Dark Souls 2 and 3 have suddenly been taken offline this morning, with FromSoftware stating an "issue" has forced them to make a decision.
While no specifics have been shared, this comes in the wake of AI-discovered PHP vulnerabilities, in which dozens of firms are re-evaluating their systems to avoid a potentially devastating hack.
Just last week, The Pokemon Company took multiple games and services offline. Pokemon Home, Champions, and Sleep went into "maintenance" as Pokemon confronted hacking fears. Now, Dark Souls 2 and 3 are facing a similar fate, with FromSoftware confirming its two classic titles are offline.
"We have discovered an issue with the game servers for the following game titles, and as a result, we will be taking down the game servers across all platforms," it said in a new tweet. "We will provide a separate announcement as soon as the recovery timeline is determined. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our users."
It then references 2014's Dark Souls 2 and 2016's Dark Souls 3 as the games in question. It comes just two days after server maintenance on Dark Souls 2 was completed. It's unclear whether any other FromSoftware titles, like Elden Ring,...
