Dark Souls servers to remain offline until after Elden Ring’s release

The Dark Souls franchise remains one of the most popular and influential series to have come out within the 2010s. This does not mean that developer From Software designed these games perfectly, however. In fact, recent news surfaced regarding a serious security vulnerability in Dark Souls III that allows hackers to install malware and take control of players’ PCs. According to a VGC report, similar security issues exist in the first two Dark Souls games. A community member even suggested these issues could crop up in the upcoming Elden Ring as well. This news led to Bandai Namco and From Software shutting down the servers for all the Dark Souls games for PC. And now, they’ve announced that the servers will only go back up after the release of Elden Ring. Bandai Namco and From Software relayed this update on the official Dark Souls Twitter account. The statement reassured players that both companies know about the Dark Souls games’ security issues and thanked playe…