Chapter 142 New Game
On January 10, Lucas returned to the company.
Even though it wasn’t a workday, aside from the staff on duty, Rachel, Anna, and Hector were all there.
Everyone crowded around, chatting excitedly as they looked at the trophies being brought into the company.
“Lucas, you’re amazing!”
“Sure enough, it’s much more exciting to see this trophy in person than on the screen!”
“Are these trophies silver-plated or pure silver?”
2025-08-27 21:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 141: Can I Touch the Trophy? They’re All Mine!
When the host came on stage, unlike before, there weren’t a bunch of long and tedious speeches.
Just a few quick introductions, then David, the head of the Magic City Game Division, stepped up to announce this year’s list of senior title game designers.
Just like how newcomers need certification to become a game designer, getting a senior title works the same way.
Usually, you need at least five years in the...
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Chapter 140: New Game Ideas and Annual Gaming Event
The news about Nebula Games acquiring Galaxy Intelligent Technology didn’t really make any waves in the gaming community.
For regular players, they didn’t care at all.
After all, buying a company isn’t the same as releasing a new game.
As for the game industry, people just sighed at Nebula Games’ big move.
Buying a studio or some other kind of business is nothing unusual.
Even though Galaxy Intelli...
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Chapter 139: Lottery
Time kept moving forward, and the random mode of Dark Souls was still incredibly popular.
After all, this kind of random gameplay felt very fresh to players.
But in the gaming world, the most talked-about news was naturally the launch of two major VR titles: SkyNova and NetDragon.
Over at NetDragon, their game “Star God,” which had been shown at the earlier gameplay expo, was the first to make a move.
As for the story and setting, they we...
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Chapter 138: Feedback on Random Mode
The brand-new Random Mode quickly became a hot topic in many Dark Souls-related forums and communities.
“This mode is super unfriendly to unlucky people! I have this friend, and all he ever gets is fading souls or dung. And the weapons? All whips!”
“Wait, there are actually whip weapons in this game!?”
“Not to be suspicious, but… this ‘friend’ of yours isn’t actually you, is it?”
“To be honest, my first b...
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Chapter 184
The moment that uncomfortable feeling of being held down and having your soul dragged vanished, Orochimaru quickly took two steps back to put some distance between himself and Sarutobi Hiruzen.
The Fourth Hokage, still crouched with a kunai in the ground, didn’t react at all.
Hiruzen’s two shadow clones vanished the moment his real body died.
The First and Second Hokage, who had almost regained their senses due to their souls being partially pulled out,...
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Chapter 137: Only a storm can bring down a great tree?
On Shark TV, a streamer named Shin was livestreaming.
Naturally, the content of his stream was Dark Souls.
He bought the game as soon as it came out.
At first, just like most regular players, he was overwhelmed by all the tricky traps and the high difficulty settings in the game.
Compared to most streamers, though, he was clearly among the more skilled ones.
He was in the first batch of players to finis...
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Chapter 77: Connections
“Boss.”
The voice outside the room surprised William. Ever since they moved into the villa, this was the first time Cynthia had knocked on his door.
“Come in.”
Cynthia walked in wearing a bathrobe, looking like she had just taken a shower—enough to make anyone’s blood race.
“What’s wrong?”
William kept his thoughts in check. No matter how much he wanted to use “All-Knowing Insight” to peek under that robe, his s...
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Chapter 190: I Am Anran, A Wanderer of the Martial World
Doujin Artist: Damn, that was cool!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Mochou-jie’s moves were amazing! So smooth and natural!
Pretty Boy from Skull Island: I didn’t know lightness skill could be used like that. Learned something new.
Curly-haired Guy: Learn your ass. Even if you tried your whole life, you’d never pull that off! Just give it up already!
Wig Guy: That guy froze up right away.
Sure enough, th...
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Chapter 136: New Mode Online
Lucas didn’t announce the overseas sales numbers for Dark Souls.
But after talking it over with Lucas, Target Software decided to reveal the game’s first-week sales to celebrate and help with the next stage of promotion.
Gaming industry forum.
“Dark Souls is selling really well overseas!”
“That’s not too surprising. After all, sites like GameSpot gave it such high scores.”
“Yeah, I never would have thought a game...
