souls Archives

AppWizard

October 18, 2026

Dark Souls 2 dataminer shows off massive prototype coliseum level from early development

Unused levels from Dark Souls II were discovered by dataminer Doneda, indicating a more ambitious vision for the game that was ultimately not realized. These levels were discarded early in development and suggest an interconnected area, with some elements possibly linked to the final game's Undead Crypt. The discovered locations include a grand coliseum zone, adventurous mines, a peculiar underground tower designed as arenas, and a crypt section contributing to the game's dark lore. Doneda has previously showcased other early iterations of Dark Souls II content. The development of Dark Souls II faced challenges, including a divisive new combat system and significant story rewrites, while Hidetaka Miyazaki was focused on Bloodborne. The final game also received backlash for downgraded lighting compared to early trailers, highlighting the tumultuous development process.

AppWizard

October 18, 2026

Demon’s Souls runs on PC at 60 FPS, while God of War Ragnarok still blinds players – PlayStation games tested on KyTyPS5 emulator

The KytyPS5 emulator, version v20261017, demonstrated impressive performance by achieving over 60 frames per second (FPS) on a setup with an MD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card while testing the Demon's Souls remake. With frame generation activated, the FPS increased to 120. The emulator currently supports a maximum resolution of 1440p, but stutters are still present. In contrast, God of War Ragnarok experienced performance issues, running at 10 to 25 FPS with graphical glitches. However, Astro Bot successfully runs on PC at approximately 60 FPS.

AppWizard

October 7, 2026

New Steam Soulslike Blends Elden Ring With Minecraft, And It’s an MMO

Dark Craft is a new MMORPG developed by Take Top Entertainment, combining elements from Elden Ring and Minecraft. It is positioned as the first MMORPG in the Souls-like genre, marking a significant shift for the studio, which has primarily focused on mobile games. The game aims to meet the high expectations of Souls-like fans with challenging combat and expansive crafting features. The gaming community is closely monitoring its development, as its success could lead to future innovations in the MMORPG space.

AppWizard

October 6, 2026

Steam sale deep cut alert: this ARPG originally developed for Nokia N-Gage is brilliant on Deck

Xanadu Next, developed by Nihon Falcom for the Nokia N-Gage, is a spin-off of the 1985 game Xanadu: Dragon Slayer 2. It has recently been re-released on Steam during the Autumn sale. The game features an isometric view and a metroidvania structure, with gameplay involving exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat. Players can upgrade and trade in a central village, while the world outside offers interconnected areas reminiscent of Dark Souls. The game is available at a 70% discount but lacks comprehensive controller support, requiring some tasks to be done with a mouse. Players have reported success running it on the Steam Deck despite it being marked as unsupported.

AppWizard

October 6, 2026

Best enchantments in Minecraft Dungeons II: What they do, how to get and more details

Minecraft Dungeons II features over 30 enchantments that enhance player combat capabilities. Enchantments are represented by reusable Enchantment Books, which can be found as loot or purchased from the Enchantsmith using Soul Corrupted currency. Players can apply these books to weapons or armor, with most enchantments having three tiers that increase effectiveness. Key enchantments include: 1. Lightning Surge: A melee enchantment that unleashes a wave of lightning on jump attacks and finishing blows, dealing up to 90% of the weapon's base damage at its highest tier. 2. Healing Smite: Applicable to melee or ranged weapons, this enchantment heals players upon defeating enemies, with a healing chance of 20% at Tier 1 and 50% at Tier 3. 3. Ancient Alchemy: An armor enchantment that converts health potions into Souls, yielding up to 60 Souls per use at maximum level. 4. Ricochet: A ranged weapon enchantment that allows arrows to bounce between targets, hitting up to three enemies per shot at its highest tier. 5. Dynamo: An armor enchantment that amplifies damage by up to 40% for the next attack after rolling, rewarding mobility-focused playstyles.

BetaBeacon

September 28, 2026

PS5 emulation is already making major progress

A new open-source PS5 emulator for PC called KytyPS5 has made waves by going in-game with various titles including Astro’s Playroom, Crash Bandicoot 4, Hitman: World of Assassination, Uncharted 4, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Silent Hill f, Silent Hill 2 Remake, and Tekken 8. Marvel's Wolverine has also been booted up on the emulator, although gameplay is not shown in a video posted online. Other modified versions of KytyPS5 have shown impressive results with Demon's Souls Remake running at 40-50fps and Silent Hill 2 Remake running on a PC with an integrated Radeon 840M GPU. The developers are making significant strides with the emulator, but it may still be several years before PS5 games can be emulated on Android devices.

