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Namco will announce Dark Souls 3 at E3, a source familiar with the matter has told VG247.

In news guaranteed to delight fans of the series, Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls and Bloodborne director Hidetaka Miyazaki is again heading the team.

Miyazaki, the father of the Souls series, moved onto a supervisory role for Dark Souls 2. Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura co-directed the sequel.

The platform to be used for the announcement is as yet unknown, but our source guessed the title may come during Sony’s E3 press conference on the Californian evening of Monday, June 15.

We received no specific details of the game itself.

Dark Souls 2 settled two points higher on Metacritic than the original, but some fans and reviewers disparaged the sequel over the fairness of its approach to Souls’ trademark ultra-hard difficulty level.

Series-watchers may be shocked at the announcement’s timing: Sony dev boss Shuhei Yoshida confirmed in late May that Bloodborne is to be expanded, and that more details will be announced “later this year”.

E3 takes place in Los Angeles on the week commencing June 15. We’ve reached out to Namco for comment.

 

[RPGamer92]

Wut.

 

[Guymelef]

So 2017 release.

 

[Crayten]

Oh god please let it be true.

 

[eliochip]

 

[Dascu]

Maybe Dark Souls 3 is the Bloodborne DLC.

 

[Red Mage]

Show me the receipts.

 

[glaurung]

This is the wrong thread. The thread about which game at E3 will break GAF is separate from this.

Spoiler

Epic when true.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Pretty early considering Bloodborne just came out

 

[Auctopus]

So he literally directed two different games at once with completely different art direction/lore/story/combat and enemies?

Miyazaki's a genius but I'm not buying that at all.

 

[Kama_1082]

Double post, my bad.

 

[kamandi]

Man that is fast.

 

[Bedameister]

Didn't expect it this early to be honest.

 

[Altazor]

please be true.

 

[SwordStruck]

Wasn't there news a few weeks ago that Namco would have a 30 minute presentation at E3? Or was that someone else?

 

[Star Falcon]

Not a huge surprise. Love the series and will lap up any more of it, but with Bloodborne this year and Dark Souls 2 the year before, it could have maybe done with a slight breather to avoid IP fatigue.

 

[Darkstorne]

It's obviously going to happen, but I wasn't expecting it quite this soon. Could take some heat away from Bloodborne DLC.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

I'd rather see a Demon's Souls 2 or a Bloodborne 2, seeing how Demon's and Blood are my favorites, above the Dark Souls series.

 

[Woffls]

This is relevant to my interests.

Stay calm.

Stay. Calm.

 

[klee123]

Wow, if true, there is no rest for Miyazaki.

 

[HardRojo]

Not really surprising to be honest. The Souls games are thriving. I wonder how this will affect Bloodborne's DLC and possible sequel.

 

[Alienous]

Can't be. We would have seen a 30 minute walk-through by now.

That Bloodborne leak was brutal.

 

[eliochip]

Maybe Dark Souls 3 is the Bloodborne DLC.

Dark Souls Universe takes place in the Music Box

 

[CaptainTiptop]

If it's true it probably has to be a long way off.

 

[Xater]

If true I guess it's not coming out any time soon? I mean Bloodborne was released just 3 months ago.

 

[darkside31337]

Pretty early considering Bloodborne just came out

I'd imagine its getting announced now and will be out for Holiday 2016 so its not really that early.

(also dont think Namco would care )

 

[Zombie James]

I don't know if I can go back to regular Souls combat after playing Bloodborne, but in Miyazaki we trust.

 

[Sid]

WTF,I hope this won't be another game shown off with a build that 'does not exist'.

 

[Acquiescence]

So either he's been co-directing two games at the same time, or Dark Souls 3 is getting announced REALLY early on.

 

[McDougles]

Seems way too early to announce.

Like, we'd hear about it at The Game Awards or PSX later this year instead.

 

[John Bender]

If true, it means -> No Bloodborne 2

For the record: A Bloodborne 2 without Miyazaki (or with the Dark Souls 2 team) = Flush it straight down the toilet, please.

 

[papercamm]

I really hope so. That would make E3 for me.

 

[Slowdive]

Please be true.

 

[dugdug]

As long as Miyazaki's directing I'm in.

Feels a bit too soon, though.

 

[Raven77]

Can't wait to see what it WONT look like upon release...

It's nice to know that the man is back to cap off the trilogy, I'm sure it will be frigging awesome.

 

[Interfectum]

Probably the only game I would pre-order just cause. Miyazaki am <3.

 

[NotLiquid]

Wouldn't surprise me since it seems Bamco want more of that Souls money after Bloodborne.

That said I honestly would rather want a new environmental shift for the Souls genre. Would be cool if From adopted some of their sci-fi sensibilities from Armored Core/Metal Wolf and made a dystopian future type of Souls game.

 

[pa22word]

Hopefully it stays Dark Souls 3 instead of becoming more like Bloodborne with a Dark Souls coat of paint.

Don't get me wrong because I really enjoy Bloodborne, but it is its own thing, and honestly I really prefer the huge variety the Dark Souls games provide in relation to Bloodborne's (honestly) really limited gameplay variety.

 

[SDCowboy]

Am I the only one ready for FROM to move onto some different types of games, already?

 

[funkystudent]

They announced Dark Souls 2 way too early. I hope they dont make the same mistake with 3.

The Souls team just finished SOTFS and Bloodborne just finished. I dont see how this would be worth revealing now

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Interdasting

 

[Felix Lighter]

They've been pounding out these titles at a pretty rapid pace at this point but I'm not yet fatigued, though I haven't yet play Bloodborne.

 

[Chobel]

A bit early, no? Miyazaki recently finished developing Bloodborne.

 

[fastmower]

I have a very hard time believing this rumor.

 

[Banana Aeon]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=olLxrojmvMg

I still don't believe this. But more SoulsBorne, the better.

 

[Sayad]

Isn't it a little too soon to announce it now if Miyazaki directing! He just finished Bloodborne, while the other team finished DS2's DLCs just few months before that! Who was making what ever they're going to show?...

Spoiler

Some CG outsourcing studio probably.

 

[WhatsintheBox]

Maybe Dark Souls 3 is the Bloodborne DLC.

mind. blown.

 

[Tomodachi]

I really hope Miyazaki will continue to keep away from numbered sequels.

 

[SuperInuit]

Too soon, also rather doubtful. If it is true, I hope it's better than 2.

 

[Drencrom]

Wouldn't be surprised if DaS3 will be announced, but with Miyazaki at the helm? He and his team Bloodborne just finished (and they're working on DLC for it too), it's pretty much impossible for him to be working on another Souls title that's ready to be revealed.