The Night Shift Briefing: Dark Souls Servers Go Dark
Dark Souls 2 and 3 servers go dark, The Duskbloods slips to 2027, a PSN 2FA exploit, and big dates for FFXIV and WoW. Your weekly roundup.
Pour the coffee and pull up a chair. This week the Souls community lost its servers, FromSoftware's next game slipped a full year, and a pile of release dates landed for the nights ahead. Here's what went down while you were on the clock.
The big one
Dark Souls 2 and 3 Servers Down: What's Offline and When They're Back
FromSoftware pulled the Dark Souls 2 and 3 servers on every platform on October 30, and there's still no date for them coming back. For games that so many of us still boot up for the online side, that's a gut punch. We broke down what's broken, what still works, and the PC co-op workaround if you're not ready to go it alone.
Also on the night desk
- The Duskbloods Delayed to 2027: FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive slips from 2026 to 2027, and we've got the new window and the why.
- PSN Account Hacked? 2FA Bypass Exploit: Hackers are reportedly getting around 2FA using fake child family members and Sony support, Sony is investigating, and here's how to lock yours down.
- FFXIV Evercold Release Date: Evercold launches Feb 23, 2027 with early access Feb 19, and pre-orders open Nov 4 from $44.99.
- WoW Forever Release Time, Preload and Specs: It goes live Nov 4 at 3 PM PST (5 PM CT), with preload, name reservations and editions covered.
- Valve on Steam AI Clones: Valve finally addressed AI clones and Next Fest slop with no new rules, calling clone threats a police matter.
- Free Games This Week: Sorry We're Closed on Epic, November PS Plus picks, Final Fantasy VII Remake on Game Pass, and Prime Gaming freebies.
From the crew
Need a squad for the late shift? The crew is up in the 2nd Shift Discord, and if you want something lighter, go Grow a Monster on Roblox.
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