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Chapter 92: The Ten Thousand Snakes, Tsunade’s Indecision
“Better not keep me guessing, Naruto-kun.”
Orochimaru looked at the lasers getting closer to him and Kabuto, sweat streaming down his forehead.
If they dragged this out another couple of minutes, they’d be finished!
“Heh.”
Naruto chuckled. “Just give me your improved Edo Tensei technique.”
Orochimaru looked deeply at Tsunade, then told Kabuto to bring an empty scroll and write down th...
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Chapter 135
While Lucas was working on developing the new mode,
the overseas version of Dark Souls, after some time of promotion and hype, finally launched in multiple countries.
The price varied depending on the region.
In European countries, it sold for 44.9 euros; in North America, 44.9 dollars; and in the UK, 44.9 pounds.
Compared to most big games on the market, the price was 5 dollars cheaper.
Of course, compared to prices in our country, it’s still...
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Chapter 183
What was that?
Orochimaru’s pupils shrank slightly. He had never seen this kind of hand sign sequence before.
Could this old man be hiding some kind of trump card?
But even after the signs were done, nothing obvious happened.
Orochimaru glanced around. Besides the thick mist everywhere, there didn’t seem to be anything unusual.
Hozuki Mangetsu and Hatake Satoru were probably far away now, separated by all the trees.
A strange, heavy si...
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Chapter 134: New Items
The flood of positive reviews was so unanimous that people started to wonder if these outlets were paid off.
Well… alright, Target Software did pay for some PR work.
But this was also mainly because of Dark Souls’ own quality.
Otherwise, for big names like GameSpot, a simple PR payment wouldn’t be enough to make them blatantly lie.
As for the results, they were pretty amazing.
Players who follow reviews from major gaming media a...
2025-08-25 23:15:01 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 133 Overseas Promotion
For most games, especially single-player titles, their peak popularity usually comes in the first and second weeks after release.
After that, the hype gradually fades, especially for games that had a big promotional push before launch.
This is pretty much the norm in the gaming world.
For many players, once they’ve beaten a single-player game, apart from collecting items or replaying it, most won’t go through it again.
They’ve...
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Chapter 132: A Game Full of Despair
In many games, by the time you finish the first playthrough, you already have a pretty complete understanding of the story.
The second run is usually just for testing different strategies or picking up things you missed the first time.
But Dark Souls is different. Even after clearing it once, you might not have seen a lot of what’s actually in the game.
For example, first-time Dark Souls players who don’t read guides will rarely ...
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Chapter 76: “Craftsman Wood” Demo
William planned to stay up late to finish the “Craftsman Wood” demo, mainly to tie in with the variety show’s promotion.
He told Merry about it, since the game and show were tied together. If promotion could happen at the same time, that would be ideal.
Now, all they could do was wait for tomorrow morning.
While working on the demo, William still took a moment to check the earnings from his two other games.
“Happy Mah...
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Chapter 189: Graceful as a startled swan, like an angel who fell from heaven
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: High… yeah, that sounds about right.
Curly-haired Guy: Honestly, yeah—Kotonoha-chan really does look high right now.
Doujin Artist: And hey, has no one noticed? Anran-san hasn’t said a word this whole time.
Amegakure Village’s Angel: Oh, you’re right—where is Anran-san?
This is an Actor: Watching the stream.
On the outside, he looked calm, but dee...
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Chapter 131: This Game Has Side Quests!? (Please Subscribe)
As for random items and enemies, the first and third Dark Souls actually had similar mods in the past.
They just had a lot of bugs.
For example, terrain restrictions—some bosses like Champion Neil that rely on specific environments can’t appear in random spots.
Compared to that, item randomization is much easier to pull off.
You just leave certain key quest items unchanged so the player can complete ...
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Chapter 91: Persuading Tsunade – Light Release Barrier: Birdcage
“You’re going to find Orochimaru, aren’t you?” Naruto changed the topic.
“Yeah.”
Tsunade didn’t deny it. Her face turned serious. “Are you going to stop me?”
“No.”
Naruto shook his head. “I’m not going to stop you from meeting Orochimaru, but I want to make a deal with you.”
“A deal?”
“Yeah. Orochimaru wants to use your brother and your lover to make a...
