, print off and fill out a form, and then send in the form along with the cover and first page of their guide. Read more »

Apparitions and blood stains represent the multiplayer functionality of Demon's Souls, the upcoming RPG from From. Like a time trial mode in a racing game, other players that are trudging through Demon's Souls in single player appear as ghosts. In a clever, potentially hilarious twist, they can also leave notes on the ground, to either help or trick other players as they progress through the game. Players can also be summoned to help out in the present. Check out the video below to see it in action.

Demon's Souls arrives October 6 on PlayStation 3. Read more »

It's so easy to poke fun at a video labeled the "visceral action trailer" that Atlus PR, the helpful folks that they are, did it for us.

"Wow," exclaimed Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Atlus, pausing for a brief moment to catch his breath and wipe his brow before continuing. "That was a rousing trailer; it really got me excited for Demon's Souls. Not only is there a ton of praise from respected folks in the industry, but there are also numerous new clips of sweeping in-game cinematics, visceral combat, and atmospheric exploration gameplay footage. I'd go so far as to say it's a 'must-see' video, although I should add that I'm being paid to say so." Read more »

"Listen well, and you might survive in the unholy land of Boletaria," begins "this Demon's Souls walkthrough." Actually, I'd recommend not listening all that well--the narration sounds like it was recorded in about 15 minutes over Skype.

Still, it does give you a decent look at From Software's upcoming PS3 RPG. The game's getting an October 6 release in North America.

From Software's Demon's Souls (PS3), "the ultimate action RPG" going by publisher Atlus, will arrive at North American retailers on October 6 with various goodies in tow.

Those that pre-order the game from "participating retailers" will receive a "free bonus art book." In addition to the standard $59.99 version of the game, Atlus will be releasing a $69.99 deluxe edition that comes with an exclusive "150+ page strategy guide." Read more »

Claiming that Demon's Souls is "the hardcore RPG experience PLAYSTATION 3 system owners have been waiting for since the platform's launch" and "the ultimate action RPG," publisher Atlus today announced that the game will hit North America this fall.

Developed by the King's Field and Armored Core veterans at From Software, the PlayStation 3 action-RPG arrived in Japan earlier this year. Along with single-player, the title offers cooperative multiplayer for up to three players and some competitive PvP. Read more »