{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3c3c73594e42ca2de4bb0e68","clusterId":"c_62370a2d4cb25e8c4c4b5513","slug":"fromsoftware-suspends-dark-souls-ii-and-dark-souls-iii-servers-on-all-platforms","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"FromSoftware Suspends DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III Servers on All Platforms","summary":"FromSoftware suspended the game servers for all platform versions of DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III after a bug was found. The company's FROMSOFTWARE PLAYER SUPPORT account on X announced the suspension and did not disclose the bug's details or its cause. FromSoftware said recovery timing will be announced once it is known. In January 2022, the PC versions of DARK SOULS REMASTERED, DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III were suspended to investigate security vulnerabilities.","whyItMatters":"The last comparable takedown, on PC in January 2022, kept DARK SOULS III offline until August and SCHOLAR OF THE FIRST SIN until October, and this time FromSoftware has given neither a cause nor a timeline.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe suspension covers every platform version of both games. FromSoftware has not disclosed the bug\u0026#39;s details or cause, and the notice promises only that recovery timing will be announced once it is known. The series has been here before on PC: in January 2022 FromSoftware suspended online service for DARK SOULS REMASTERED, DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III to investigate security vulnerabilities. DARK SOULS III came back in August 2022, and SCHOLAR OF THE FIRST SIN in October.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"FromSoftware suspended DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III servers on all platforms without naming the bug or its cause. The company is asking players to wait for a recovery date it has not set.","twitterPost":"FromSoftware pulled DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III servers on every platform without naming the bug or a recovery date.","threadsPost":"FromSoftware suspended DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III servers on all platform versions after finding a bug, and the support account gave no details on what the bug is or what caused it. Recovery timing is still unannounced.","newsletterBlurb":"FromSoftware has suspended the game servers for all platform versions of DARK SOULS II and DARK SOULS III after a bug was discovered, with no details on the cause and no restoration date. The FROMSOFTWARE PLAYER SUPPORT account on X said the timing will be announced once known. 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