The spiritual sequel to 2009’s Demon’s Souls has recently been given a new name, and shall now be called Dark Souls. The previously titled Project Dark will see more exploration, a completely new world and story and the same challenge you knew and loved in the original game. The hub world structure of Demon’s Souls will also apparently be usurped in favour of a seamlessly connected suite of stages.

Other changes include character creation no longer being based on class, which will hopefully tailor the game better to individual play styles. The online component of Demon’s Souls will also remain, though soul tendencies have been dropped so that dedicated servers won’t have to be used.

Check back for more news on Dark Soul’s as it comes to light.

Thanks to CVG for the info.

The developers behind the fantasy RPG Demon’s Souls are undertaking another venture- Project Dark.

The creators of the ultra-punishing slasher RPG are branching out to create a game that will be available on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 (but only a Sony exclusive in Japan).

Project Dark will be aimed at the hardcore audience- which, judging by From Software’s track record, means that the game will be painfully difficult.

Not that this is necessarily a bad thing though, especially when we find out the Project Dark is essentially Demon’s Souls 2 in all but the name. However, the studio wishes to wipe the slate clean and start afresh, hence the new title.

Stay tuned to GamingBolt as mroe is revealed at TGS.