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

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Dark Souls II
Genres · adventure, rpg
Release · Mar 11, 2014
Developer · FromSoftware
PS3PCXbox 360
64 articles 48 writers 3 reviews
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Role · Publisher
Active · 2004–2017
Latest · Flowers: Le Volume sur Hiver
Top genres · adventure, visual_novel, rpg
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Active · 2009–2015
Latest · Prototype 2
Top genres · platformer, adventure, hack_and_slash
79 articles 59 writers 3 games
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