AppWizard

September 27, 2026

After 12 years, Dark Souls 2 is finally playable in co-op without interruptions

Yui, a modder, has released an alpha version of a mod called Dark Souls 2: Seamless Co-op, which allows players to team up with up to five others without interruptions from fog walls. The mod enables a full playthrough from the tutorial to the final boss in one co-op session, with synchronized progression and respawning at the last bonfire after dying. Unique items like "Pharros' Heliograph" and "Petrified Fingers" have been added to maintain some of the game's traditional challenge. Yui is actively supporting the mod and addressing performance issues, particularly for players using Intel processors.

AppWizard

September 21, 2026

Elden Ring Nightreign is dead, but modders are dabbing on its corpse, with one porting an entire Dark Souls 2 DLC zone as a playable map

Modder Doneda has created a modification for Elden Ring Nightreign, featuring a standalone map inspired by Frozen Eleum Loyce and Frigid Outskirts from Dark Souls 2. A trailer for this project is available on YouTube. Doneda has a history of modding, having restored a cut sewers map from Dark Souls 2. The new map can be downloaded from the Nightreign Nexus, requiring Mod Engine 3 for installation. Doneda plans to create more maps and invites fans to follow their progress on YouTube or support them on Ko-fi. The recent Deep of Night update in Nightreign has introduced new boss fights, while the community has developed various mods, including Yui's Seamless Co-op and TerraMag's weapon integration from other titles.

AppWizard

September 8, 2026

All Confirmed Enemies in Minecraft Dungeons 2

Minecraft Dungeons 2 introduces a new dimension called The Sift, featuring a variety of new locations, enemies, and weapons. Players will encounter both familiar and unique enemies, including: - Baby Sifter: A small hostile creature native to The Sift. - Baby Zombie: A fast zombie variant that charges at heroes. - Bearded Sifter: A ranged creature that fires tracking projectiles. - Cave Spider: A fast spider that attacks with poisonous bites. - Chicken Jockey: A baby zombie riding a chicken. - Copper Cube: Small enemies that spawn from the Copper Monstrosity boss. - Creeper: An explosive enemy that detonates near players. - Enchanter: A magical Illager that buffs allies. - Excavator: An Illager that attacks with a pickaxe. - Flame Construct: A fiery enemy that can explode. - Geomancer: An Illager that creates stone pillars and explosive formations. - Husk: A hostile undead mob. - Nester: A creature that rapidly attacks players. - Pillager: A ranged Illager that uses a crossbow. - Ravager: A large creature that charges through enemies. - Royal Guard: An armored Illager with a mace and shield. - Sculk Cube: A small creature that rolls and explodes. - Sculk Slasher: A monster with long claws that charges at heroes. - Skeleton: An undead enemy that uses bows. - Slime: An enemy that splits into smaller versions. - Spider: An enemy that slows players with webs. - Spider Jockey: A skeleton riding a spider. - Sprout: A flying tentacled creature from The Sift. - Tall Sifter: A ranged enemy that spits explosive projectiles. - Vindicator: A fast Illager with an axe. - Zombie: A slow undead enemy with various tiers. Mini-bosses include: - Warden: A powerful mini-boss that uses melee attacks and sonic booms. - Sculk Dancer: A flying mini-boss that attacks with sweeping movements. Bosses include: - Copper Monstrosity: A golem that uses electricity and summons minions. - Redstone Monstrosity: A massive boss that fires explosive projectiles. - Sculk Monstrosity: A boss that charges heroes and summons minions. - Sprout Boss: A giant variant of the Sprout. - Twisted Warden: A colossal Warden with devastating attacks. Enemies can appear in various biomes, including mountains, Taiga, Deep Dark, and The Sift. The strongest enemy is the Twisted Warden due to its high damage-dealing capabilities.

Winsage

September 1, 2026

Windows 11 Updates Trigger False Antivirus Warnings & Cursor Glitches

Microsoft is addressing two notable issues in Windows 11. The first is a harmless glitch that falsely indicates "Microsoft Defender Antivirus is turned off," which does not impact the antivirus's functionality. Users are advised to wait for a Microsoft update to resolve this. The second issue involves mouse customization settings not saving correctly since the August 27th update, although it only affects cosmetic preferences and not critical settings like pointer speed. Additionally, Microsoft has identified a solution for a game-breaking bug related to the "inpoutx64" driver, which will now be automatically blocked when launching Arc Raiders, with plans to extend this block to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls. Developers at Embark Studios have also implemented fixes for affected games, except for Tokon, for which players should use Microsoft's official workaround until a permanent solution is available.