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Chapter 182
The mist set up by Hozuki Mangetsu had completely blurred the lines between friend and foe inside the barrier.
Even Orochimaru, who had been confidently underestimating Hozuki Mangetsu, started to feel like things were getting tricky.
They weren’t people who had grown up fighting in heavy mist. Even though Orochimaru had snakes helping him track movement through the fog—
He still couldn’t match Hozuki Mangetsu in terms of speed or fluidity.
He n...
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Chapter 130: Overseas Agency
“Overseas publishing for Dark Souls?”
Listening to Lisa’s report, Lucas nodded to show he understood.
The one who reached out was a well-known domestic overseas publishing agency: Target Software.
Clearly, as a large-scale PC game, Dark Souls had caught the eye of overseas publishers.
While Nebula Games hasn’t announced sales numbers, some third-party data companies have done estimates.
They might not be exact, but they...
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Chapter 129: Full of Malice
Honestly, if you think about it, most of the bosses you meet after the High Wall of Lothric, including that tree boss in the pit, actually feel easier than small fry like the Black Knights.
Some elite enemies along the way—like the Frost Knights, Black Knights, and giant crabs—can even be skipped entirely.
Regular enemies are a bit tougher compared to earlier ones.
It’s not like the difficulty has gone up to some crazy level.
As ...
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Chapter 128: If You’re Meant to Suffer, You’ll Still Suffer
Game designers across the online gaming industry noticed a strange phenomenon.
Dark Souls was becoming more and more popular.
Player forum discussions, videos on video platforms, and more and more livestream thumbnails were now just the three words “You Died.”
Countless new players entering the world of Dark Souls were going through the same emotions as the veterans.
Even players who had watched ...
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Chapter 75: Variety Show
Back at the company in the afternoon, William asked the others what they thought about moving.
Their current lease had about eleven months left, but they knew they wouldn’t renew. So whether they moved sooner or later didn’t matter much. The issue was that some people rented their apartments in three-month terms, others month-to-month. Moving now would mean either breaking leases and losing some money, or taking the subway one to two hours each day.
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Chapter 127: Is This Lucas’s Love?
Unlike before, when the internet was full of complaints about Dark Souls being too hard,
In the few days since launch, the earliest group of players who stayed with the game had completely changed their opinion.
With this first group of veterans leading the way, later players didn’t feel so lost.
For the game’s most basic content, they could now get answers.
For example, the crystal lizard in the Cemetery of Ash—many new...
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Chapter 188: Katsura on Something
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Whoa! sister Mochou, are you... cross-dressing?
Saten Ruiko stared at the livestream showing Li Mochou, now broadcasting live, with a shocked expression.
Doujin Artist: Now that’s what I call a surprise!
Amegakure Village’s Angel: Gotta admit, this look really suits Mochou. Honestly, she looks cooler than most guys.
Machete Girl: Yeah, and you can’t even tell she’s a woman at all. How’d she do it?...
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Chapter 90: Talk Failed, Peeping Caught
“Poker!”
Jiraiya explained the rules of Poker to Tsunade, and she quickly looked interested.
“Sounds pretty fun. Deal the cards!” Tsunade urged.
“Hold on, this game can be played by three people.”
Jiraiya nudged Naruto. “Naruto, play with us.”
“He’s only twelve, isn’t he?” Tsunade questioned before Naruto could answer.
“Twelve for him isn’t the same as twelve for us!” Jiraiya said.<...
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Chapter 181
“So this is the Flying Thunder God?”
“I’ve always been really curious about it.”
The moment a kunai landed behind Hatake Satoru, he vanished from the mud wall and reappeared on a vine not far away.
Cracks covered Namikaze Minato’s face where the sealing technique had failed. Compared to the First and Second Hokage—who still looked almost like living people—
He honestly looked more like a poorly patched-together version.
Still, th...
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Chapter 126: The Spread of Hype
As players started looking at Dark Souls more objectively,
the tone in the Dark Souls forums became much less toxic than before.
At the same time, the game’s ratings slowly started to go up.
Even though many players still bought it and then refunded it.
But Lucas thought this was completely normal.
Because even though Dark Souls has a very unique kind of charm,
not every player likes this kind of tough, hardcore chall...
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